Reconditioning a collapsed refridgerator door seal (Kitchen (design/equipment)

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I rejuvinated the collapsed seal on my reefer quick, easy and economically without dishing out $50 to $80 for a seal and the headache of installation. Since my seal was intact, just not sealing, I first cleaned the surface well then using adhesive glued flexible magnetic stripping to the entire seal surface that makes contact with the metal enclosure. I now have a new magnetic airtight seal for a total expense of less than $20.

-- Jay Blair in N. AL (jayblair678@yahoo.com), January 05, 2002

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We have a 50 year old refridgerator at work. When the seal finally broke into pieces, I taped long pieces of 1 inch by 1 inch "frost king" type foam in place with packaging tape. These were materials I had laying around, and it has held for 10 years!

Jay I'm sure your job looks just a little neater, but the clear tape is barely noticeable.

-- Rick (Rick_122@hotmail.com), January 05, 2002.


I realized that our fridge is an old type with a locking handle. This is why the foam worked.

-- Rick (Rick_122@hotmail.com), January 05, 2002.

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