Frigidaire Freezer Door Seal Problem

Close the door and pull out the paper.

Frigidaire freezer door seal problem.

Mainly it works to keep the cooled air inside the appliance without letting in any of the warm air outside. The rubber seal around the edge of a refrigerator or freezer is there to help seal the door. This helps to cut down on cooling costs as the mechanism only has to work to keep cold air cool rather than continuously cooling air. Sometimes when a door won t close or seems to pop open on its own the problem is a dirty seal.

If the door seal is demagnetized try rubbing a strong magnet along the freezer door gasket a few times to re magnetize. Check the door seal gasket. Air leaks in the door seal gasket will cause the refrigerator to run longer in order to maintain desired temperatures. Whenever the door or lid is opened the warm air that enters can cause the temperature in the freezer to rise triggering the freezer to run in order to lower it again.

Clean the refrigerator door gaskets with warm soapy water and a soft cloth. Clean or change the gasket. See the care and cleaning section of your owner s manual li variable speed compressor most french door and multi door refrigerator models. Condenser may be dirty.

Open the freezer door and insert the paper between the gasket and the door frame. Your frigidaire refrigerator or freezer will sound an alarm when the power comes back on to let you know there was a problem. Any one of these issues can be annoying but most have simple fixes. The power failure alarm will only sound if the power outage lasted longer than one hour or if the temperature inside the refrigerator or freezer is 10 degrees higher than normal.

Clean the complete door gasket with hot soapy water and the frame where the door gasket makes contact. In a bowl mix warm water with a drop of dish washing liquid. Dip an old toothbrush into the mixture. Problems you might see in frigidaire s upright freezer range include loud rattling noises a door that won t shut moisture forming inside or outside temperatures beyond the normal range and freezers that won t turn on or never stop running.

If the freezer door seal is torn try using a gasket repair kit to fix the gasket so the door will seal.