Thursday, February 7, 2008
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How to look after your refrigerator door seals...
Fridge door seals can last much longer if some simple precautions and maintenance is performed on them. Often times fridge door seals are replaced every couple of years caused by poor care. One of the leading causes of damage to a fridge door seal is drinks not being cleaned off the seal as soon as they are spilt. Any fruit juices, cordial, or wines etc. which are spilt and not wiped up immediately rapidly turn sticky. Every time the door is opened this stickiness pulls on the door seal and causes fatigue until eventually it tears the rubber seal.
Many people dispense their wine from the cask in the fridge and every time a drink is poured a few drips fall down onto the closing surface of the fridge door seal and before you know it you have a sticky mess which damages the seal, similar to the damage caused in this photo by cordial.
The other leading cause of damage to fridge door seals is the curling of the hinged side of the door due to the seal not sliding freely across the cabinet. To help prevent this from happening run some petroleum jelly down the hinge side of the cabinet where the seal meets the cabinet. This form of damage can be seen in the photo below.
If your seal is already broken or needs replacement service personal can be found at FridgeDoorSeals.com.au
Once a door seal reaches a certain age it becomes very stiff and brittle and will begin cracking and the magnet will often fall out of the seal.
To maintain the quality of the seal, clean it regularly with warm soapy water and lubricate if necessary as described above.
For more hints and tips visit www.appliancerepairs.com.au
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Fridge door seals can last much longer if some simple precautions and maintenance is performed on them. Often times fridge door seals are replaced every couple of years caused by poor care. One of the leading causes of damage to a fridge door seal is drinks not being cleaned off the seal as soon as they are spilt. Any fruit juices, cordial, or wines etc. which are spilt and not wiped up immediately rapidly turn sticky. Every time the door is opened this stickiness pulls on the door seal and causes fatigue until eventually it tears the rubber seal.
Many people dispense their wine from the cask in the fridge and every time a drink is poured a few drips fall down onto the closing surface of the fridge door seal and before you know it you have a sticky mess which damages the seal, similar to the damage caused in this photo by cordial.
The other leading cause of damage to fridge door seals is the curling of the hinged side of the door due to the seal not sliding freely across the cabinet. To help prevent this from happening run some petroleum jelly down the hinge side of the cabinet where the seal meets the cabinet. This form of damage can be seen in the photo below.
If your seal is already broken or needs replacement service personal can be found at FridgeDoorSeals.com.au
Once a door seal reaches a certain age it becomes very stiff and brittle and will begin cracking and the magnet will often fall out of the seal.
To maintain the quality of the seal, clean it regularly with warm soapy water and lubricate if necessary as described above.
For more hints and tips visit www.appliancerepairs.com.au
Next post Why won't my dishwasher clean any more?
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