Rubber magnetic door seals for fridge-freezers?

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Just wondering if anybody can recommend somewhere in Dublin (preferably city centre or environs - ideally Northside) where you can buy rubber magnetic door seals for fridge-freezers for DIY installation? I presume that the existing one can be torn off and a new one (self adhesive I presume?) can be stuck on? The one on the freezer part of our half and half has split and may not be providing optimal insulation so I was looking into replacing it. I normally try the houshold appliance parts place on North Frederick Street for stuff like this but am interest in other possible alternatives.
 
I've bought these a few times down thru the years but have always gone to the supplier be it Bosch or whoever. As far as I can recall they were not cheap and messing around with them i.e. fitting did not always lead to a perfect fit.

I would have to say that the guys in North Frederick St. are very helpful and IMHO it would be better/possibly cheaper/handier to check with them first rather than have to order by post.

The other crowd that I found very helpful/knowlegeable were based on the northside but not necessarily handy for you and they were http://www.mastercare.ie/.

BTW have you defrosted it yet - 10 years is a long time :D
 
Thanks - I'll probably try the crowd in North Frederick Street anyway alright. Any tips to fitting a new one? I sort of assumed it would be a case of removing the old one, removing any old adhesive and then sticking on the new one. Is there more to it than that?

I defrosted it the other night and it was some ordeal. I reckon about half the capacity of the freezer was taken up with accumulated ice which can't have been good. Basin after basin of boiling water while attempting not to flood the kitched or pierce the guts of the fridge while hacking away with a wooden spoon (not recommended I know...!). I'm amazed the device is still working at all after all that and 10 years of neglect. Cheap and nasty Candy fridge freezer from Power City more than 10 years ago - can't beat them! At least that's one job out of the way for another decade! :)
 
You bold boy! You should be defrosting about once a year for maximum operation :)

As far as I can recall with the new seal its just a question of removing the screws and trying to fit a new one without stretching/straining it too much. I don't think there's even adhesive to take into account. Might be a good time to give it a good clean also with my ever friendly CIF friend.
 
I know, I know - I'm surprised that the fridge-freezer is even working at all at this stage. We certainly got our use out of it. But now that it's defrosted and thoroughly cleaned up I hope it keeps going for a few more years!

I thought that those door seals were just glued onto the door frame or something like that but now that I look at them it looks like they are inserted (and screwed?) into some sort of recess on the doors.

What may happen is that I think about replacing the freezer door seal for 10 years or however many years it takes for the appliance to pack in, whichever is less! ;)
 
If it is necessary to replace the seal it might also be necessary to refill some refrigerant. Similar to an airconditioner the refrigerant should be filled up after so and so many hours.
The seal is usually not glued or screwed, just inserted into the provided grove. Simply pull out the old one and push in the new.....
 
heinbloed said:
If it is necessary to replace the seal it might also be necessary to refill some refrigerant. Similar to an airconditioner the refrigerant should be filled up after so and so many hours.
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Is this sort of maintenance normally required on a standard domestic fridge/freezer? The manual certainly doesn't mention this in the maintenance section. What has refilling the refrigerant got to do with replacing the door seal?
The seal is usually not glued or screwed, just inserted into the provided grove. Simply pull out the old one and push in the new.....
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Thanks. You don't have any suggestions/recommendations on sources yourself by any chance?
 
Hi clubman i never taught i could give you some advice, but here goes. You wont have to recharge the refrigeration system as it is a sealed unit. If the the freon gas was leaking it would not freez, or else it would just freez on the bottom if it was low on gas. By haveing a faulty door seal the fridge just runs longer. Its like haveing the heating in your house on and leaving the front door ajar.As for the door seal if its ten years old its probably screwed on,try pulling at the bottom of the seal and you might see screws inside.I am just guessing at this as there are hundreds of different types of seals. Hope this helps. P.S. THANKS FOR ALL THE ADVICE I HAVE RECIEVED FROM YOURSELF AND ALL THE OTHER POSTERS ON THE BEST SITE OF ALL.
 
Clubman,

Sorry I had not copped the 'magnetic' bit when I read your original post (must have been the glass of wine's fault). The previous ones that I used quite a few years ago now were both screwed on.

When we had our last kitchen the space for the fridge/freezer was restricted to slimline so we could only get cheaper brand machines to fit the space. This may have led to the screw on option only.
 
No problem - I had a few scoops on me myself last night* so perhaps I wasn't making myself clear.

* It's not every day that I defrost the freezer so no better reason for a celebration! :D
 
Club man, did you ever get around to replacing the seal. looks like I may need to do similar to the top part of my fridse. any tips?
 
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