Bob,
I missed your original post ('don't pass this way often enough),
but gaskets can be shimmed with strips of ordinary, corrugated
cardboard, glued in place with silicone caulk. Bad gaps, usually
in the corners, will often need a two layer 'stack' of these.
If you're having trouble properly 'warping' the door, loosen the
screws so they're just 'snug', and twist the door so the handle side
reveal is the same at top & bottom, then *carefully* tighten the
screws, the corners first. Some doors are really hard to get to stay
in place as you do this, especially those with no metal retainer strips.
Seal wrinkles are caused by shipping seals in those small boxes,
and can be really hard to remove. (One of my dreams for the last
32 years has been that manufacturers ship door seals in door-sized
boxes, eliminating these wrinkle problems). Putting shims at the
worst gaps will allow the magnets to pull the gasket in over time.
Takes several weeks in most cases, and you have to keep your eye
on them.
One of the tricks I've used on wrinkles for many years is throwing
the new seal into the clothes dryer. While stripping off the top half
of the original, I tumble the new seal for 4-5 minutes (no longer!)
on high heat. Really makes a difference in straightning out the
wrinkles. Can also be soaked in hot water in the bathtub, but it's
messier.
And - most importantly - don't forget to lube the hinge side of the new
seal. Vaseline(tm) works best, and this will add at least ten years of life
to the seals. Keeps them from twisting and tearing on that side, the
#1 cause of failure. I remember when refrigerators used to have this
done at the factory, at least the Frigidaires. They stopped in the mid-70's.
I think that's when they realized how may more door seals they could
sell by *not* lubing them grin. More he
http://www.DavesRepair.com/DIYhelp/DIYrefseallube.htm
PS - be thankful your refrig *has* screws holding the seals. New ones
don't, and that makes occasional lubrication very important in the long
haul.
Hope that's of some help.
God bless,
Dave Harnish
Dave's Repair Service
New Albany, PA
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"Bob Urz" wrote in message
...
xrongor wrote:
i say give it a week to 'settle' before doing much of anything.
randy
Its been on a month. I have tried loosening up the screws and letting
the door set and then tightening them again. It just does not seem to
help long term.
Now, the old gasket had like two folds in it, where the new gasket
seemed to have only one. I am still suspicious that the new FSP gasket
is thicker, does not give as much and has a weaker magnet.
ANd it does have magnets on all four sides.
I will have to think about the shims. I will have to check to see if the
appliance repair parts house has them. I don't have time to fab them
while all my food is defrosting....
Bob
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