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rescbr • today at 12:30 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

It's the defrost cycle.

Modern "frost-free" freezers have resistive heaters inside them.


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giantg2 • today at 2:09 PM

Why would anyone buy a frost-free medical freezer? That's terrible for safety and product longevity with all the freeze thaw cycles.