Norcold freezer gasket

[Hal108]

The freezer compartment on our Norcold N611 refrigerator in our 2009 trailer ices up soon after we defrost it.(We winter in Florida from January thru April.) I thought about getting a new gasket. But Norcold doesn't sell it; in fact, it no longer sells a new door for this refrigerator! I was wondering if others have faced this problem and have found a way to supplement the existing gasket so as to achieve an air-tight seal when the freezer door is closed. If so, what product did you use? Your thoughts would be appreciated.

[Old-Biscuit]

SidecarFlip wrote:
Buy a new fridge. Problem solved. You cannot expect any manufacturer to have parts for a 2009 fridge. Don't work that way today. Your 2009 was obsolete in 2010.

Actually ----wrong
Many parts are available for fridges even 'old' ones

BUT Norcold does NOT sell replacement gaskets for ANY of their fridge models
They did at one time but had too many issues so they stopped.

[Old-Biscuit]

Seal can be 'reset'

Stuff cottonballs under seal in the 4 corners
Then warm the seal thoroughly using hair dryer.......not HOT but completely warm all the way around
Then close door and let the warm seal cool down 'resetting' it

After cooled down remove the cottonballs

Trick is to get all of the seal warm before closing door.

[SidecarFlip]

Buy a new fridge. Problem solved. You cannot expect any manufacturer to have parts for a 2009 fridge. Don't work that way today. Your 2009 was obsolete in 2010.

[MDKMDK]

Hal108 wrote:
The freezer compartment on our Norcold N611 refrigerator in our 2009 trailer ices up soon after we defrost it.(We winter in Florida from January thru April.) I thought about getting a new gasket. But Norcold doesn't sell it; in fact, it no longer sells a new door for this refrigerator! I was wondering if others have faced this problem and have found a way to supplement the existing gasket so as to achieve an air-tight seal when the freezer door is closed. If so, what product did you use? Your thoughts would be appreciated.

If the existing door seal/gasket (the one that seals the door to the freezer frame when closed) is still intact, get a roll of black electrical tape, and carefully cover the existing gasket/seal with a full length strip along all 4 existing sides. Put the sticky side of the tape to the gasket, not the door frame. Avoid overlapping at the corners, if possible, but try to make them meet as closely as possible at right angles.
I did the dollar bill test and it seemed a little too easy to pull, so I added a layer of black electrical tape over the existing gasket, and now it seems to seal better.

[A1B00902]

I used 1/4 x1/2 felt white weather stripping and put it behind the gasket,

[Jim]

I don't know about that particular model but I'll offer some suggestions.

Use clear caulking to seal any cuts or tears. While it's still wet, close the door onto clear wrap to form the caulking to the door frame. Tape tightly closed and leave alone for 24 hours. When dry, remove the clear wrap.

Another way we would fix small tears in the plastic door seal was to use Super Glue. They might still use it in the industry.

You might try these guys, first it would be best to get your gaskets profile using calipers for accurate measurements: Custom Refer Gaskets

I've never needed a gasket made so I can't vouch for them but it's a resource that could help.

And then there's the old standby, the Sears Repair Center. If you're near one, and if they're not too busy, there might be a tech interested in the challenge of finding a substitute for you. But of course, you'll still have to cut and glue it so find out what glue they use for tears in gaskets these days. You could try an American Appliance Center too.

I use to be a Montgomery Wards Service Manager and those gasket seals were often a problem when damaged. My techs had their tricks to restore them or the sources of new ones, I'm just vaguely aware of them now after all these years.