Frigidaire 11.6 cu. ft. / 328 liter Upright Freezer FFU12K1CW "hours opperation" Questions

...or so, i kept removing the sponge and squeezing the excess water....the entire opperation took 2 ...

...I ice at the bottom of the freezer and the temp stayed right at 55. I unpluged the freezer for 48 hours to let it thaw out. I turned it back on and again it dropped to 55 degrees but when I touch ...