EEEKKK - More rage and frustration

hollydolly said:
is there no Environmental Health office there who could advise ?
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No idea what kinds of services exist in rural upstate NY. In Los Angeles, if I called to ask about disposing old rotted food in a basement freezer, I'd surely be directed to hire a private hazmat handling and disposal company to remove the food and possibly the freezer if there are spores, mold and other nasties that are dangerous to human health.

Moving an empty freezer - even from a basement, is something regular moving companies can easily manage.
 
StarSong said:
No idea what kinds of services exist in rural upstate NY. In Los Angeles, if I called to ask about disposing old rotted food in a basement freezer, I'd surely be directed to hire a private hazmat handling and disposal company to remove the food and possibly the freezer if there are spores, mold and other nasties that are dangerous to human health.

Moving an empty freezer - even from a basement, is something regular moving companies can easily manage.
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I just presumed that every city and town like here would have an Environmental Health office... . If I was in a position like Deb, and no junk company would move it.. I'd be getting advice from Environmental health...
 
Probably all you'll find in there is Black Mold, and that is deadly.

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"I don't think there's any Freon left in it. I remember it getting a lot of ice on the coils and chopping it off. I may have punctured the coils. That's why it stopped working."

I think it's interesting that the freezer is placed against a brick wall. I guess I'm the only one that noticed the placement. That heavy freezer had to be moved with food in it to access the coils. Moving it out quite a bit to remove a panel in the back unless it was previously removed and left off.

I hope Deb does get someone to remove this freezer for her. Moving it outside so she wouldn't have confined space would help. As for the odor there are options. Like looking for [ Odor eliminating liquid ] on the internet. buying nitrile gloves & trash bags. If there is black mold then safety becomes very important. A professional service to clean & remove the freezer might cost her but would be well worth it for her health.
 
That old unfrozen food should have been removed when the freezer quit. It would have been much easier to handle a little at a time.

I see you use something to chop the ice off the coils? Thats a big NO-NO. What I do is turn my freezer off remove the frozen food in wintertime & put it in bags outside where it will stay frozen for a short time. Then I take boiling water & pour it over the coils. Mine has a drain in the bottom so the water goes right to my sump pump to be pumped out.
 
However this freezer problem works out, Deb, for your own health and safety, stay on top of general maintenance, cleaning and decluttering in your new home.

The ongoing demands of home ownership aren't fun for anyone, but not addressing cleanliness and maintenance issues immediately are far more costly, disgusting and overwhelming in the long run.
 
debodun said:
I took WheatenLover's suggestion and contacted the two closest crime scene clean-up services. They say freezer clean-outs are not what thy do. One suggested I contact my insurance company. I did and am withing to hear back from them.
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An claim on your insurance could affect your rates in other years. It doesn’t even have to be the same company.

There has to be a government department that can give you factual advice on this.
 
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