** an ice sheet begins building up on the floor of the freezer. **
It sounds like your defrost water drain is plugged and overflowing each time a defrost occurs (every 6-12 hours). That water puddles and freezes.
** When I defrosted the freezer I unplugged the unit and used my hairdryer on cold until all parts and channels were warm and dry **
The part that really needs the attention will be *behind* the back panel in the freezer compartment. The evaporator (cooling) coil is there and beneath it a drain trough with a hole in it which is suppose to catch the defrost water and funnel it to the drain tube on the back of the fridge. That drain hole may be plugged with stray food stuffs (and now ice) and need deicing and clearing.
JMO
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