"Bob Urz" wrote in message
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I have a twenty year old 17.5 c' whirlpool refrigerator. The door gasket
was getting torn. So, i went down to my local appliance parts house and
got a door gasket for it. Was a big pain in the ass to put on.
Now, the door does not want to close and seal like it used to.

I can tell the magnetic pull of the new gasket is not as strong as the
old one.

The amount of pull is not important as long as you are getting a good seal.
Put a piece of paper in the area that closes and pull it out. As long as
you are getting some resistance it is giving a good seal.

BTW, it is nice to keep old appliances running instead of scrapping them,
but it is probably costing you about $15 a month more in electricity
compared to a new one. Be sure to consider that if you need an expensive
repair.
Ed

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