Dometic RM 1350 refrigerator door seals
I needed to replace the door seals on my Dometic Rm 1350 refrigerator. I found a part number from a Dometic parts manual. I tried to order them from PPL and was told that you couldn't replace them, you had to buy new doors. Being that it was a 4 door refrigerator, it was going to cost as much a a new domestic refrigerator. That just didn't seem right to me. So I kept looking. I was able to order gaskets from Dyers RV and got them in just 2 days.
So now I had the gaskets but didn't have a clue on how to change them. I found instruction s in a Dometic instruction pamphlet. It said to remove refrigerator doors, cut the gaskets loose wthh a box cutter, remove any stuck on glue, install the new gaskets using double faced tape, let the glue cure for days, etc. Sounded like a big project to me. Well it turns out the door gaskets are only pressed into a groove on the doors. Pull the old gaskets off and press on the new ones. No need to remove any doors or wait for days for glue to cure. The repair is a piece of cake.
To make your gaskets last longer, spear a thin coat of Vaseline on them. It keeps them from sticking and tearing the gaskets
So now I had the gaskets but didn't have a clue on how to change them. I found instruction s in a Dometic instruction pamphlet. It said to remove refrigerator doors, cut the gaskets loose wthh a box cutter, remove any stuck on glue, install the new gaskets using double faced tape, let the glue cure for days, etc. Sounded like a big project to me. Well it turns out the door gaskets are only pressed into a groove on the doors. Pull the old gaskets off and press on the new ones. No need to remove any doors or wait for days for glue to cure. The repair is a piece of cake.
To make your gaskets last longer, spear a thin coat of Vaseline on them. It keeps them from sticking and tearing the gaskets
