There is frost on the inside of my frost-free freezer. Can you

[Kathleen in VA]

help me figure out why? Last week I posted about the copperhead in my garage. My neighbor and the animal control guy pulled the washer and dryer out from the wall to get a better look. When they put them back they didn't get them in the exact same spots. The dryer is right next to the upright freezer.

I didn't go out to the freezer for anything for a few days (still afraid of seeing that snake) so I didn't notice that the door was being hindered somewhat from being shut completely by the dryer. My two older sons had been retrieving things for me and didn't notice the frost building up around the door. Well, once I discovered it, I dh pushed the dryer over a bit more to allow the door to shut better. I thought that would fix the frost problem, but it hasn't gotten any better.

When I google "frost on a frost-free freezer" all I get is links for new freezers:glare:. Not sure how to get past that.

Anyone here got any ideas on what the problem could be? Oh, and the freezer is about 17 years old and is your basic 20 cubic foot Sears Kenmore, no bells nor whistles freezer.

[love2read]

We have this problem with our brand new Kenmore freezer. When you open the door, is the frost a few inches in along the middle top? And on the door on the top shelf--that is, the part that is closest to the ceiling. With ours they said it had something to do with the newer insulation not being sufficient. They ordered new insultation, glue and some other parts. They're supposed to fix it tomorrow, so if your problem sounds similar I can ask them more question.

[sdWTMer]

Well, we have a bottom freezer and if it's on the back end, then it could be your defrost thermostat.

[Crissy]

I would be concerned that the door is not sealing properly. The only time I have had mysterious frost build up is when the door wasn't closing right.

Maybe some of the contents got shuffled and something is keeping the door from closing all the way.