Is it safe to defrost my fridge with a hair dryer on the hottest setting?
Question:There's enough ice to sink a liner and if I wait for it to naturally melt, it will be Christmas. The hair dryer is melting it goodo but it occurred to me that it might not be safe. Isn't there gas in those pipes in the freezer? Could it explode with the heat of the dryer since it is only used to cold? Would someone know about this and tell me, please? I don't know whether to post in the science section or the home and garden!
Answers:
Done it a hundred times just make sure no water drips on the hair dryer. Another alternative is to boil water and place the pans inside the freezer and close the door for awhile
I'm sure it's safe. It'd just be like defrosting on a very hot day.
Well obviously you need to stop before the pipes get hot enough to explode.Once the ice is melting good it should fall off in chunks.you are fine doing it the way you are!..Hope this helps:)
I reckon it's very unsafe - all that electricity and wet ice, though the wife uses it on ours..
The best way is to put pans of boiling water in.
WATER & ELECTRICITY - DANGEROUS! try putting saucepans of hot water/not boiling water into the freezer and keep replacing them and it will defrost pretty quickly.
use a kettle. boil the kettle and set it inside the freezer, or you could also buy a steam shark, i use my shark to defrost my deep freezer and it takes me about 20 minutes to get really built up ice off and cleaned up. it is definitely worth the investment.
Put a pan of hot water in the freezer.Now I'll have to do mine before shopping.Thx for reminder.
My parents do this whenever they defrost. Takes about half an hour. You need to make sure you don't get too close with the dryer, you don't want to damage your fridge, and you most certainly do not want to get water in contact with the business end of the dryer (the plug). If you keep it more or less on a level with the opening, you should be fine. My parents dryer is an old one and only has two settings, hot and hotter.
No it is not, unless it says in the manufacturers handbook "may be defrosted with a hairdryer"
I'm sure this will be safe enough if you're careful but a tip I have is fill an emtpy milk jug with hot water and place this in your freezer, it certainly speeds up the defrosting process.
You can do it with the hair dryer safely. I've done it
As to the extreme amount of ice, my ex-wife had me defrost our freezer, and I kept finding leftover desserts that she had forgotten. She was a great little homemaker.
I've used both methods, the pots of hot water which take forever and the hair dryer which is faster. Just make sure that you just blast on the ice chunks and have plenty of towels and pots to wring the towels out close by. Have fun!
boil some water and put it in a bowl then inside fridge close door and let it melt, save electrcuting yourself lol
Your fridge will not explode but you do have a good chance of being electrocuted.Water and electricity do not mix.
NO NO NO!mamma mia what are you trying to do kill yourself ?and others ?never use the hairdryer you have been lucky empty freezer place a bowl of boiling water on the bottom go and do something else or have a soak in the tub?and it will all be done on your return not forgetting a towel at the bottom to soak up the ice,and when you buy another freezer make it a frost free less hastle take care.
Turn the electric off. Put in a dish of boiling water and some lemon juice (deodorises the freezer as well) Keep scraping the ice out with a blunt tool
More Related Questions & Answers...