If the exterior drain is threaded attach a garden hose and divert the water to a large bucket a floor drain or the outdoors.
Defrost freezer floor pudlleing.
When this pan becomes full it will leak water onto the floor.
The process involves unplugging the appliance removing everything from the freezer and pulling off large pieces of frost to speed it up.
However this method works best when the air in your home is warm enough to make a real difference.
To defrost a freezer start by moving all of the food in it to a separate freezer or cooler.
Then unplug or turn off the freezer and spread some towels around the base of it to catch leaking water.
Locate your freezer s drain plugs both interior and exterior and pull them out.
If it isn t set up a bunch of old towels on the floor to absorb the water as the ice melts.
If your fridge has a separate door and different controls from your freezer then it s safe to leave food in your fridge.
Defrosting a freezer manually is a hands on time consuming and tedious task.
The freezer drain hose will drain the defrost water into a drip pan at the bottom of the freezer.
This is a regular maintenance task.
This works especially well for anyone that has a deep freezer in their garage.
It s typically recommended that a freezer should be defrosted when the frost has become about a quarter to a half inch thick.
Next scrape out as much of the ice as possible with a spatula to speed up the melting process.