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FROST FROM THE FREEZER- SAFELY
Don’t defrost jour home freezer with hot water1.
That’s the warning of home equipment specialistsin the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Though hot water would do the ’job quicker, it’s taboo because refrigerant pressure would build up in the evaporator and cause difficulty in starting the compresspr. |
If summer heat and humidity left your home freezer with a big deposit of frost—even ice—follow these defrosting instructions:
Defrosting should be done when more than one-half inch of frost Jias accumilated over a large area of refrigerator surfaces. And, if you can, defrost when the quantity of food in the freezer is relatively low. »
About 12 hours before you begin the job, turn the temperature control of your freezer jto its coldest position so that the food won’t thaw as quickly when you are defrosting. |
If no ice has formed, merely scraping the surfaces with a spatula, putty knife ,or similar tool while the freezer is running will be satisfactory.
Ice, however, calls for more work. Remove all food packages and disconnect the freezer. Food packages should be placed compactly on chilled trays or in chilled baskets. Chilled blankets or other insulating material should be wrapped around the trays or baskets of food.
Then work rapidly to get the defrosting done before the frozen foods start to thaw. Ordinarily the
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