If you open your freezer to find excessive frost covering the walls, it could indicate your freezer is not defrosting.
Excessive frost inside your freezer is often nothing to worry about. However, it could be down to malfunctioning internal hardware.
In this article, we’ll cover some of those possible reasons why.
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Malfunctioning Freezer Defrost Heater
The freezer defrost heater is responsible for melting any ice that builds up inside your freezer over time. However, should this malfunction, ice won’t defrost and continue to build up.
Malfunctioning Freezer Defrost Thermostat
The freezer defrost thermostat records the temperature inside the freezer.
A broken freezer thermostat will fail to register the true temperature inside your freezer. Thus failing to trigger the defrost heater.
Malfunctioning Freezer Defrost Timer
The freezer defrost timer handles the defrost cycle of the appliance. Therefore, if the timer is not functioning, the defrost heater won’t turn on when required and thus cause a build-up of frost inside your freezer.
Damaged Freezer Door Seals
If the door seals on the freezer are damaged, this can result in a gap. This can allow warm air to enter the appliance and your freezer to work harder than necessary to keep the contents cool, causing a build-up of frost.
It’s important to inspect the door seals regularly and replace them if you find them not sitting flush with the refrigerator.
Defrost Control Board Broken
Think of the defrost control board as the brains of your refrigerator. The control board will signal your fridge to begin the automatic defrost cycle.
Therefore, a motherboard not functioning will prevent your freezer from running the defrost cycle.
