- Buy a gasket specifically made for the
your refrigerator. The sealing gaskets, which are sold in the market and which promise to be of universal use, may even serve, but you will have a tremendous amount of work to properly adjust them.
If you are not sure what the gasket is for your refrigerator, cut off a piece of the gasket from your refrigerator and take it as a sample when you buy.
- Leave the new packing gasket in the same room as the refrigerator is
so that it reaches the correct temperature and humidity or soak the sealing gasket in warm water to make it flexible.
- Begin by removing the old packing gasket. The sealing gaskets of the
doors are fastened by screws, fittings, fasteners or adhesives and may have a retaining strip that helps to shape and fit them.
In some appliances, the gasket may be placed through the ends of the door panel. To remove the gasket, remove the fasteners and any retaining strip that may exist; or remove the fasteners holding the door panel.
- Finish removing the fasteners on each side of the door, one at a time. No
remove the door panel. If the gasket is secured by clamps, be careful not to force it too much because they are under tension and may come loose from the holder. If the gasket is attached by a sticker, remove it with a spatula.
- When the old gasket is loose, completely wipe the area of the holder
with neutral detergent and water. Remove all solvent and fine steel wool adhesive, followed by water and detergent.
- Start the replacement from the top side of the door. Go working the sides until
replace the entire Gasket. Carefully place the gasket in place
attention to the songs. Use sealing adhesive to secure it if the manufacturer recommends it. Make sure the gasket is flat and does not have any irregularities or folds.
- Replace fasteners, retaining tapes or panels
packing. After loading the gasket, tighten or loosen the bolts
if necessary to fit the gasket to the door stop. Once the gasket has been glued in place, there is not much to do but wait for it to fit the door jamb.
- Do not remove the freezer door to replace the packing gasket.
Freezers' doors are often tensioned with spring devices, which makes it very difficult to replace them after removal, some models have wiring that needs to be dismantled as well.
