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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shellyleppard · 10/09/2024 18:43

I put my frozen food in cool bags. Put bowls of boiling or very hot water on the shelves. Leave for an hour and it's usually defrosted. If you wipe the inside of the freezer with vegetable oil it stops the ice forming again

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.

Wavescrashingonthebeach · 10/09/2024 18:42

Eh? All you do is switch it off at the wall and then put towels down and just keep mopping up the water. I'm useless at anything home / DIY but this is literally one of the easiest things in the world to do.

ViaRia01 · 10/09/2024 18:42

Not quite sure really. We often get posts on our village Facebook page from people who are looking for work, odd jobs, cash in hand sort of thing… so I imagine they’d do something like that if you tell them what needs doing.

out of interest, what is it about the job that you can’t bring yourself to do? Do you have a lot in the freezer that you will need to deal with / cook / use up before you defrost ?

TheShellBeach · 10/09/2024 18:42

Why can't you do it?
This stuff is your friend.

HG Fridge Freezer De-Icer Spray, Freezer Defrosting Spray & Cleaner to Remove Ice Fast, Easy to Use De-Icing Deep Freeze & Refrigerator Spray by Professional HG Cleaning Products – 500ml (539050106 ) link

HappyDane · 10/09/2024 18:42

(Is it psychological that you can't do it, or is it that you don't know how to?)

AnnaMagnani · 10/09/2024 18:41

How can you not do it?

Take everything out and wrap it up in a beach towel on the floor.

Unplug freezer. It will defrost itself.

If you get bored waiting speed it up by blowing a hairdryer at it

At the end, wipe it down with towel, plug it back in and put food back.

Job done.

ShamblesRock · 10/09/2024 18:41

I guess a cleaner might do it as part of a deep clean.

Is it really bad?

CaptainMyCaptain · 10/09/2024 18:41

Why can't you do it?

HappyDane · 10/09/2024 18:40

You just turn it off and it will defrost itself within a day or so.

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