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Asking Someone to Defrost Freezer

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Aquarius1234 · 10/09/2024 18:39

AIBU to want to pay someone to defrost my freezer?
I just can't do it.!!
Anyone know what type of cleaner/ handyman does this?

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Sparklfairy · 10/09/2024 21:56

rightoguvnor · 10/09/2024 21:49

If the place was built in 2011 you probably have neighbours who have lived there since then and they will have had to deal with the same problem. Can't you ask one of them where the plug is?
In a 2011 build your fuse box should be fairly modern. I would rather pay an electrician an hour's labour to come and label my fuses and show me the plug - at least you will have some knowledge for the future. Knowing what fuse relates to which service is quite important. Like, if a particular fuse keeps tripping (let's say kitchen sockets fuse) then you know it's something plugged in in the kitchen that's causing it, such as dodgy toaster or kettle. It's not your hairdryer in the bedroom.

She doesn't need an electrician. Just turn all the lights on and switch the fuses off one at a time to know which one controls what circuit.

rightoguvnor · 10/09/2024 21:49

If the place was built in 2011 you probably have neighbours who have lived there since then and they will have had to deal with the same problem. Can't you ask one of them where the plug is?
In a 2011 build your fuse box should be fairly modern. I would rather pay an electrician an hour's labour to come and label my fuses and show me the plug - at least you will have some knowledge for the future. Knowing what fuse relates to which service is quite important. Like, if a particular fuse keeps tripping (let's say kitchen sockets fuse) then you know it's something plugged in in the kitchen that's causing it, such as dodgy toaster or kettle. It's not your hairdryer in the bedroom.

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Aquarius1234 · 10/09/2024 21:44

Sparklfairy · 10/09/2024 21:42

It's not dangerous at all. A hairdryer might be though!

I'm also in Kent but I used to be a cleaner and I don't particularly want to go back to it Grin

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Sparklfairy · 10/09/2024 21:42

Aquarius1234 · 10/09/2024 21:39

Worth buying a handheld? Not dangerous is it?
I don't have much storage space.

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It's not dangerous at all. A hairdryer might be though!

I'm also in Kent but I used to be a cleaner and I don't particularly want to go back to it Grin

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Aquarius1234 · 10/09/2024 21:41

CottonbudQueen · 10/09/2024 21:34

Awful job isn't it. Are you in London ? £100 I'll do it for you 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

😔🤔 😯 Kent.

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Aquarius1234 · 10/09/2024 21:39

Sparklfairy · 10/09/2024 21:34

If she has a steam cleaner they work really well.

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Worth buying a handheld? Not dangerous is it?
I don't have much storage space.

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Aquarius1234 · 10/09/2024 21:38

BiscuitlyBoyle · 10/09/2024 21:20

Does it have a panel like this:

the button with a circle with a line in the middle is the on/off.

I'll have a look. Think there is a white panel inside.

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Sparklfairy · 10/09/2024 21:34

crackfoxy · 10/09/2024 21:26

Hairdryer. Easy peasy

If she has a steam cleaner they work really well.

CottonbudQueen · 10/09/2024 21:34

Awful job isn't it. Are you in London ? £100 I'll do it for you 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

User364837 · 10/09/2024 21:32

Well unfortunately if you can’t switch it off then it’s not going to help to get someone else round is it.

Second the suggestion of the mains electricity box if you really can’t access the plug or a switch to turn it off.

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Aquarius1234 · 10/09/2024 21:30

JustMarriedBecca · 10/09/2024 21:29

I did this too. Took about 6 hours and literally chipping off ice. My freezer was resembling Antarctica at the time 🙈
It was so full it wasn't freezing and the ice cream was like mousse

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Wow 6 hours .

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JustMarriedBecca · 10/09/2024 21:29

LizzieBennetsBonnet · 10/09/2024 18:43

I just did mine and used a couple of cake tins filled with boiling water (needed to replace a couple of times) on the freezer shelves to get rid of the ice. Didn't take very long at all.

I did this too. Took about 6 hours and literally chipping off ice. My freezer was resembling Antarctica at the time 🙈
It was so full it wasn't freezing and the ice cream was like mousse

crackfoxy · 10/09/2024 21:26

Hairdryer. Easy peasy

BiscuitlyBoyle · 10/09/2024 21:21

As an aside our fridge freezer died a while ago. Everything in my fridge stayed fresh for 3 days by being very careful about opening the door. The stuff in the fridge will be fine in the couple of hours it take to defrost.

BiscuitlyBoyle · 10/09/2024 21:20

Does it have a panel like this:

the button with a circle with a line in the middle is the on/off.

Asking Someone to Defrost Freezer
Bjorkdidit · 10/09/2024 21:19

Aquarius1234 · 10/09/2024 20:03

Same I think. Don't want the fridge off.

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The fridge will be fine switched off for a few hours. Just don't open the door. If you're one of those Mumsnetters who think that food goes bad if it's above fridge temperature for 5 minutes, just do it when you don't have any raw meat or fish in and everything else will be fine for hours.

If you can't find the plug, defrost it in the daylight and switch off at the main fuse. Use bowls of hot water like people have suggested. You can do this.

martinisforeveryone · 10/09/2024 21:18

Serial number/Model number/Product number (PNC) on my fridge freezer | Electrolux

once you know the model you can google for instructions.

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Aquarius1234 · 10/09/2024 21:17

JustaSmallSlice · 10/09/2024 21:12

@Aquarius1234 - you can turn off the whole fridge/freezer by setting the temperature dial to 0 (usually in the fridge). If you keep the fridge closed it should stay cold enough whilst you clean the freezer. Will take an hour, scraping and using hair dryer, bowls of hot water etc

Ah okay. 0 means off then . Thanks.

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Aquarius1234 · 10/09/2024 21:12

sonjadog · 10/09/2024 21:06

Do you what make your fridge freezer is? Then we could look up the model online and maybe locate where the off button is.

Electrolux don't know model.
It was put it 2011 as far as I know.

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JustaSmallSlice · 10/09/2024 21:12

@Aquarius1234 - you can turn off the whole fridge/freezer by setting the temperature dial to 0 (usually in the fridge). If you keep the fridge closed it should stay cold enough whilst you clean the freezer. Will take an hour, scraping and using hair dryer, bowls of hot water etc

ODFOx · 10/09/2024 21:11

Aquarius1234 · 10/09/2024 21:05

Yeh I tried bowls of hot water and metal tools.
Didn't work.

But if you hadn't turned it off then it would keep re freezing the steam.
Just turn it off, keep the fridge closed, and don't expect it to be immediate.
Good luck!

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Aquarius1234 · 10/09/2024 21:08

How does a handheld steamer work?
Why would you use it in the bathroom for taps?
Anyone got a Bissell one?

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sonjadog · 10/09/2024 21:06

Do you what make your fridge freezer is? Then we could look up the model online and maybe locate where the off button is.

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Aquarius1234 · 10/09/2024 21:05

Yeh I tried bowls of hot water and metal tools.
Didn't work.

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Uselesssil · 10/09/2024 21:03

I used to use bowls of hot water and it was a nightmare. I now use a wallpaper steamer and it takes a quarter of the time.

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