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Hi,

Not sure if this counts as off-topic or not, but anyway...in the course
of redoing my kitchen I'm defrosting my fridge/freezer. I've noticed
that the seal at the bottom seems to be coming apart slightly - a thin
sheet of plastic on top of the seal (where the seal meets the inside of
the fridge) is peeling off a little. Given the fridge-freezer seems to
be working OK, is this something I can just glue back in place with
superglue? Or are things more complicated?

Cheers,

Jon

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Jon wrote:
Hi,

Not sure if this counts as off-topic or not, but anyway...in the

course
of redoing my kitchen I'm defrosting my fridge/freezer. I've noticed
that the seal at the bottom seems to be coming apart slightly - a

thin
sheet of plastic on top of the seal (where the seal meets the inside

of
the fridge) is peeling off a little. Given the fridge-freezer seems

to
be working OK, is this something I can just glue back in place with
superglue? Or are things more complicated?

Cheers,

Jon


i cant believe supergle would work. Its easy to fit new seal when it
gets to the piont of disintegration.

NT

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Cheers. Hmm, had a play and seal isn't *that* bad even at the bottom
(holds a piece of paper in place fine, just not quite as firmly as
elsewhere on the fridge...) I can see the temptation of a glue bodge,
if only to stop it getting worse That said, if I can get a cheap
replacement seal which fits the model it might be worthwhile...it's an
old fridge, so would probably improve performance anyway. Are seals
hard to fit?

Jon

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Cheers. Hmm, had a play and seal isn't *that* bad even at the bottom
(holds a piece of paper in place fine, just not quite as firmly as
elsewhere on the fridge...) I can see the temptation of a glue bodge,
if only to stop it getting worse That said, if I can get a cheap
replacement seal which fits the model it might be worthwhile...it's an
old fridge, so would probably improve performance anyway. Are seals
hard to fit?

Jon



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"Jon" writes:
Cheers. Hmm, had a play and seal isn't *that* bad even at the bottom
(holds a piece of paper in place fine, just not quite as firmly as
elsewhere on the fridge...) I can see the temptation of a glue bodge,
if only to stop it getting worse That said, if I can get a cheap
replacement seal which fits the model it might be worthwhile...it's an
old fridge, so would probably improve performance anyway. Are seals
hard to fit?


There's usually a line of screws under the seal if you move it out
of the way. CPC may be able to supply you with a replacement.
With some newer fridges, the door seals are no longer replacable;
you have to replace the whole door.

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..replacement seal which fits the model it might be worthwhile...it's an
old fridge, so would probably improve performance anyway. Are seals
hard to fit?


Do you have any suggestions on suppliers of replacement seals ?
(I've not had much luck finding any on the internet)
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Thanks for all the suggestions. In the end, I've stuck everything back
in place using silicon sealant (like you use to seal behind kitchen
worktops) and all seems to be working OK.

Steve - try posting on this forum http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/ Lots
of small traders seem to use it, and one may be able to sell you a
replacement (or at least tell you where to get one).

Jon

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This may be irrelevant in your case but the 'cubic distortion' you can
get from not having the refrigerator aligned properly can cause the
housing to adopt such a shape that no sealing magnet will do its job.

For an example cut the font off a tetra-pack and see how it twists and
how it has no chance of mating with a flat door under twisted
conditions.
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