Kitchen Large Electric Appliances - door gasket-refigerator

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boobert
03-08-06, 11:12 PM
have a 18cu.ft. frigidare, model frt18nrg the gasket on door is not touching to body of fridg. in places on top and side. will not hold door closed very well ,using chair to hold . any ideas on how to fix, thank you inadvance.......

Gmaxx
03-14-06, 08:46 AM
Check the space between the metal door and the frig
body itself. Is the distance the same at the top as it is at the bottom?
boobert
03-14-06, 11:12 PM
yes ,distance is the same at the top and bottom of frig.

Gmaxx
03-15-06, 07:46 AM
The reason I asked is because it doesn’t take all that
much to slightly spring the door. This would cause more
contact to be placed on area of the door versus the other
which could lead to a gap in the gasket. In many cases it was just a case of straitening the door so that it would apply equal pressure around the gasket.
brentwoodpmg
03-15-06, 07:17 PM
don't know the age of the fridge but sounds to me that the nylon washers at the bottom hinge are worn out, are you living in an apartment?

barry