--- title: "Freezer not freezing" description: "A cabinet that runs and runs and still will not hold temperature. In this county that has to be separated from a cabinet losing an argument with the room around" url: "https://askomiami.support/symptoms/freezer-not-freezing/" date_modified: "2026-09-13" Appliance type: "Freezers" --- # Asko freezer not freezing ### What to do in the next ten minutes Take the temperature and humidity where the machine actually stands, not in the hallway. Look at the frost: even everywhere, a patch on the back wall, or none at all — each points somewhere different. Close a strip of paper in the door at intervals all round and check it grips. Clear the condenser at the plinth, then leave the cabinet undisturbed for twenty-four hours before anybody decides anything. ### Why the room comes first Every specification assumes an ambient range, and an unconditioned South Florida garage in August is outside it for months at a time. A cabinet coping in February and struggling in July has usually not changed at all — what changed is what it is fighting. Saying so is cheaper for you than replacing a thermostat, and it is the honest reading. ### What the frost is telling you Even frost throughout with poor cooling points at the sealed system or the air path. A thick patch on the back wall points at the defrost circuit — a heater, a sensor, a timer or a blocked drain. No frost at all in a cabinet that is not cold points at the sealed system again, from the other direction. Three answers from one look, before anything is opened. The room is beating the machine An unconditioned space at summer temperature and humidity sits far outside what the specification assumes. It is a reading rather than a repair, and it costs a visit and nothing more. The door seal has set or the door has dropped Warm damp air leaking in continuously is what makes a healthy freezer look failing, and it is the cheapest real repair on this list. Defrost or the sealed system In that order of likelihood and of cost, and only after the room, the seal and the condenser have been eliminated. Where does it stand? Garage, utility room, or conditioned space. The answer changes what the readings mean before any of them are taken. What does the frost look like? Even frost throughout, one patch on the back wall, or none at all. Faster than a meter and it narrows this immediately. How full is it? A full freezer holds temperature far better than a half-empty one, and in hurricane season that is a real argument for keeping it full. Running constantly, and the food is soft What it usually means Measure the room, not just the cabinet — a garage in August is the answer often The frost pattern is the reading, and it is quicker than any meter No published codes at all — checked in the manual, not concluded from silence What to do in the next ten minutes Take the temperature and humidity where the machine actually stands, not in the hallway. Look at the frost: even everywhere, a patch on the back wall, or none at all — each points somewhere different. Close a strip of paper in the door at intervals all round and check it grips. Clear the condenser at the plinth, then leave the cabinet undisturbed for twenty-four hours before anybody decides anything. Why the room comes first Every specification assumes an ambient range, and an unconditioned South Florida garage in August is outside it for months at a time. A cabinet coping in February and struggling in July has usually not changed at all — what changed is what it is fighting. Saying so is cheaper for you than replacing a thermostat, and it is the honest reading. What the frost is telling you Even frost throughout with poor cooling points at the sealed system or the air path. A thick patch on the back wall points at the defrost circuit — a heater, a sensor, a timer or a blocked drain. No frost at all in a cabinet that is not cold points at the sealed system again, from the other direction. Three answers from one look, before anything is opened. ### How long does it hold after a power cut? Unopened and full, the better part of a day. Half-empty, considerably less. What costs food is opening it to check. ### Can I move it indoors? If there is anywhere to put it, yes, and it will very likely stop being a problem. That is a real answer even though it is not a repair. --- **[Read full article: Freezer not freezing](https://askomiami.support/symptoms/freezer-not-freezing/)**