Bottom Freezer Door Not Sealing On One Side

It seals in the cold air so foods stay fresh.

Bottom freezer door not sealing on one side.

If this occurs first check the following. The seal around your refrigerator or freezer door also called a gasket does exactly what the name implies. From front to back and side to side if the door still does not close properly. Last night i opened the freezer and there was frost building up on the left side.

Check that there are no packages in the freezer that may be. I have a kenmore model xxxxx serial kw4617726 with the freezer on the bottom and have just noticed the freezer door is not sealing properly on the right side and is filling the freezer with frost. It seals in the cold air so foods. If your refrigerator was just installed make sure all styrofoam and shipping materials were removed.

There was about 1 8 gap at the top of the door and the seal. When i tried to slam it shut it bounced right back into my hand. Loosen retainer screws on the seal with a hex head nut driver. I couldn t tell you which one the brand badge is long gone but it does the job.

Search results had shown fixes for. After a quick inspection i noticed the door was not fully closing on the left. If the freezer drawer on a french door or bottom freezer refrigerator is not sealing properly frost or ice may begin to form in the freezer. Yes we actually stash our lunches in an old white top freezer fridge.

After an exhausting google youtube search i kept coming up empty. Troubleshoot the most common items that can cause a bad seal on a refrigerator door. Well at least it did until recently. Grasp the inside of the freezer door seal and pull it away from the door to expose the gasket retainer beneath the seal.

If frost is built up on one side of the freezer more than the other this indicates that the freezer drawer is not sealing properly. Re arrange food items to ensure that nothing is blocking the door from shutting completely and monitor the unit for 4 6 hours. Check that no food products in the freezer are protruding and blocking the door from closing. One day when i went to open the door i discovered that it wasn t actually closed.

Here are some tips to fix a freezer door that does not seal tight.