Ice in Freezer

Maybe defrost it!

After several days wth fridge-freezer switched off much of the ice has melted. I am constantly mopping the kitchen floor and washing drying and replacing all the towels in and around the f-f. When all the ice has gone I will get someone to come and look at the appliance.
Then I suspect that I shall be buying a new one.

Freezers often do need pretty regular defrosting and build up can happen too if doors are not shut completely properly or left open for too long.

Once fully defrosted, and cleaned, it’s likely your freezer will operate more efficiently and effectively.

Or, of course, the thermostat is malfunctioning or set to the wrong setting.

Advice given to me was that settings should always be almost midway between very low and high. Perhaps worth a try?

This icy weather is just what I have been waiting for to defrost my freezer. I take out the contents, wrap them in a blanket and leave outside so that they stay frozen while the job is done.
The fridge part is a nuisance in the summer as it sometimes ices up whatever setting I use. I even had to buy another little fridge to store my injection syringes as I was afraid they would freeze. I await helpful replies to the OP!

Yes, my freezer drawers are getting iced up, making it hard to pull them out, as mentioned, on a very cold night I leave items outside while fridge-freezer defrosts, wrapped up, and in a large plastic box, turned upside down on the garden table, as I have foxes visit every night, I don't feed them, but they visit anyway !.......