How To Fix A Refrigerator Door Gasket

Loosen the screws to where they are pretty loose but not out of their hole.

How to fix a refrigerator door gasket.

General electric recommends mixing of 1 quart warm water with 1 tablespoon of baking soda. Measure the actual distance across the gap between the door and the refrigerator disregarding the gasket for now all the way around the door. Close the refrigerator door. Clean the refrigerator door gaskets with warm soapy water and a soft cloth.

This happens to be a sears kenmore about 20 years old. Put some soapy water on a cloth or paper towel and clean the gasket. Push the lip of the new gasket over the metal retainer and slide it behind the metal retainer and around the entire perimeter of the refrigerator door. And the gasket should eventually conform to that gap.

Position one of its corners on the top of the refrigerator door. Supposedly according to whirlpool they don t need magnets in the fridge door gaskets to seal. This video shows how to repair a fridge door seal on an older fridge. Refrigerator door gasket came unmagnetized.

Turn the screws in the metal retainer using the hex head driver so the screws are snug but not tight. The best method is to start in the top corners and work your way around the door. Apply a small amount of vaseline and rub it into the seal. Wipe a small amount of vaseline onto the door seal.

If that gap is pretty uniform then there s no problem with either the refrigerator or the door. You can also use with a mild soap and water solution. Very expensive and royal frustration thus far. Slide the gasket behind the metal retainer around the entire door.

Take the new gasket and install it.