French Door Refridgerator Door Wont Seal

This video shows how to repair a fridge door seal on an older fridge.

French door refridgerator door wont seal. If the door seal is demagnetized try rubbing a strong magnet along the freezer door gasket a few times to re magnetize. Insert the top hinge into the refrigerator door and secure it with the bolts you removed previously. If the door is shut the mullion should be flat out for the right door to seal it. To clean the door seal use a soft cloth with warm water.

Place the refrigerator door on the bottom hinge pin. Sometimes when a door won t close or seems to pop open on its own the problem is a dirty seal. Even if it stays shut for now eventually little cracks develop in the gasket letting cold air out. Condensation moisture or mold between the refrigerator doors when condensation moisture or mold forms between the refrigerator doors or on top of the freezer door this is caused by high humidity energy saving by the refrigerator or incorrect usage.

It may be that the edge of one of the doors hits the upper jamb the doors don t clear each other or the latch doesn t work. Clean the complete door gasket with hot soapy water and the frame where the door gasket makes contact. If the freezer door seal is torn try using a gasket repair kit to fix the gasket so the door will seal.

Test or reset your ice maker. While a new flexible door seal almost always sticks once the gasket gets old and brittle it may have issues. Some french door models have a door mullion which can affect the doors opening and closing properly. 2 tighten all the hinges on.

In a bowl mix warm water with a drop of dish washing liquid. If the door is open make sure that the mullion is folded in so that it can close properly. Replace the hinge cover and secure with the.

Dip an old toothbrush into the mixture. Close the doors to determine the problem.