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  • Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
  • Refrigerator or freezer door gasket not sealing? BEFORE installing a refrigerator door gasket, follow these tips to ensure an air-tight seal. Commonly, we see people receive and install a new door gasket and then wonder why it isn't sealing properly. It isn't as easy as taking your new gasket out of the box and putting it on the door. First, you will need to do some preparation and restoration to get the gasket to seal properly. This video shows step-by-Step instructions on how to prepare your Door Gasket for Installation. If your Door Gasket needs to be replaced, be sure you’re ordering the correct part per your refrigerator's model number.
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    Table of Contents:
    0:00 - Intro
    0:17 - If You Need to Buy a New Part
    0:23 - Unboxing
    0:51 - Gasket Preparation
    2:16 - Testing Gasket Seal
    2:37 - Outro
    Refrigerator shown in video: WRF767SDHZ02
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  • @AMERICANPRIDE1100
    @AMERICANPRIDE1100 9 месяцев назад +51

    Repairman for 45 years here dude soak it in a hot water bathtub for 15 mins then it’s fine

    • @PartsDr
      @PartsDr  9 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks for the feedback!

  • @Bill-NM
    @Bill-NM Месяц назад +2

    Thanks very much for the video - good info. But I'd sure think there would be a better way to ship a gasket than the current method where a person has to massage and work with the new gasket for up to a couple weeks. Wow. (OK - I see comments below about a bathtub with hot water - yeah that sounds much easier.)

  • @AITradingAlgo
    @AITradingAlgo Год назад +21

    very good video, one of the best i have seen. i find its quicker to soak the gasket in hot water (sink) for a few minutes and then lay flat for a few hours. Or you can install the gasket and then heat it up with a hair dryer on the door and then close the door and keep the door closed for 20 minutes - this is just to speed up the process , your process works just as well. keep up the good work.

    • @PartsDr
      @PartsDr  Год назад

      Good advice, thanks for sharing! We are always open to learning new techniques.

    • @VitiatedsHOWTO
      @VitiatedsHOWTO Год назад +2

      How do u fit it I. A little sink 🤣🤣👍

    • @jaber4life
      @jaber4life 11 месяцев назад +2

      Hair dryer is the way

    • @mustafaoguzmizrak8792
      @mustafaoguzmizrak8792 Месяц назад +1

      How hot must be the Water, to soak Gasket in.

    • @AITradingAlgo
      @AITradingAlgo Месяц назад +1

      @@mustafaoguzmizrak8792 It can be any heat, even boiling water will work fine.
      The hotter the better.

  • @XPATagain
    @XPATagain 10 дней назад

    This is an excellent tutorial! Just bought the gasket from your site.

    • @PartsDr
      @PartsDr  10 дней назад

      Thank you! Let us know how the repair goes for you!

  • @RobertKaplinsky
    @RobertKaplinsky Год назад +4

    Super legit video. Probably time to hire someone for me, but I'll buy the part from you for this great video.

    • @PartsDr
      @PartsDr  Год назад

      Thanks Robert, we appreciate it!

  • @jimlee5626
    @jimlee5626 Год назад

    Great vid. Headed to your site for purchase

  • @lourdese.m.d.9799
    @lourdese.m.d.9799 9 месяцев назад

    Great tutorial.
    Now we are talking!!!

    • @PartsDr
      @PartsDr  9 месяцев назад

      Glad we could help!

  • @tabcreedence6553
    @tabcreedence6553 2 года назад +1

    Excellent advice thank you

    • @PartsDr
      @PartsDr  2 года назад

      You're welcome!

  • @jagannathpotdar144
    @jagannathpotdar144 Год назад

    Good video

  • @llamalluvv
    @llamalluvv Год назад +5

    This is helpful. I'll just have to challenge myself to find a flat surface in my 103 yo house. 😂

  • @adamfarley1997
    @adamfarley1997 Год назад

    Thank you

  • @user-lm6rh4vc6n
    @user-lm6rh4vc6n 7 месяцев назад +5

    Love your shirt!

    • @PartsDr
      @PartsDr  7 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks! 🇺🇸

  • @jameslawson7970
    @jameslawson7970 4 месяца назад +1

    I don’t know about massaging it infront of the customer but hot water works

  • @8mmman689
    @8mmman689 2 дня назад

    Thanks for that

    • @PartsDr
      @PartsDr  2 дня назад +1

      You're welcome!

    • @8mmman689
      @8mmman689 2 дня назад

      @@PartsDr I'm subscribed, I have a dryer from the 70's I got running like a Charm. So do you sell the gaskets as well? My freezer is like an Antarctic trek?

  • @501talon
    @501talon 11 месяцев назад

    Very interesting video. Glad I found it. I need a gasket for the lid/top of a Hotpoint Model # HHM7SM AWW chest freezer, I've had no luck in finding one. I wonder if as a last resort this will work or at least help? Or maybe some kind of universal gasket? Btw love the shirt.

    • @PartsDr
      @PartsDr  11 месяцев назад +1

      We are sorry but the manufacturer does not sell the gasket for that model freezer.

  • @mobidick6064
    @mobidick6064 2 года назад +7

    We used to use vaseline around the gasket to seal better

    • @PartsDr
      @PartsDr  2 года назад

      Thanks for the tip!

  • @VitiatedsHOWTO
    @VitiatedsHOWTO Год назад +1

    Sears only gives you 10 days for defective ones & I miss that window because I went by their video this I didn’t know bout the hot water trick

    • @PartsDr
      @PartsDr  Год назад

      Hopefully you can get it restored and working properly now.

  • @studentt5352
    @studentt5352 7 месяцев назад +1

    Great video. I would like to ask if I can use a universal seal for the refrigerator instead of the original one? It costs around €100. If I have the height, width and thickness measured, it should be fine, what do you think? Type: Liebherr KGT 4066 Index 25A / 001

    • @Iris-ft7sp
      @Iris-ft7sp 5 месяцев назад

      of course you can buy a replace onr not original

  • @dextardextar
    @dextardextar Год назад

    installed new gasket today in whirlpool fridge door, and it went poorly. insulation ripped out with the gasket from the top which made me think I was doing something wrong for a while. eventually I got the gasket out and the new one in but it wouldn't hold in place so I had to use the self tapping screws included to pin the plastic liner and the metal door together and trap the seal...it was not the most elegant solution but clearly that's the only way. I'm now hoping that it works ok cause I'm gonna get a new fridge if I have to do this again.

    • @PartsDr
      @PartsDr  Год назад

      What is the model number of your refrigerator and part number of the gasket?

    • @dextardextar
      @dextardextar Год назад

      @@PartsDr Mod. W8TXNGZBB01 PartNo. WP2319264B

    • @AMERICANPRIDE1100
      @AMERICANPRIDE1100 9 месяцев назад

      Some old amana refrig the liner was glued to the panel requiring you to cut it out the install self tapping screws it must be 30 yrs old

  • @aaron36380
    @aaron36380 Год назад +1

    Are you suggesting to let the door sit for days or weeks before putting it back on?

    • @PartsDr
      @PartsDr  Год назад +3

      No, we are suggesting leaving the gasket installed on the door and leaving the door closed so that it gasket forms to the shape of the door and cabinet of the refrigerator.

  • @dcwatashi
    @dcwatashi 3 месяца назад

    I’m going to need a chiropractor and a masseuse after replacing the seal. Oh my God I’m so beat up..
    Having the hairdryer definitely worked or helped but part part of it was the Styrofoam I had a chip away to make room for the new seal to slip in
    And it was real pain the bottom to slip in

    • @PartsDr
      @PartsDr  3 месяца назад +1

      Sorry to hear that!

    • @dcwatashi
      @dcwatashi 3 месяца назад +1

      @@PartsDr well, I decided to treat myself to a Dutch Brothers coffee as a treat to doing this all by my lonesome! 😎☕️

  • @Jean-ir4sg
    @Jean-ir4sg 11 месяцев назад +1

    If you have to leave the door closed (for a few days/weeks) after installing the new gasket, does that mean I cannot use the freezer for my meat etc?

    • @PartsDr
      @PartsDr  11 месяцев назад

      In most cases you should be able to continue to use the refrigerator/freezer as long as it is not leaking too much.

  • @beesbythesea8899
    @beesbythesea8899 11 месяцев назад

    Why do you take the door off? Can you do this with the door left on?

    • @PartsDr
      @PartsDr  11 месяцев назад

      It depends on the refrigerator that you are working on. Some can be replaced while the door is on and others you have to remove the door to install the gasket.

  • @BurningDesire_letsgo
    @BurningDesire_letsgo 2 месяца назад

    So you take the whole freezer door out? Thinking you use everything in the freezer or get a cooler with dry ice?

    • @PartsDr
      @PartsDr  2 месяца назад

      Yes, you have to remove the freezer door on most bottom freezer models. You can tape a piece of cardboard in place while you do the repair. We have a video on replacing the gasket here: ruclips.net/video/QElSFeanhvc/видео.html and here: ruclips.net/video/qI02gguRK_4/видео.html

    • @BurningDesire_letsgo
      @BurningDesire_letsgo 2 месяца назад

      ⁠@@PartsDrthis is a top freezer door for an Electrolux old fridge. 2002 model FFHT2117PS4 Do I still need to remove the door? And it’s stated it’s going to take a couple of days to weeks to seal properly??

    • @PartsDr
      @PartsDr  2 месяца назад

      @@BurningDesire_letsgo With a top freezer, you should be able to leave the door in place while replacing the gasket. If you prepare the gasket in advance, it should seal up pretty quickly in most cases.

  • @shamsham7193
    @shamsham7193 6 месяцев назад

    Does it stick with adhesive?

    • @PartsDr
      @PartsDr  6 месяцев назад

      No gaskets to do not use or require adhesive.