Installation Tips
Pre- Installation Tips for Magnetic Gaskets
• Clean cabinet seal surface and any food reserve left under the old gasket.
• Allow the gasket to reach room temperature before removing from carton.
• When carrying or handling gasket, carry it by the corners to prevent breakage of the internal magnetic tape.
• For those refrigerators using a three-sided magnetic gasket, always install as removed, the balloon side (non-magnetic) to the hinge side
of the refrigerator.
Removing Defective Door Gasket and Installing New
• Before removing defective gasket determine how it is secured by pulling back on the inner edge of gasket. (Figures1 and 2 below).
Below are listed some of the methods employed.
• Procedure A - Retainer Mount - See Figure 1
Step 1. Where metal retainers are used loosen screws across top and half way down each side. Loosen only enough to enable
the gasket to be pulled out of the retainer. Start to remove gasket across top, then each side to point where screws are
still secure.
Step 2. Take new gasket and starting at the top of the door, slip the lip of the gasket under the retainer. Continue down each
side until you reach the point where old gasket is still retained.
Step 3. Tighten screws across top and down each side to about 2 screws above the old gasket.
Step 4. Loosen lower screws to remove remaining old gasket.
Step 5. Install remaining secton of new gsket and tighten screws.
• You should now be able to close the door and check for alignment. If door alignment is necessary, loosen slightly all the retainer screws
and flex the door in opposite direction to ensure proper door seal contact when closed. When properly aligned, grasp edge of door
about mid-point and slowly open door as to not warp, and re-tighten all screws. On some doors the hinge side seal may tend to roll as it
closed against the cabinet shell. In production, petroleum jelly (e.g. Vaseline)is used on hinge side of the gasket surface to allow door
gasket to slide into place. Petroleum jelly can also be applied on the new gasket to correct such a condition.
•Procedure B - Panel Mount - See Figure 2
Step 1. Where screws or clips are used without metal retainers, the above steps can be followed. However screw or clips have
to be removed step by step where they were only loosened on retainer style. Replace gasket as above and tighten top
screws and top sides before removing lower and bottom screws.
Step 2. Follow procedure A - Steps 4 and 5.
Non-Magnetic Gasket Installation - See Figure 3
• This gasket design is used on mechanical latch type doors and requires the same installation procedures as in either A or B depending
on whether it's a retainer or panel mount.
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