How Do You Reset A Deep Freezer

[Hilary Laite]

Mythought was that as the door had only been open a fraction there was a good chance most if not all the stuff in the freezer had remained frozen even if not at the -18 deg C necessary for a deep freeze. To my relief almost everything was still frozen, we decided to throw a couple of bits of meat that were up at the front of the draws which had an outside chance of having deforested but everything else was still good and frozen.

The solution is very simple. Switch the freezer off and leave it for 15 minutes to let any of the cooling fluid drain down to the bottom of the freezer. Open the door to the freezer and remove as best you can any covers of the front of the cooling element. I was unable to fully remove the cover on ours but I could open it enough for the next step. Get a hair dryer and play hot air over the front of the cooling element to quickly melt the ice that has formed there. Let the cooling element cool to about room temperature and then close the door and switch the freezer back on. If all has gone to plan your freezer will now be able to effectively circulate cool air through the freezer and it will be down to temperature in a few hours.

This photo shows me removing screws that secure the front cover. I needed to use a torx driver and discovered a gorilla had put the screws in. You can just make out some of the ice creeping out from the cold air vents.

Unable to get the cover complete off I propped it open with part of a baby bottle (I think). You can clearly see the block of ice that had formed and the cooling elements embedded in it. At this point I had already given it a blast with the hair dryer. When I first opened it the cooling elements were nowhere to be seen!

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The green power light should be solid and not blinking. If your chest freezer lights are blinking, reset them by disconnecting power to the freezer for 30 seconds. Once you reconnect power, if they are still blinking, service will be required.

We lost our electricity for about a week. I unplugged the upright freezer so it wouldn't get a surge when power came back on. Food removed, no ice build up. When I plugged it back in it chilled nicely, but didn't freeze. What kind of problem am I looking at?

Freezers are not really designed to freeze things (at least not an entire freezer full of unfrozen things), they're designed to keep things frozen. They're also designed to work with stuff in them, and will likely not be as effective when empty.

From your question, it sounds like you're running an empty freezer, and waiting for it to get cold. This will likely never happen. Put some frozen stuff in there, and monitor it for a bit to insure it's keeping the stuff frozen. If it is, put the rest of the stuff in. If not, you'll have to investigate further.

This is just a guess because you don't have a lot of info but I am guessing your freezer plug was never undone and that you have some ice build up causing the freezing overall. I would unplug, open freezer, take out defrost plug, and leave sit for a day or two. Put drain plug back in, shut the door, and see if it freezes.

Are you indicating that you left some water in there for 48 hours and the water didn't freeze, or a freezer thermometer placed in there for several hours after the compressor stopped running read above 0C (32F), or just that you held your hand in there and it didn't feel as cold as a winter day?

Place a plastic container half full of water into the freezer for 24 hours. Don't open the freezer during that time - it's trying to freeze water through simple convection currents inside the freezer (with a little contact at the base of the container) and it's going to take a long time.

When a freezer is full of frozen goods, things freeze faster because the items around them - already frozen - are absorbing some of their heat, and the freezer itself merely needs to take a little heat out throughout the day to make up for the heat gained by the one item.

But an empty freezer has no thermal mass to absorb all that extra heat you suddenly add, and the heat moves slowly, so even once you find that the thermometer or container of water is frozen after 24 hours, you'll find that until you fill the freezer with other goods you will experience poor freezing conditions.

So use a freezer thermometer or container of water, give it a long time, and you should find that it's working as intended. Then add already frozen goods to it as fast as you like, but only add room temperature goods a few a day until the freezer is mostly full of frozen items.

I would get a thermometer and see what the temperature is reading on the gauge. You can also get a bowl of water and see if it freezes. It may be your defrost timer, relay on your compressor, etc. First things first...Need to see what temperature it is maintaining. Hope this Helped Tim

Mini freezers have a control button where you take it and reset the thermal coupling take it all the way down to zero plug it in then run it up to Max placing some type ice tray of water. David in for at least 24 hours if it's freezing or trying to freeze in 24 hours it is working. But even your freezer has a controller but not just a plug. Find that control button set it down and reset it.

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It is now morning and you are just out of bed. You walk into the kitchen and go to the refrigerator to get some eggs out for breakfast. However, as you walk from the refrigerator to the stove to cook your eggs, you begin to hear a noise coming from the refrigerator. This may be the compressor rattling and it might need a break. Also, it can be the temperature in your refrigerator and freezer need adjusting. How to reset a refrigerator compressor? Unplug your refrigerator and let it rest for a few minutes. Adjust the temp and plug back in.

Your refrigerator compressor is built to utilize a gaseous refrigerant under low pressure. The thermostat will request cold air as needed and the compressor will activate and create a high-pressure scenario. This high-pressure now moves the air across the cooling coils and the fans push your cool air into the refrigerator and freezer air vents.

By resetting the thermostat to the desired setting, your refrigerator will adjust when it kicks on to cool your food. This adjustment saves on your energy bill as the cooling process is utilized less. The refrigerator is also given time to defrost and return to room temperature. Once you turn the refrigerator back on, the compressor will activate and cool the refrigerator to the desired cooling temperature.

Resetting the compressor for your refrigerator is very simple and you as the homeowner could manage this task. However, should you need it, the cost of a refrigerator compressor repair or replacement can vary. Material costs and paying for a professional handyman to swap out compressors also vary.

You are looking at an average cost of $50 to $300 to replace the compressor itself. This is for materials and does not include the labor charge. Luckily, you could make this repair on your own if you have the proper tools.

While you are busy resetting your refrigerator compressor, take a look at some other areas of the refrigerator that might assist in your energy-saving or longevity of the compressor. Understanding if your refrigerator needs its own dedicated circuit helps you in knowing why the refrigerator compressor is working as hard as it might be.

Now that you understand why a refrigerator needs its dedicated circuit, you should know how many amps the refrigerator uses. This allows you to also determine how to adjust your temperature in the refrigerator. Knowing this can save your compressor from working too hard and failing you quicker than expected.

Lastly, take a look at your breaker box. Now that you know the specifics for your refrigerator and how to adjust the temperature and reset your compressor. Knowing if your metal breaker box is grounded is very important and the final step. Preventing electrical power surges that can cause electrocution is your priority.

Calling on a professionally licensed handyman might be the best approach here. Finding someone who has swapped out many compressors over time or has knowledge of how to repair one will save you money in the long run. Make it a point to ask questions of the handyman to determine the number of times they have repaired or replaced a refrigerator compressor.

When completing any appliance upgrades or repairs, you should consult a few professionally licensed handymen. You will first want to call on a few professionally licensed handymen to get quotes on the servicing or replacement of a refrigerator compressor. While you are doing that, you will also want to call on All Coast Home Inspections for a plumbing and appliance inspection in Houston, TX.

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