Is the green light supposed to stay on or is it just the compressor light on a igloo 5.1 chest freezer

SOURCE: Defrost light stays on

Try advancing the defrost timer manually.

SOURCE: green light on the front

Your problem is more than likely in the light itself. The green light is the indicator that the temperature is in acceptable range.

SOURCE: new chest freezer not getting cold

I am having the same problem. How long did it take?
I bought mine second hand and think it may be broken. I plugged it in 8 hours ago. I can hear it running but it's not cold yet.

SOURCE: Haier freezer chest not cooling. Green light is

Do not put a towel on your freezer or anything that could prevent a good seal from top of freezer.
jim

SOURCE: I have a GE chest freezer and the exterior green

Is this just a "Power-on" light to let you know it's plugged in and has power? This is probably just a "neon" (although the actual gas inside is hydrogen for the green color) bulb and sometimes they will do the flickering thing literally forever. In a way it's a good thing as it makes you look at it. If it really concerns you, or if it is actually a warning that something is going wrong (it should say in the manual, you DO have the manual don't you?) have it fixed under the warranty.