PROs do this before installing a refrigerator or freezer door gasket
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- čas přidán 6. 08. 2024
- Refrigerator or freezer door gasket not sealing? BEFORE installing a refrigerator door gasket, follow these tips to ensure an air-tight seal. Commonly, we see people receive and install a new door gasket and then wonder why it isn't sealing properly. It isn't as easy as taking your new gasket out of the box and putting it on the door. First, you will need to do some preparation and restoration to get the gasket to seal properly. This video shows step-by-Step instructions on how to prepare your Door Gasket for Installation. If your Door Gasket needs to be replaced, be sure you’re ordering the correct part per your refrigerator's model number.
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Table of Contents:
0:00 - Intro
0:17 - If You Need to Buy a New Part
0:23 - Unboxing
0:51 - Gasket Preparation
2:16 - Testing Gasket Seal
2:37 - Outro
Refrigerator shown in video: WRF767SDHZ02
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Repairman for 45 years here dude soak it in a hot water bathtub for 15 mins then it’s fine
Thanks for the feedback!
Thanks very much for the video - good info. But I'd sure think there would be a better way to ship a gasket than the current method where a person has to massage and work with the new gasket for up to a couple weeks. Wow. (OK - I see comments below about a bathtub with hot water - yeah that sounds much easier.)
very good video, one of the best i have seen. i find its quicker to soak the gasket in hot water (sink) for a few minutes and then lay flat for a few hours. Or you can install the gasket and then heat it up with a hair dryer on the door and then close the door and keep the door closed for 20 minutes - this is just to speed up the process , your process works just as well. keep up the good work.
Good advice, thanks for sharing! We are always open to learning new techniques.
How do u fit it I. A little sink 🤣🤣👍
Hair dryer is the way
How hot must be the Water, to soak Gasket in.
@@mustafaoguzmizrak8792 It can be any heat, even boiling water will work fine.
The hotter the better.
Super legit video. Probably time to hire someone for me, but I'll buy the part from you for this great video.
Thanks Robert, we appreciate it!
This is an excellent tutorial! Just bought the gasket from your site.
Thank you! Let us know how the repair goes for you!
Great vid. Headed to your site for purchase
Thank you!
Good video
Excellent advice thank you
You're welcome!
Great tutorial.
Now we are talking!!!
Glad we could help!
Love your shirt!
Thanks! 🇺🇸
Thank you
You're welcome!
This is helpful. I'll just have to challenge myself to find a flat surface in my 103 yo house. 😂
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Oof. I fl this!
Thanks for that
You're welcome!
@@PartsDr I'm subscribed, I have a dryer from the 70's I got running like a Charm. So do you sell the gaskets as well? My freezer is like an Antarctic trek?
Very interesting video. Glad I found it. I need a gasket for the lid/top of a Hotpoint Model # HHM7SM AWW chest freezer, I've had no luck in finding one. I wonder if as a last resort this will work or at least help? Or maybe some kind of universal gasket? Btw love the shirt.
We are sorry but the manufacturer does not sell the gasket for that model freezer.
I don’t know about massaging it infront of the customer but hot water works
Sears only gives you 10 days for defective ones & I miss that window because I went by their video this I didn’t know bout the hot water trick
Hopefully you can get it restored and working properly now.
Great video. I would like to ask if I can use a universal seal for the refrigerator instead of the original one? It costs around €100. If I have the height, width and thickness measured, it should be fine, what do you think? Type: Liebherr KGT 4066 Index 25A / 001
of course you can buy a replace onr not original
installed new gasket today in whirlpool fridge door, and it went poorly. insulation ripped out with the gasket from the top which made me think I was doing something wrong for a while. eventually I got the gasket out and the new one in but it wouldn't hold in place so I had to use the self tapping screws included to pin the plastic liner and the metal door together and trap the seal...it was not the most elegant solution but clearly that's the only way. I'm now hoping that it works ok cause I'm gonna get a new fridge if I have to do this again.
What is the model number of your refrigerator and part number of the gasket?
@@PartsDr Mod. W8TXNGZBB01 PartNo. WP2319264B
Some old amana refrig the liner was glued to the panel requiring you to cut it out the install self tapping screws it must be 30 yrs old
Are you suggesting to let the door sit for days or weeks before putting it back on?
No, we are suggesting leaving the gasket installed on the door and leaving the door closed so that it gasket forms to the shape of the door and cabinet of the refrigerator.
I’m going to need a chiropractor and a masseuse after replacing the seal. Oh my God I’m so beat up..
Having the hairdryer definitely worked or helped but part part of it was the Styrofoam I had a chip away to make room for the new seal to slip in
And it was real pain the bottom to slip in
Sorry to hear that!
@@PartsDr well, I decided to treat myself to a Dutch Brothers coffee as a treat to doing this all by my lonesome! 😎☕️
We used to use vaseline around the gasket to seal better
Thanks for the tip!
If you have to leave the door closed (for a few days/weeks) after installing the new gasket, does that mean I cannot use the freezer for my meat etc?
In most cases you should be able to continue to use the refrigerator/freezer as long as it is not leaking too much.
Why do you take the door off? Can you do this with the door left on?
It depends on the refrigerator that you are working on. Some can be replaced while the door is on and others you have to remove the door to install the gasket.
So you take the whole freezer door out? Thinking you use everything in the freezer or get a cooler with dry ice?
Yes, you have to remove the freezer door on most bottom freezer models. You can tape a piece of cardboard in place while you do the repair. We have a video on replacing the gasket here: czcams.com/video/QElSFeanhvc/video.html and here: czcams.com/video/qI02gguRK_4/video.html
@@PartsDrthis is a top freezer door for an Electrolux old fridge. 2002 model FFHT2117PS4 Do I still need to remove the door? And it’s stated it’s going to take a couple of days to weeks to seal properly??
@@BurningDesire_letsgo With a top freezer, you should be able to leave the door in place while replacing the gasket. If you prepare the gasket in advance, it should seal up pretty quickly in most cases.
Does it stick with adhesive?
No gaskets to do not use or require adhesive.