Defrosting the Norcold freezer/fridge

I regularly defrost my fridge/freezer. First try to reduce the amount of food to the minimum before you do the defrost. Next, get your big cooler and go to the grocery store to buy some dry ice. I have found this at Publix and Safeway stores on the East Coast. Cram all your frozen food into the bottom of the cooler, and put the dry ice on top of it. You can layer some newspaper on top of this to try to reduce the evaporation of the dry ice. Leave the dry ice in the plastic bags it comes in. Do not touch the dry ice with your bare hands. This should keep the food frozen over night. You can set some of your fridge food on top of that layer but don't put anything that could be ruined by freezing like lettuce. You probably will need a second cooler with ice in it for most of your fridge stuff, or if the fridge is a separate space, you could just put the ice in the fridge section to keep it cold; it will act like a cooler even with the power off. Turn off the fridge and open the doors of the freezer. If you want to speed up the defrost process, you can use a blow dryer to melt down some of the ice but be aware that the interior is plastic and the blow dryer can warp it if your hold it in one place too long. I usually just let it melt overnight. I also place some absorbent towels in the bottom of the freeze (like ShamWows!) to soak up the water. Once everything is melted, I dry the surfaces off thoroughly. You will need to cool the freezer down again before you place the food back in there. You might need to go get more dry ice because it evaporates into Carbon Dioxide Gas overnight. Have fun!