fridge seal

annabel14

is there any mse way of dealing with fridge seal that no longer stay closed. both fridge and freezer seals on my combo are refusing to seal , resulting in fridge motor on all the time. is there a way to fix rather than replace? would appreciate any tips:)

nickj_2

as a temp measure , how about getting some velcro and sticking a bit on the outside side of fridge and a bit on each door

hngrymummy

Or try the foam strips that are sticky on one side. It did me as a temporary measure.

darich

Why is the door not sealing is probably more important than a temporary fix.
Is the unit over filled?
Needing defrosted?
Seal damaged?

You'll lose food, increase your power bill and wear out the motor before its time without fixing the seal.

Rotor

We bought a new fridge where the seal didn't seat properly so the engineer was called. He fixed it and told us if it happened again to heat the seal with a hair dryer and while hot to pull it wider. It should retain the extra width as it cools and so make a better contact.
Good luck

hngrymummy

When mine stopped sealing properly it was because it was broken and needed replacing (must've been about 20 years old). I just did a quick fix until I could afford a new one.

By all means get an engineer out if it's a relitively new appliance, but if it's quite old, you may be flogging a dead horse.

nicknak123

This site might help you as it shows you how to replace a door seal.

http://www.espares.co.uk/advice/fridges-and-freezers/a/2/1145/how-to-replace-a-freezer-door-seal.html

I have used them in the past and had no problem. Door seals don't seem to be that cheap though, mine is £39.99 !

annabel14

Thanks for all responses really appreciate you taking the time as this fridge is only three years old and not overful. It just seems that the seals stopped working. off to try all options, thanks again!!

caelshorn

Hi folks,

didn't want to start a new thread seeing as my query is very similar...

We bought a replacement seal for our Whirlpool CB18M 70/30 freezer door from espares. The video looked straighforward, but now that it comes to it, ours is completely different. We can't just pull the old seal out, and there's no groove to just push the new one in. We also can't see any screws to separate the inner part of the door to release the old seal.

We pulled at the old seal to see what was underneath, and it looks like lots of yellow stuff, which could either be glue or the insulation between the inner and outer part of the freezer door

Any ideas how we should be replacing this damn seal? It cost a lot (but not as much as a new FF) and we could do without having to pay a "technician".

Thanks very much!