Monday, April 19, 2010

Fridge door problems

There's a gap at the fridge door even when it's closed. The fridge is not cold enough most of the time.

It's not the gasket or seal. The distance from metal to metal is different at the top than at the bottom. Anyway, can't find replacement gasket at Sears or anywhere.

It's not the leveling. I have 4 screws to adjust the front and rear level. Leveling only helps the doors to return to the close position when pushed.

It's the position of the hinges but I can do nothing about it. The lower hinge cannot be adjusted, except that you add shims for very limited adjustment. The top hinge with 3 screws can be moved a little, but not enough to close the gap. You cannot drill 3 other holes slightly offset from the originals.

The fridge looks pretty good and working fine if not for the gap. Buy another one would cost more than $1,000. Even with energy efficient rebate and electricity savings, it takes years to recover some of the cost. I have no money.

The solution? A weather strip costing several dollars. 10 sec's work to stick it in. The gap is at the bottom so a little strip at the corner doesn't look that big a deal. I can overlook it thinking of the grand that I saved.

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