Upright deep freeze not sealing

Thats how I have kept the gasket sealing on the 1961 Frigedaire beer fridge at my parents house.

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In the future use silicone grease or even amaourall . Vaseline is petroleum based and will eventually deteriorate the seal.

Any time you need appliance parts, you usually can not find them at lowes or home depot. look in your yellow pages under appliance repair-parts new . Do NOT go to sears or where ever you bought your appliance.

im sure theres several things you can use, i always use the vaseline cuz i always have some on hand, lol, never had a problem with it.

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clean it really good, there are also new seals available.

Wow, how lucky are we to get help like this??
thanks for the info...I have my own freezer issues

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Not long after I got my new fridge I spilled something sticky that leaked out the bottom.

Then I noticed the door wasn't sealing. It turned out the the gasket had been pulled out of the holes that hold it in place. A quick clean and snapping the gasket back in place fixed it.

I would take a ruler and go around the door to compare the distances to see if it's out of line.

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DO NOT... FOR ANY REASON ever try to install new hinges unless you want a visit from a repairman to repair the damaged internal plumbing... don't ask me how I know this.

When they get old, gaskets get wore out... I tend to get a long piece of flexible rope, and wrap around the entire freezer, and with a couple of cinch loops, tighten up and tie off the rope... foods too danged expensive to waste to thawing.

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You musta drilled holes?

The hinges are easy to install if you don't drill holes! On a fridg that has water and ice in the door it is a different story.

Yep... my pa and I were brainstorming over 'what to do'... we both declared it was a boat anchor if we couldn't fix it... so we fixed it... then called the local repair guy out to weld the hole back up in the refrigerant tubing, and recharge it. And, if you don't mind, replace the gasket!!!

Both of us 'learnt' our lesson.

Don't drill holes in freezers...

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And how in the heck do you get into when you need to?

You might have a warped door. It can happen if someone hangs off it. (Guess how I know.) Use the paper test to look for missing contact points. If the gasket looks good you might try twisting the door to reverse the warp. It worked on mine.

Yeah I have seen that a few times, usually when folks want to add a lock for some reason.

The freezer has hot gas lines running through the door edge to help prevent humidity from collecting there.


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My mother's freezer has the same issue. We simply take a good size piece of duct tape and push the door shut then tape it. Holds great. Better if you make the side section of tape extra long for better grip since the door pulls out more than the front does.

I am always looking for a cheap alterative way to repair things. Hope this helps.