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Freezer gasket repair
Any chance of doing this? I can't believe it's over $80 for a gasket.
My side-by-side has a bad section of gasket at the bottom of the freezer. I'm looking around for gasket by the foot, but otherwise, would it be possible to repair it, maybe by injecting silicon caulk into it? Just a thought... Or does anyone know of a cheaper generic I can find? No luck yet. Also, when I happened to open the fridge today I thought I heard hissing, maybe? I then opened the freezer, and noticed the defrosting coil lighted and saw water dripping and heard it sizzling on it (I presume that's not surprising?) At the time it was to me, as I didn't even know about heater coils to defrost, so quickly unplugged the thing But I don't believe the hissing I heard was the water dripping on the hot coil; sounded different. Haven't noticed it again. Possibly occurred just as the defroster was turning on? Any thoughts? Thanks much! |
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On Nov 2, 7:13*pm, albee wrote:
Any chance of doing this? I can't believe it's over $80 for a gasket. My side-by-side has a bad section of gasket at the bottom of the freezer. I'm looking around for gasket by the foot, but otherwise, would it be possible to repair it, maybe by injecting silicon caulk into it? Just a thought... *Or does anyone know of a cheaper generic I can find? No luck yet. Also, when I happened to open the fridge today I thought I heard hissing, maybe? I then opened the freezer, and noticed the defrosting coil lighted and saw water dripping and heard it sizzling on it (I presume that's not surprising?) At the time it was to me, as I didn't even know about heater coils to defrost, so quickly unplugged the thing * But I don't believe the hissing I heard was the water dripping on the hot coil; sounded different. Haven't noticed it again. Possibly occurred just as the defroster was turning on? Any thoughts? Thanks much! I don't know about the defrost problems, but the door gasket can be mended. I fixed one on an dorm size fridge about 15 years ago, it is still in daily use as a drinks fridge. i just replaced the damaged section with G.E. silicone seal (white) and put scotch tape on the body of the fridge where the gasket contacted so it wouldn't bond the door shut, removed it when it dried. I don't think I even turned it off. It is more art than science. |
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On Nov 2, 8:12*pm, Eric in North TX wrote:
On Nov 2, 7:13*pm, albee wrote: Any chance of doing this? I can't believe it's over $80 for a gasket. My side-by-side has a bad section of gasket at the bottom of the freezer. I'm looking around for gasket by the foot, but otherwise, would it be possible to repair it, maybe by injecting silicon caulk into it? Just a thought... *Or does anyone know of a cheaper generic I can find? No luck yet. Also, when I happened to open the fridge today I thought I heard hissing, maybe? I then opened the freezer, and noticed the defrosting coil lighted and saw water dripping and heard it sizzling on it (I presume that's not surprising?) At the time it was to me, as I didn't even know about heater coils to defrost, so quickly unplugged the thing * But I don't believe the hissing I heard was the water dripping on the hot coil; sounded different. Haven't noticed it again. Possibly occurred just as the defroster was turning on? Any thoughts? Thanks much! I don't know about the defrost problems, but the door gasket can be mended. I fixed one on an dorm size fridge about 15 years ago, it is still in daily use as a drinks fridge. i just replaced the damaged section with G.E. silicone seal (white) and put scotch tape on the body of the fridge where the gasket contacted so it wouldn't bond the door shut, removed it when it dried. I don't think I even turned it off. It is more art than science.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Be sure you use silicone rubber seal, not silicone caulk. Follow Eric's instructions, they sound perfect. |
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On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:23:27 -0600, Red Green
wrote: Eric in North TX wrote in news:327b3078-6f18-4099- : On Nov 2, 7:13*pm, albee wrote: Any chance of doing this? I can't believe it's over $80 for a gasket. My side-by-side has a bad section of gasket at the bottom of the freezer. I'm looking around for gasket by the foot, but otherwise, would it be possible to repair it, maybe by injecting silicon caulk into it? Just a thought... *Or does anyone know of a cheaper generic I can find? No luck yet. Also, when I happened to open the fridge today I thought I heard hissing, maybe? I then opened the freezer, and noticed the defrosting coil lighted and saw water dripping and heard it sizzling on it (I presume that's not surprising?) At the time it was to me, as I didn't even know about heater coils to defrost, so quickly unplugged the thing * But I don't believe the hissing I heard was the water dripping on the hot coil; sounded different. Haven't noticed it again. Possibly occurred just as the defroster was turning on? Any thoughts? Thanks much! I don't know about the defrost problems, but the door gasket can be mended. I fixed one on an dorm size fridge about 15 years ago, it is still in daily use as a drinks fridge. i just replaced the damaged section with G.E. silicone seal (white) and put scotch tape on the body of the fridge where the gasket contacted so it wouldn't bond the door shut, removed it when it dried. I don't think I even turned it off. It is more art than science. Scotch tape obviously fine for this one. Just thought I'd toss in that I use waxed paper for many such things. Fantastic. Will give it a shot, particularly since it's just one small section that seems to have deteriorated/gotten damaged. The cash for fridges should be out soon, so we were hoping to buy a new one, anyway, and move this to the garage as a spare. Particularly since I can't get the ice maker to work. In fact, I replaced the whole thing and still doesn't work. But that's another story (electrical, I presume). Thanks again! |
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On Nov 3, 12:13*pm, albee wrote:
On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:23:27 -0600, Red Green wrote: Eric in North TX wrote in news:327b3078-6f18-4099- : On Nov 2, 7:13*pm, albee wrote: Any chance of doing this? I can't believe it's over $80 for a gasket. My side-by-side has a bad section of gasket at the bottom of the freezer. I'm looking around for gasket by the foot, but otherwise, would it be possible to repair it, maybe by injecting silicon caulk into it? Just a thought... *Or does anyone know of a cheaper generic I can find? No luck yet. Also, when I happened to open the fridge today I thought I heard hissing, maybe? I then opened the freezer, and noticed the defrosting coil lighted and saw water dripping and heard it sizzling on it (I presume that's not surprising?) At the time it was to me, as I didn't even know about heater coils to defrost, so quickly unplugged the thing * But I don't believe the hissing I heard was the water dripping on the hot coil; sounded different. Haven't noticed it again. Possibly occurred just as the defroster was turning on? Any thoughts? Thanks much! I don't know about the defrost problems, but the door gasket can be mended. I fixed one on an dorm size fridge about 15 years ago, it is still in daily use as a drinks fridge. i just replaced the damaged section with G.E. silicone seal (white) and put scotch tape on the body of the fridge where the gasket contacted so it wouldn't bond the door shut, removed it when it dried. I don't think I even turned it off. It is more art than science. Scotch tape obviously fine for this one. Just thought I'd toss in that I use waxed paper for many such things. Fantastic. Will give it a shot, particularly since it's just one small section that seems to have deteriorated/gotten damaged. The cash for fridges should be out soon, so we were hoping to buy a new one, anyway, and move this to the garage as a spare. Particularly since I can't get the ice maker to work. In fact, I replaced the whole thing and still doesn't work. But that's another story (electrical, I presume). Thanks again!- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Well, tell us about it, there are experts here on everything! |
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