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Check Door Seal Size

Before we do anything we must check the size of the door seal is correct.

The sizes are rarely incorrect, but it does save you the trouble of doing the job twice if you are unfortunate enough to recieve the wrong door seal.

Simply hold the new door seal up against the old door seal to compare the size.


Step 1 - Locate the screws

Find the screws under the door seals which are holding in the plastic liner and door seal.

You can see from here that the screws hold in the door seal and the plastic liner.


Step 2 - Remove top screws

Take out all of the screws from the top half of the door. Put these in a safe place as you will need them after.


Step 3 - Remove top of old fridge seal

Once all of the screws are taken out, the door seal should easily slide out from behind the plastic liner.

Be careful not to be too forceful when doing this step as some plastic liners can be quite brittle and crumble if you are too rough with it. Hang the door seal from out of the plastic liner as shown in the photo.


Step 4 - Insert new door seal

Begin slipping the new door seal behind the plastic liner of the fridge.

The best method is to start in the top corners and work your way around the fridge sliding the flap of the door seal behind the plastic liner.


Step 5 - Tighten the corner screws

Once the door seal is in place , you can begin tightening the corner screws. Begin with the 4 corner screws, and the top middle screw

After this continue with the next step.


Step 6 - Remove the lower screws

Once the top of the door seal and plastic liner is secure, remove the screws holding in the door seal and plastic liner on the bottom of the door. You can now slide the flap of the door seal behind the plastic liner as you did earlier with the top half of the seal.


Step 7 - Check for gaps

Tighten the 4 bottom corner screws, the middle bottom screw, and 2 screws in the middle of each side of the door.


Step 8 - Check the alignment of the door

Close the door, and inspect the door seal from the side. You should be able to tell whether the door has a twist as is shown in the photo. The door seal would either have a big gap up the top or the bottom of the opening side.

This is quite common, as the screws which have just been removed are what holds the alignment of your door.


Step 9 - Twist door if necessary

If you found in the previous step that the door was twisted, then simply twist the door in the correct direction as shown here in the photo using your foot to lever it. Don't do this too hard as you don't want to break the plastic liner.Twist it a bit at a time, and then gently close the door to check the door as in step 8 until the door is aligned correctly.


Step 10 - Tighten remaining screws

Put in the rest of the screws and tighten them up. You are nearly finished, You just need to check whether the hinge side of the fridge door seal is twisted first and whether there are any gaps in the seal.


Step 11 - Apply powder if necessary

If you find that when you close the door, the door seal is twisting up in the corners, then apply some talc or baby powder to the door seal to prevent it from sticking. If necessary whilst closing the door, wedge a screwdriver under the seal from the outside to flatten the door seal up, and leave it closed for a couple of hours, so it moulds into shape.

Step 12 - Pack Out Corners if necessary

If you find that when you close the door, the door seal has gaps in it, then there are two steps you can take. If the gap is in the corner where the welds are, then you can pack it with either weather strip as shown below, or you can tightly roll up some paper and place it under the seal. This will not be visible afterwards, but will stretch out the door seal where needed.

All Done

If there is a gap along the side of the door, perhaps caused by a bow in the door, then you can heat the fridge door seal up with a hair drier to soften the plastic of the door seal, and then guide it with a flat screwdriver. Then leave the door shut for a couple of hours to mould into shape. And your all done.