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It’s possible that it is running all the time, which would mean that the cold control is bad. –20 for a deep freezer is not bad but frost-free freezers usually won’t get that low. I don’t believe this will cause your high electric bill. Freezers cost about $5 a month in electricity when operating properly and they run about 80% of the time when operating properly. So if it were running 100% of the time, it would only be a 20% increase and your electric bill would only go up about $1.00 a month. These numbers will vary with each model. Hope this helps!! Appliance Repair Guide For All Major Home Appliances [FONT='Times New Roman']Oh and there are no coils to clean on most freezers. [/FONT]
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My freezer is too cold. I checked it a couple of days ago in a quest to find out why my electric bill has gone crazy. It was -20, so I reset the control. Next day it was 0 and I figured all was well. Tonight, it's -20 again. I opened the door and set the control to the lowest setting. The thermometer was at 0, a few minutes later it at -20 again. The freezer seems to be running even though the temperature is much too cold. I'm guessing bad thermostat, but I don't know much about freezers. There is no ice build-up inside and the seal appears good (it vacuums when closed). Also, I tried to clean the coils but can't find them. Are they behind a panel somewhere? One more symtom, may or may not be something. For months I've heard a buzzing at times, and it would stop if I tapped the side of the freezer. Now I'm not hearing that at all.
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