Seal around freezer door

get in a technician to replace the thermostat
check that the door seals are in good condition and sealing all the way around

You might try testing the seals on the freezer door using th edollar bill test:

To test the seal, use the dollar bill test. Place a a dollar bill or a piece of paper between the seal and the refrigerator and close the door. Now pull the paper out. You should feel tension as you pull. Retest along the entire door seal.

If it fits loosely in places, it's time to replace the seal. This happened to me with an older manual defrost freezer, and since it was both an energy hog (due to its age--they made them less efficient 20 or more years ago) and the seal would either be hard to find, or I would have to pay an appliance repair person $75 per hour plus the part, which was somewhere around $50 or more, if I found the right one. I decided to go frost-free and buy a newer one that was bigger, better lit with LEDs, and got interest-free credit for a year (I paid it off in 4 months).

If you buy a new one, reviews suggest that the ones with fancy digital controls may be less reliable in the long run and cost you money for repairs of the digital thermostat. I bought the same model except that it didn't have the digital control panel on the outside of the freezer door. I also saved a few hundred $ by getting the non-digital model.

If your door seal passes the dollar bill test, then your trouble is elsewhere. Mine was so bad I had to chisel the food out of the freezer. For the last week before the new one was delivered, I used packing tape all around the door to keep moisture out.

Donald

Check your door/'s are sealing if they leak u will get freezing occurring in the bottom and around the door will have allot of condensation.
good luck all the best . P's always lay liquid bottle on their side as they will cool quicker and be better on electricity.

sounds like a bad door seal. check for debris around the door seal. that's the rubber seal going around the inside of the door.

This is caused by excess room air getting into the freezer because of leaky door gasket which should seal snugly on a dollar bill inserted between the gasket. Frequent or prolonged door opening will also allow room air in. The higher moisture content in the air freezes on the surfaces of the food etc.

Hello,

This is the step you will use to repair your ice door seal that is loose.

There are screws under the fold of the freezer door gasket that holds the brace for the gasket in place. Lift the rubber gasket to expose the screw head, one section at a time. Just loosen the screw, and do not take it completely out.

As you loosen the screws, one section at a time, carefully remove the old gasket. At the same time, fit the new gasket into the groove. Make sure your new gasket is lined up properly.

Continue around the freezer door, unloosening the screw, taking out the old gasket and fitting the new one in.

Tighten the screws into place. This may have to be done once the entire gasket is fitted into place.

Check the seal by closing the door. You should have a nice, tight seal.

Good luck.

Step 4 Tighten the screws into place. This may have to be done once the entire gasket is fitted into place.

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Step 3 Continue around the freezer door, unloosening the screw, taking out the old gasket and fitting the new one in.

Step 4 Tighten the screws into place. This may have to be done once the entire gasket is fitted into place.

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Step 2 As you loosen the screws, one section at a time, carefully remove the old gasket. At the same time, fit the new gasket into the groove. Make sure your new gasket is lined up properly.

Step 3 Continue around the freezer door, unloosening the screw, taking out the old gasket and fitting the new one in.

Step 4 Tighten the screws into place. This may have to be done once the entire gasket is fitted into place.

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door has to seal tight. also, there are door frame heaters called, "Anti Sweat Heaters." It is to prevent condensation and ice build up around the doors. Have that checked out.

i had the same thing with my Refrig/Freeze and the repair guy said that most times its a leak around the door seal. Take a piece of paper and put it between the door seal and where it touchs the freezer close the door see if the paper pulls out easly, if it does then you have and air leak, repeat it all the way around the door. Check the bottom side carefully. One other thing check the tempeture in the freezer it only needs to be between 0 and -5. Too cold will also cause air to be pulled through the seals.

High humidly could cause condensation or the magnetic seal could be bad.
A couple of things to try;
The easiest thing to do first is to clean around the rubber seal very good with mild soap and water and the metal which the magnetic rubber seal contacts to seal the door. If you find a crack or a deformation of the seal it will let condensation it the refrigerator.
Does the freezer auto defrost or is a lot of ice bult up around the freezer walls? If so manually defrosted the freezer.
Dripping from the Ice maker water supply?

Hi there,
The seals around a fridge or freezer door are of a memory type rubber compound.
Therefore the way to repair / rejuvinate a seal that has become squashed over time is this.
Obtain a hairdryer and on a medium heat warm up the seal, you will see it plump in front of your very eyes! work your way around gently untill the whole seal has plumped up.
When done, allow to cool for a few minutes (if your hairdryer supports cold blowing then do that)!
Then close the door, you will feel the difference.
2 things to remember, firstly water and electric don't mix! Secondly ensure that you are only warminmg up the seal and not burning it, ensure you start from a distance.
Hope this helps you, Chris