Every six to eight hours the defrost timer in your freezer turns on to melt any frost or ice buildup on the cooling coils behind the freezer wall.
How to get ice off the floor in a freezer.
A little bit of frost build up in your freezer is normal but it can become a problem over time.
My holiday freezers is on the back treated porch.
I remove every thing and place in boxes with a blanket on top.
Do they make ice melt that will not ruin a concrete floor yet absorb all the ice off of it.
My question is how to get all the ice off the floor.
This freezer is maintaining 10 degrees.
Unplug unit spray hose the inside of the freezer with the drain plug removed and scrape the inside walls with a windshield ice scraper after the ice starts to soften then tip it over front ways to dump every thing out.
Use a microfiber cloth or a sponge dipped in the solution to wipe down the door walls and floor of your freezer.
The bottom of our freezer was constantly filling with ice which would eventually start leaking out of the front of the refrigerator.
I thought about a shop vac hot water and pump sprayer.
Once they come off throw them in the sink.
There are however simple ways to remove built up frost.
Here is how i fixed it.
Clean the freezer with a cloth or sponge.
It is imperative that you resist the temptation of jumping on it.
A big bag of water and ice is lying on the floor.
How to fix an iced freezer bottom.
A drain hole.
My concern is this will not dry the floor thereby leaving real slick ice.
Your freezer is probably free of ice maybe a little wet but still free of ice.
Use a wet cloth to wipe down the walls and floor of the freezer to get rid of any leftover frost.
Now you can either loosen the tape and just toss the bag at someone.
Defrosting your freezer with a hairdryer may seem like a quick and easy way to get rid of the ice buildup in your freezer but you can also easily damage the inside of the freezer.
If you choose to use this method make sure to not point the hairdryer directly at the walls but at the ice just enough for it to soften.