The refrigerator is a necessary appliance and certainly one of the most useful in the house. Keeps food fresh while storing it safely. However, this device, so precious today, also suffers the phenomenon of frost that ends up forming on its internal walls, which makes it lose its effectiveness. Fortunately, there are some tricks to fix it quickly and easily.
Defrosting the freezer is not a pleasant task but it remains essential for reducing food waste while helping to save energy. However, despite this importance, this process is not always sufficient in absolute terms and this is where the solution we propose below comes into play.
layer of ice in the refrigerator
How do you defrost a refrigerator or freezer covered in frost?
Is the frost returning after your defrost a few days ago? It is in a case like this that you can resort to an ingenious technique to help you defrost your device more easily.
thaw the salt
Thanks to this type of operation, you will not need to defrost more than once or twice a year, whether you have an old or a new model of refrigerator or freezer. And precisely for this reason, salt is the protagonist ingredient of this trick which consists in using it in the form of a saline solution to be applied to the walls of the freezer.
To do this, first start by turning off your device. Next, add 2 tablespoons of salt to a container of warm water , pour the mixture into a spray bottle after completely dissolving the ingredient in the water, then spray the inside of your device. After a few minutes, the ice should melt. At the same time, use a wooden stick to remove the frost layer.
If the inside of your device becomes yellow, you can use hydrogen peroxide to whiten it before wiping it with a soft cloth soaked in glycerin. This will create a thin film that will help prevent layers of frost from forming quickly.
Other methods of defrosting the refrigerator and freezer
The following methods can defrost your refrigerator by speeding up the process. You can also combine them if that suits you.
– Defrost the refrigerator with baking soda
If for some reason you don’t have salt, baking soda remains an alternative that works even if it doesn’t have the degree of effectiveness of saline water. Either way, it helps prevent the formation of a layer of moisture that eventually freezes before turning into a layer of ice over time.
To apply, sprinkle a tablespoon of baking soda on the layers of ice, then use a cloth soaked in warm water and powder to rub the ice.
Allow the product to sit for 20 minutes, then repeat the process again before breaking the ice using a mixture of hot water and baking soda to help defrost. For stubborn ice, use a wooden or hard plastic spatula to defrost manually but without using too much force. Then proceed with cleaning, taking care not to scratch the surfaces. Rinse with a damp microfiber cloth and dry before turning the device back on.
Remember on this occasion that baking soda is an excellent refrigerator deodorizer.
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