How hard is this freezer to defrost and how long does it take? Is it quiet in operation?
1468757
The freezer does develop a little ice spot in the front near the door on the ceiling. But the freezer comes with an ice scraper to scrape it off. Doesn't take long at all. I have not noticed any major icy frost build up any where else in the freezer. It is relatively quiet. I store my freezer in my son's nursery as it houses his milk. It does cycle on and off but it is quieter than the fridge in your kitchen. A low hum that isn't really noticeable amongst the other background noise in the home. It does not rattle and shudder like some fridges.
1468758
Don't know how long it actually takes to defrost--but usually I just put it on a counter, open the door and spray it with my kitchen faucet sprayer. Doesn't take very long at all that way.As for it being quiet. Yes, it's very quiet. I barely notice it running ever.
1468759
It takes about 3-4 hours sometimes faster. It is extemely quiet, compact but surprisingly can hold tons of stuff. Amazing freezer.
1468760
My college-aged son had this freezer in his room for the most recent school year and there was very little ice accumulation during that time so it took an hour or less to defrost at the end of the year. He said the freezer was fairly quiet. If you are looking for a black freezer you should be aware that we ordered this freezer in black, but when it arrived it was stainless steel with black trim and we were never able to get a solid black freezer.
1468761
Don't know how long it actually takes to defrost--but usually I just put it on a counter, open the door and spray it with my kitchen faucet sprayer. Doesn't take very long at all that way. As for it being quiet. Yes, it's very quiet. I barely notice it running ever.
740839
This model has to be manually defrosted. It does come with a small ice scraper, which if used regularly, keeps the ice build up to a minimum
1837040
It isn't frost free. Mine gets a build up of frosty ice in a small area near the thermostat as well as inside the freezer. I defrost it every couple of months by turning it off, transferring everything to the big refrig/freezer and after 30 min or so, dislodging the ice build with the tool that's provided. It takes a couple of hours to get cold enough to reload but I like the design enough (separate freezer/veg drawer/interior light) that it's no big deal to defrost it six times a year.
548293
We have two in our outside kitchen. One does not have a freezer. The second one does have a freezer and is not self defrosting.I would suggest short time use for that freezer.. We use it for company, filled with Ice Cream Bars, etc. It does good for that.Please allow me to add..It was my mistake with counter install. Should have allowed installers to place it more from directsun. This outdoor product does a great job dealing with the temp. changes in our yard.
850370
Yes; however, I have not had to defrost it yet after having it in operating condition since June 27th. In searching for a compact fridge/freezer, I tried to find a frost-free but failed to find one in the cubic foot capacity size I wanted. I read reviews offered for the SPT and noticed comments about not having to constantly defrost this product. I liked it so much that I forfeited the feature of frost-free and am not disappointed so far with my choice. There has been a minimum of frost accumulated thus far.
296850
About 45 minutes and it will be cold again. For it to be completely refrozen a couple of hours. Having two allows you to alternate them without having to wait. I have three.
223581
Mine has a very quiet but high pitched whine when the compressor is on. But nobody else seems to have this problem, so either my freezer is unique in this or I'm way oversensitive to noise.
1865390
Hi Prabha!This fridge doesn't need a defrost, as there isn't a freezer. I wanted it for work and needed more shelves/storage for beverages, which it certainly has!
2057893
Long term I have not heard of an actual fix that works to make this refrigerator's ice maker reliable. That is why I have joined the class action suit mentioned in earlier posts. Short term this is what I did. I shut off the ice maker, defrosted the ice maker section with a blow dryer (to speed up the defrosting of the ice buildup in the back.) In my case I had ice build up in the back of the unit which caused it to malfunction. I used towels to sop up the water as it melted. This became tedious as it kept recurring. We have hardwood floors and can't baby sit the refrigerator every second so I bit the bullet and bought a new refrigerator (Samsung, which I LOVE). The Frigidaire is a horror show.
850373
I THINK I DEFROSTED IT ONCE BUT IT WASN'T BAD. opps, not yelling. I like this fridge. We use it in an office in a gift shop.
1559472
Does the freezer have a ice build up. If not the compressor may be bad. If so then the defrost thermostat maybe bad. You can troubleshoot by checking the board
398063
It didnt take long to defrost. I did a trial run with this product. I placed it in a foil thermal wrap with a frozen ice container. Didnt last long, but my ice container was still frozen
1911058
The freezer is tiny. You can get a couple of ice trays in it. I love the fridge. It is quiet and the lower part can hold lots of stuff. I use it in my office.
2175826
I would say that the unit is fairly quiet. If anything, my fridge is louder than the RO unit. The only time you hear any noise is when the tank refills. Even then, it's just an occasional sound or two of the excess water draining down your pipes.
1931070
I have been using using it with a frost free freezer converted into a kegerator for the last two years without incident. Many others are successfully doing so. If you have a particular concern, you can try contacting the freezer manufacturer. However, it is not a significant concern to me. Theoretically, a manual defrost might allow slightly more consistent or precise temperature regulation by avoiding defrost cycles, but I have yet to meet anyone for whom that is of any actual significance.
1348053
It will operate to temperatures down to 50 degrees! I believe and it does have an auto defrost feature. I love my unit, especially the pump which allows me to drain the water into a sink. The only problem I had with this unit was leakage at the drain hose connection but easily corrected that by removing the plastic connector and inserting the hose further into the drain hole. I highly recommend this product.
415046
Thank you for your interest in Goedeker's! This refrigerator does not allow for the defrost cycle to be turned off. It does, however, allow for it to be sped up.