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Help - Freezer door won't stay shut
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| sethgreeley@hotmail.com 2005-07-09, 6:25 pm |
| I have a two year old Sears refrigerator with a freezer compartment on
the bottom. In the past couple of weeks the magnets holding the
freezer door closed are not longer effective; every time the
refrigerator door above it is shut the freezer swings open.
What are some possible causes of this? Is there an easy fix? I'd
rather not pay for a repairman to come to the house if it's a simple
problem.
TIA.
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| Stretch 2005-07-09, 11:25 pm |
| Don't shut it so hard and fast. There s a duct carrying cold air from
the freezer section to the refrigerator section. When you close the
door hard, a pressure wave travels through that duct and opens the door
to the other section. The freezer compartment is usually smaller so
there is less volume to absorb the air pulse traveling through the
duct. f you close the refrigerator door slower, the air will go out
around the refrigerator door and not travel through the duct between
compartments.
Stretch
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| toller 2005-07-09, 11:25 pm |
| I don't know much about freezers, but that won't stop me from offering
advice...
My refrigerator door wouldn't stay shut. We paid the service man $100 to
replace the hinges. After I saw how easy the fix was, I felt rather silly
about not having done it myself.
Our freezer frequently will not stay closed. The problem is always
something sticking out a bit too far; but I am sure you have made sure that
is not the cause.
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| ToddWiedeman 2005-07-10, 4:25 am |
| a lot of refrigerators have hinges
that adjust
On 9 Jul 2005 13:33:34 -0700, sethgreeley@hotmail.com wrote:
quote:
>I have a two year old Sears refrigerator with a freezer compartment on
>the bottom. In the past couple of weeks the magnets holding the
>freezer door closed are not longer effective; every time the
>refrigerator door above it is shut the freezer swings open.
>
>What are some possible causes of this? Is there an easy fix? I'd
>rather not pay for a repairman to come to the house if it's a simple
>problem.
>
>TIA.
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| HeyBub 2005-07-10, 6:25 pm |
| sethgreeley@hotmail.com wrote:
quote:
> I have a two year old Sears refrigerator with a freezer compartment on
> the bottom. In the past couple of weeks the magnets holding the
> freezer door closed are not longer effective; every time the
> refrigerator door above it is shut the freezer swings open.
>
> What are some possible causes of this? Is there an easy fix? I'd
> rather not pay for a repairman to come to the house if it's a simple
> problem.
More magnets. Maybe Velcro.
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| m Ransley 2005-07-10, 6:25 pm |
| Raise the front adjustable legs , it may be set level or not angled
enough. Try cleaning the magnetic strip, if it is black it is mold ,
use bleach.
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| smartass@betterthanbeingadumbass.com 2005-07-10, 6:25 pm |
| You stuck your dead wifes body in there. You should have made her go
on a diet before you killed her. She's just too fat !!!
Maybe a bandsaw could be used to remove some of the excess fat....
On 9 Jul 2005 13:33:34 -0700, sethgreeley@hotmail.com wrote:
quote:
>I have a two year old Sears refrigerator with a freezer compartment on
>the bottom. In the past couple of weeks the magnets holding the
>freezer door closed are not longer effective; every time the
>refrigerator door above it is shut the freezer swings open.
>
>What are some possible causes of this? Is there an easy fix? I'd
>rather not pay for a repairman to come to the house if it's a simple
>problem.
>
>TIA.
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