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April 1st, 2009, 09:18 AM
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Woods Freezer frosting up
Jake, I have a Woods manual defrost upright 16.9 cu ft freezer, model V17WUA. Sorry for posting under this manufacturer name, but I didn't see anything for Woods or when I searched the forums on this issue. Questions is, I spent 4 hours chipping and defrosting large chunks of ice out of this freezer last Sunday. It seems like the thing always frosts up at a fast rate. Today I see a 1/2" of new frost buildup in places where I just cleaned it. Anything I can do to slow down how fast this feezer frosts up. My other freezer is also a manual defrost and I rarely have to clean it out. Thanks.
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April 1st, 2009, 09:53 AM
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It sounds like you have an air leak causing condensation to form more on your evaporator coils, thus more frost faster.
Check all around your door gasket seal for leaks or a torn gasket. Jake
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April 1st, 2009, 02:20 PM
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Ok, let us know the outcome.
Jake
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July 21st, 2009, 10:46 PM
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Jake, just wondering if you can help a bit more on my freeze up issue. I can't see that the gasket is torn nor can I tell where it might be leaking. Should I be able to feel cold somewhere around the gasket if its the culprit. Also, I've been trying to find a door gasket, but I'm not having much luck. Any suggestions.
Thanks Rick
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#6
July 22nd, 2009, 10:11 PM
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Yes Rick, feel all around your door gasket for cold air coming out.
You can order the door gasket through Woods website here: http://www.wcwood.com/ Jake
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July 23rd, 2009, 04:12 PM
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Jake, I can't feel any cold air. However, I noticed on the bottom left, the metal on the left side of the freezer sticks out 3/16" more than the metal plate on the bottom. It looks like a manfucturing defect as everything is flat all the way around the rest of the freezer where the gasket touches the freezer. I tried beating the side plate back, but there wasn't much give. So I took a metal grinder and ground things down to try and get everything on the same plane. I then used some fiberglass reinforced jelly to level everything out. After block sanding it with a 12" block, everything is smooth and flat where the metal pieces butt together. Guess we'll see if that was the issue. Thanks.
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July 23rd, 2009, 07:22 PM
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Ok, good job Rick, hopefully that will take care of it.
 Jake
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