Ed_Gee wrote:
dougrainer wrote:
Ed_Gee wrote:
opnspaces wrote:
I think Doug is saying the magnets in the refrigerator frame attract and hold the gasket when the door is closed. So wait until the seal pulls back and then open the door and see if you can stick paper clips all the way around the sealing surface. If the clips fall off Norcold might offer to replace your refrigerator. If not the only cost to you is a box of paper clips.
Thanks for clarification, but IT IS NOT THE MAGNETS, The gasket becomes visibly deformed, shrinking away from the seal by over 1/8" over a 18" length. You can see how it is not as thick as need be to meet the fridge sil.
Why do people Argue??????? Just TRY the paper clip test. The seal is held in place by magnets. NOT just the force of the closed door. IF the magnets are not installed correctly or missing the seal will deform like you stated. Doug (41 years as a RV tech).
Doug, I am trying not to argue, but people continue to fail to comprehend what I am trying so hard to make clear. The gasket is deforming after a day or two of becoming cold. It reforms after a period of the fridge being shut off. Door seal is just fine when fridge os OFF..... Don't know why you think magnets have anything to do with pulling a rubber ( non magnetic) gasket, but in any case if they are there they are working just fine when the fridge is off, or first day or two of operation. The gasket becomes DEFORMED, after a few days of fridge being on. It remains visibly DEFORMED over the 18" portion even when the door is open. I do not know how I can make this any more clear....... .... Edited-- today I will go out and do the paper clip test.....if eating crow becomes necessary, so be it.
Most of the seals have a thin metal insert. The Magnets in the box frame pull and hold the seals tight. If the seal deforms and the Magnets are not the problem, the only recourse is a new door. BUT, before I would buy a new door, I would see if making a small slit in the seal and installing some type of wood dowel to stiffen the seal to prevent shrinking back. Doug
