After a few years of curbing my wanting to put a mini fridge upstairs (which he thought was unnecessary) Art relented last November and we bought it at Home Depot.
I was quite pleased with it. It's warm upstairs in our bedroom and office. I can now keep a jug of cold water in it along with sugar-free peppermint patties and snacks. 😁
However, eventually I was noticing it turning on to cool more often. When I looked in, there was a thick sheet of ice coating the back of the fridge. Apparently, Hawaii's humidity was causing the problem.
I looked online and it said that the fridge needed to be defrosted or it could eventually be damaged and not work properly.
Art was going to use a hair dryer like we used to do with our very big freezer in Illinois, but the fellow on YouTube said you should absolutely not do this. Really? Oops! Granted that Illinois freezer is still going strong after almost 40 years according to my daughter.
Within a couple of hours, the thick sheet of frosted iced could be pried off easily. That was very satisfying.
And you know what?
There's a huge difference. I now have to turn the cooling dial to between the 3 and 4 and it's perfect. I was having to go to #6 before and it was still a little too warm. The highest number is 7.
OK... So it looks like we'll have to defrost the mini-fridge 2-3 times a year.
But the nice thing is that Art did not complain or say, "I told you so."
Appliances can be a challenge. You've got this one under control.
ReplyDeleteI used to defrost my school mini-fridge at the end of every year. It sure did accumulate lots of ice in the freezer. I could barely fit anything in there!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like it was an easy fix! Glad to hear everything is better now. :-)
ReplyDeleteWell worth it
ReplyDeleteWe’ve had a little fridge upstairs for 18 years, and it keeps chugging along, but it does require semi-frequent defrosting. Sue just opens the door, turns it off, and catches ice and water in old towels. Like you, we have to not set the dial as low when it is freshly defrosted. I nudge it up little by little as needed until the next defrosting.
ReplyDeleteHi Kay, to speed up the defrost process I have set a small floor fan in front of the fridge. Pick your air speed and keep an eye on it.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your travel log this year.
M in NC
My dad would defrost the deep freeze in the basement periodically.
ReplyDeleteGood job! And Art is a VERY wise man.
ReplyDeleteWe have two bar fridges in our house. Kinda weird, but they came with the house. Good work defrosting it.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you got your fridge
ReplyDeleteLooved reading this thanks
ReplyDeleteKay of Musings: I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Marissa. I’ll need to defrost it soon again, I’m afraid.
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