In an upright freezer with automatic defrost, a defrost drain tube clogged with ice or gunk can cause water to puddle at the bottom of the freezer, where it forms a sheet of ice. Clear the drain tube to fix this problem.
A sheet of ice in the bottom of the freezer can be caused by a temporary power outage in a manually defrosting freezer. Water will puddle at the bottom of the freezer when ice and frost melts inside the freezer. A sheet of ice at the bottom of the freezer will form when power is restored and the puddle freezes. Defrost the freezer to get rid of the sheet of ice in the bottom of the freezer.
