[jan siepelstad]

My freezer needs a new doorseal (is that the correct word for the rubber
part that is sealing the door against the cabinet?)
It looks like the existing seal is attached to the door by means of double
sided tape (with glue?).
According to the service department of the manufacturere it's difficult for
a DIY-er to install a new seal.

Has anyone experience with this?

Thanx.
Jan

[Nexus7]

On Jul 25, 1:30 pm, "jan siepelstad" wrote:
My freezer needs a new doorseal (is that the correct word for the rubber
part that is sealing the door against the cabinet?)
It looks like the existing seal is attached to the door by means of double
sided tape (with glue?).

No, it just appears that way after years of gunk. Most commonly, the
seal is held against the door by the strip magnet that is inside the
plastic. There are sheet metal screws that fasten it to the door.

According to the service department of the manufacturere it's difficult for
a DIY-er to install a new seal.

Not in general. Unscrew, peel old seal off, clean the surfaces, and
install the new one.

[Nexus7]

On Jul 25, 1:52 pm, Nexus7 wrote:
On Jul 25, 1:30 pm, "jan siepelstad" wrote:

My freezer needs a new doorseal (is that the correct word for the rubber
part that is sealing the door against the cabinet?)
It looks like the existing seal is attached to the door by means of double
sided tape (with glue?).

No, it just appears that way after years of gunk. Most commonly, the
seal is held against the door by the strip magnet that is inside the
plastic. There are sheet metal screws that fasten it to the door.

Just remembered, there's also a steel strip for each edge. The screws
tighten on the strip which in turn presses the seal to the door.

[jan siepelstad]

"Nexus7" wrote in message
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On Jul 25, 1:52 pm, Nexus7 wrote:
On Jul 25, 1:30 pm, "jan siepelstad" wrote:

My freezer needs a new doorseal (is that the correct word for the
rubber
part that is sealing the door against the cabinet?)
It looks like the existing seal is attached to the door by means of
double
sided tape (with glue?).

No, it just appears that way after years of gunk. Most commonly, the
seal is held against the door by the strip magnet that is inside the
plastic. There are sheet metal screws that fasten it to the door.

Just remembered, there's also a steel strip for each edge. The screws
tighten on the strip which in turn presses the seal to the door.

I'm sorry, but my doorseal realy has no screws. It's attached by double
sided adhesive tape.

[mm]

On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:01:09 +0200, "jan siepelstad"
wrote:


"Nexus7" wrote in message
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On Jul 25, 1:52 pm, Nexus7 wrote:
On Jul 25, 1:30 pm, "jan siepelstad" wrote:

My freezer needs a new doorseal (is that the correct word for the
rubber
part that is sealing the door against the cabinet?)
It looks like the existing seal is attached to the door by means of
double
sided tape (with glue?).

No, it just appears that way after years of gunk. Most commonly, the
seal is held against the door by the strip magnet that is inside the
plastic. There are sheet metal screws that fasten it to the door.

Just remembered, there's also a steel strip for each edge. The screws
tighten on the strip which in turn presses the seal to the door.

I'm sorry, but my doorseal realy has no screws. It's attached by double
sided adhesive tape.

Don't you think you should have given the brand name and model when
you first posted, so Nexus wouldn 't have wasted his effort and time?

And even here you don't give it.

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On Jul 25, 1:25 pm, mm wrote:
On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:01:09 +0200, "jan siepelstad"





wrote:

"Nexus7" wrote in message
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On Jul 25, 1:52 pm, Nexus7 wrote:
On Jul 25, 1:30 pm, "jan siepelstad" wrote:

My freezer needs a new doorseal (is that the correct word for the
rubber
part that is sealing the door against the cabinet?)
It looks like the existing seal is attached to the door by means of
double
sided tape (with glue?).

No, it just appears that way after years of gunk. Most commonly, the
seal is held against the door by the strip magnet that is inside the
plastic. There are sheet metal screws that fasten it to the door.

Just remembered, there's also a steel strip for each edge. The screws
tighten on the strip which in turn presses the seal to the door.

I'm sorry, but my doorseal realy has no screws. It's attached by double
sided adhesive tape.

Don't you think you should have given the brand name and model when
you first posted, so Nexus wouldn 't have wasted his effort and time?

And even here you don't give it.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Replacing a door seal is not complicated. I wouldn't take the old seal
off all at once though. Remove the upper third, clean the inner door,
attach the new seal, then the middle, and finally the bottom third.

APP Forum admin
http://forum.appliancepartspros.com

[jan siepelstad]

"mm" wrote in message
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On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:01:09 +0200, "jan siepelstad"
wrote:


"Nexus7" wrote in message
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On Jul 25, 1:52 pm, Nexus7 wrote:
On Jul 25, 1:30 pm, "jan siepelstad" wrote:

My freezer needs a new doorseal (is that the correct word for the
rubber
part that is sealing the door against the cabinet?)
It looks like the existing seal is attached to the door by means of
double
sided tape (with glue?).

No, it just appears that way after years of gunk. Most commonly, the
seal is held against the door by the strip magnet that is inside the
plastic. There are sheet metal screws that fasten it to the door.

Just remembered, there's also a steel strip for each edge. The screws
tighten on the strip which in turn presses the seal to the door.

I'm sorry, but my doorseal realy has no screws. It's attached by double
sided adhesive tape.

Don't you think you should have given the brand name and model when
you first posted, so Nexus wouldn 't have wasted his effort and time?

And even here you don't give it.

I can give it, but I suppose it's not known in the US.
It's a German brand: Miele. The type is F5329SEL.
But my question was more in general.
I can imagine there are other brands/types that also have the same
construction.
And that someone has experience in replacing it.