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I have a fairly new (4 years old) frost free freezer in my garage, and it ''weeps'' a lot (has droplets of water along the top of the door and down the face of the front). It also forms a very light layer of ice near the inside corner by the gasket and across the top of the shelf on the inside of the door. The seal feels tight (I have to pull hard to open the door) and the temperature is always correct inside. Do I have a problem, or is this just normal for a freezer in the garage during winter? I'll look forward to hearing your thoughts. Harry

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Good day,
Refrigerators and freezers have heaters imbedded in them to prevent sweating.
Years ago, they used low wattage heaters to do this.
Now, to conserve energy, instead of electric heaters they use the the discharge line off of the compressor which gets hot, and run it throughout the perimeter of the box to save energy.
In cold weather, if the compressor runs very little this type of heating system could be ineffective. One posiibility.
The second is the insulation, inside the walls is breaking down. Same type of effect. This problem should be under the 5 year part of your warranty, but you'll have to check with the selling dealer.

Domestic machines are designed for interior applications. That is, in an area populated by people.
I.E. 70 to 95 degrees.
The only test I know of, is to move it inside, or wait for warmer weather.
A good selling dealer who hopes for future business from you, if contacted, may be willing to research this particular make and model, with their service dept. and advise you without having to pay for a service call.

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