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...through the ducts. Have you seen any evidence that the blockage has gone? Maybe it hasn't melted yet. Or maybe it is draining somewhere you can't see. Frost free freezers drain the melt water out through a gutter and pipe usually round the back where it can evaporate from the heat of the...

It is very common for ice to build up in the ducts hidden in the back to such an extent that they are blocked. I have only seen it happen in "frost free" fridge freezers where there is a fan to blow the cold air. Once they are blocked, it takes a long time to melt out and drain away. If you...

Is it a Frost Free Freezer? Dozens of threads about this common problem of clogged ducts. (See below) Keep it open until water stops dripping, both inside the cabinet and into the collection dish at the back (Clean out the dish) The start of the problem might have been leaving the door open...

...freeze stuff like casseroles if freshly cooked and cooled. Meat and fish are particularly dangerous if they get warm So called "frost free freezers" are the worst. They have air ducts hidden in the back wall that clog with frost, and eventually block solid with ice. As it is not exposed...

Is it a (nominally) frost-free freezer? How long was it turned off when you defrosted it?

Is it a Frost Free Freezer?

How often do you defrost it? Is it a "frost-free" freezer?

If it's a frost free freezer, there is probably a duct choked with ice. As this is hidden inside the back, it takes a long time to melt out.

It's often the cold air ducts in the back clogged with ice when the frost-free fails or is overwhelmed. Take out all the food and eat it, turn it off, open the doors and leave it open for at least 24 hours, or until water has stopped dripping, both inside and into the drainage dish on top of...

Is it a =JohnD&o=date']frost free freezer?

Is it a frost-free fridge-freezer?

this might be the common problem in frost-free fridge-freezers, where the air ducts inside the back panel (that cold air is blown through) become choked with ice when the automatic defrosting fails to work. Temporary cure is to take out all the food and eat it, then leave the appliance, turned...

Frost-free go wrong a lot more often (see "related threads" below) and have a relatively short life. A basic freezer has almost nothing to go wrong.

Is it a frost-free fridge freezer? Is the fridge part cold? Surprisingly often this is because the cold-air ducts hidden in the back panel are choked with ice, and the defrost mechanism is not working, so cold air is not blowing into the freezer compartment. When this happens, the first step...

If the cups of water froze in the fridge, the ACTUAL temperature must be colder than 4. Have you got a thermometer?

is it a frost-free freezer? what are the actual temperatures in the two compartments?

is it a frost-free freezer? what are the actual temperatures in the two compartments?

frost-free freezers have ducts behind the back wall, and a fan blows cold air through these. They are prone to blocking with ice. Once an ice block has started it get bigger and bigger. You have to turn the machine off, take all the food out and eat it, and leave the door open for at least 24...

yes it would. but is any part of the appliance cold? Is it a frost-free freezer?

is it a frost-free freezer, and does it have ducts/vents in the back wall for cold air to blow between the two chambers? have you got a thermometer? What are the temperatures in the fridge and the freezer section? if the ducts are choked with ice, it takes a lot longer than "a bit" for the...