Why is there ice on the floor of my Traulsen freezer?

Ice on the cabinet floor usually means defrost water is not getting out. A failed drain heater or a blocked drain line is the common cause. We check both and the defrost system that feeds them.

Our garage freezer in East Charlotte thaws every summer. What can we do?

Check the owner's manual for its rated temperature range, since many freezers are not built for a hot garage. Keep it out of direct sun with space around it. If it still struggles in a moderate room, a fan, defrost or start component may be failing, and we can test it.

Is an older chest freezer worth repairing?

If the problem is a thermostat, a gasket or a start relay, usually yes. If the compressor or sealed system has failed, the repair often costs a large share of a new freezer. We give you the diagnosis and price so you can decide.

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Traulsen Freezers: What We Check First

Traulsen reach-in and roll-in freezers use the same overhead layout as the brand's refrigerators, with a top-mounted condensing unit and an evaporator inside the cabinet, plus a defrost system that keeps the coil clear of frost. On a schedule set by the control, the compressor pauses, a heater warms the evaporator, water drains through a heated line, and a termination device ends the cycle when the coil has cleared.

Open defrost heater allowing solid ice across the evaporator
Termination device ending defrost early or overheating the coil
Drain line heater failure backing frozen water into the cabinet
Cold-stiffened gaskets cracking and admitting humid kitchen air

The full explanation, including what you can safely check yourself and when repair beats replacement, is in our Traulsen freezer repair guide.

Second Freezers in Hot Utility Spaces

A chest or upright freezer is common in ranch homes here, usually placed in a carport storage room, utility room or garage because the kitchen has no space. Those spaces are not cooled, and in the hottest weeks of summer, many freezers run nonstop or slowly lose temperature because they are built for a limited range of surrounding heat. A freezer that thaws only in August may be in the wrong room rather than broken. Upright frost-free freezers also fail through defrost heaters and fans, while chest freezers more often lose their seal or need manual defrosting.

First Checks and an Honest Repair Call

Put a thermometer inside, check the lid or door gasket for gaps and make sure the freezer has space around it to release heat. Unplug it before vacuuming any coils you can reach. If it still runs warm, we test the fans, defrost system, thermostat and start components. When a sealed-system failure on an older freezer would cost close to a new one, we tell you directly.