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Found a way to cut our walk-in freezer defrost time by half
Our old system in the Portland location took almost 4 hours to fully defrost, killing our prep schedule. I started running a box fan on a low setting pointed at the coils during the cycle, and it dropped the time down to under 2 hours. Has anyone else tried something like this, or is there a better method you'd recommend?
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willow_garcia9d ago
Honestly, I'm just impressed I remembered to start the defrost cycle at all. My big brain move was using a hair dryer once, which worked great for five minutes until I realized I'd have to stand there holding it. The fan trick is a lifesaver. I've also heard of people using those little ceramic personal heaters on a stool, but that still sketches me out a bit.
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iris87323d ago
Our walk-in in Tacoma had the same 4-hour defrost problem. We tried the fan trick but found a small space heater on a low, safe setting worked even faster. Just make sure it's one with a tip-over switch and keep it well away from any water. Dropped our total time to about 90 minutes.
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