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YA ..... $1.50 isnt much!! (You'd rather have something reliable )
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I'm game for some ice-breaking if it means having the privilege of using an older fridge.
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I just had to defrost my Sanyo 1.2 cu ft mini-frig, I have in my workshop. The evaporator had a coating of frost, about half inch thick. It took about 15 mins, with the door open.
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Defrosting isn't bad.....the '53 Norge in my kitchen builds it up fast in the summer due to the humidity, and it creates a huge chunk about 4" thick in the one back corner.
With the fridge emptied, I just get a hammer and thin bladed screwdriver and carefully cleave the ice like the Hope diamond. It comes out in big chunks, and I chuck it on the back grass. After wiping, cleaning, and putting the food back in, the whole process takes about a half an hour 2-3 times per year. Not terrible.
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I've used hot water in a bowl and changed it every 15 minutes or so. I also have a heater, intended to be used as a defroster. It takes a little longer, but, it's a little safer, then some of the other methods. |
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I've done it at least a dozen times with ease.
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Much faster and easier than the hair dryer method I used most recently. Used it too long, first taking out the power outlets in the store's kitchen, then running extension cords all the way to the UPS that was connected to the pricing machine, eventually crashing it. Hey, it was the closest working outlet. I may have wiped out their numbers for the day, and if I did at least I now know that they deserved it.
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"If he succeeds, he will split one priceless gem into two priceless gems. If he fails, he will shatter the diamond into worthless dust". ~Garfield
Seriously though, I guess easy does it, or "Steady as she goes" as Captain Kirk often said. |
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Some of the old ice boxes had a 'defrost' setting on the stat.... kept the food reasonably cold while the evap defrosted... some even had a tray and tube down to the bottom so the water would be evaporated and you didn't need to put a big pan inside. The old designers thought of everything....
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Very nice,g00d luck with it!!!!
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Sorta related news item:
http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/La...or-3.3-billion Wonder if in the future "real" GE items even up to 2014 will be collectable? jr |
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