Vee The way to quickly defrost the freezer is to run a garden hose to it and flush away the ice and whatever. If the freezer does not have a drain, bail with a pan of an appropriate size. Wipe up with some towels. We do this about once a year. Two hours max. We do have a drain that we connect another hose to. We remove the contents and cover with a blanket out of the way. Bob AZ