On Monday, August 4, 2014 4:58:49 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
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> > On 8/4/2014 2:34 PM, sf wrote:
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> >> On Mon, 4 Aug 2014 14:28:35 -0700, "Pico Rico" >
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> >> wrote:
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> >>> Use the fan alone. You will not need luck unless you persist with your
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> >>> "chipping the ice out with a kitchen knife, oyster knife, or a 19th
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> >>> century
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> >>> English carpet stretcher I bought on eBay that works quite well for
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> >>> chipping
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> >>> ice" or your mom's "boiling water trick".
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> >> I used to have an upright (non self-defrosting) freezer in the
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> >> basement. I only needed to let it stand with the door open for a
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> >> couple of hours and the ice would drop off without the need for a hair
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> >> dryer. It would be self-defrosting if it was upstairs in the kitchen.
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> > That's what I do with the refrigerator at work. I just turn off the thing
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> > and wait a few hours. I don't leave the door open because I want to retain
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> > the cold. I used to hack away at the ice but these days, I'm smarter and
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> > more patient. The ice falls off in big chunks. The chore is a piece of
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> > cake for those willing to wait.
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> Yes. Some people can be sooo impatient. I've seen them using tons of elbow
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> grease on some dried up spill. When all you have to do is spray it with
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> cleaner then wait a little while. If it's really bad you can put some wet
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> paper towels over it. The wetness loosens it and it will wipe right off.
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> No need to scrub.

All I know is that I sure wish I could get so excited by defrosting a freezer. :-)