Automatic Fridge Defrost Vs Frost Free

15 frost free upright freezer.

Automatic fridge defrost vs frost free.

This term refers to the freezers with the dynamic cooling system. Means no inside ice will build up on the walls and customers don t need to do anything about the defrost. Frost free no frost. I already have another thread about the noise difference between them which is a concern for me but i have just realized another issue that may be related.

I am trying to decide which of two otherwise similarly sized and priced fridge freezers to buy. One of the models is listed as having auto defrost and the other is listed as being frost free and the website makes it quite explicit. Automatic defrost and manual defrost both refer to those freezers with the direct or fan. Self defrosting is an automatic defrost cycling process requiring no intervention from the user.

To keep a traditional freezer model in good working order you. It works by heating coils inside the freezer at regular intervals to prevent frost build up. Auto defrost automatic defrost or self defrosting is a technique which regularly defrosts the evaporator in a refrigerator or freezer. Also known as a frost free or auto defrost it s something many consumers love for ease of cleaning and saving time and labor.

Appliances using this technique are often called frost free frostless or no frost. I must admit that i have three freezers in my garage and they are all of a different variety upright manual defrost upright frost free and a chest freezer which in case you were wondering are always manual defrost.