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.
Automatic fridge defrost vs frost free.
15 frost free upright freezer.
I am trying to decide which of two otherwise similarly sized and priced fridge freezers to buy.
What are frost free automatic defrost and manual defrost.
This term refers to the freezers with the dynamic cooling system.
Frost free no frost.
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.
Self defrosting is an automatic defrost cycling process requiring no intervention from the user.
Also known as a frost free or auto defrost it s something many consumers love for ease of cleaning and saving time and labor.
Means no inside ice will build up on the walls and customers don t need to do anything about the defrost.
Appliances using this technique are often called frost free frostless or no frost.
Automatic defrost and manual defrost both refer to those freezers with the direct or fan.
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.
The primary advantage of having a frost free freezer is you won t need to defrost the unit which saves you time and physical effort.