Need help Freezer Question

[john64n]

I have a Whirlpool upright Freezer that we have had for a long time.....

Question: When we would close the door it use to make like a vacmm seal
noise.

And now it makes no noise and ice will build up around the door and yes we make sure the door it closed...... HELP PLEASE........

[scotty]

Cheap and easy? Get a jar of vaseline and lightly coat the gasket all the way around. Harder and more expensive? Get a new gasket.

[rubydog]

It is drawing ambient air around the seal and that is what is causing the frost etc. Get a new seal or try the vaseline trick as posted above.

[Biggun]

We had one like this and we went and bought a latch. It would pull the door and compress the gasket. No more leaking air or buildup.

[avidhunter75]

cheap and easy? Get a jar of vaseline and lightly coat the gasket all the way around. Harder and more expensive? Get a new gasket.

^^^this^^^^

[live2hunt65]

May have to replace seal

[nutterbug]

Sometimes, just cleaning the seal real good and the area it seals too real good will do it. Then as mentioned already Vaseline it lightly!

[kmitchl]

Try using a hair dryer to get the existing seal to work. Heat the area that is not sealing to see if the seal will expand to close the gap. I replaced the seal on mine not too long ago. About kicked my ***** to get it done right. The doors are pretty flimsy and warp easily causing them to not seal.

[bowhunter45]

Go to sams club. I just bought a 5 cubic foot deep freezer for $159. GE , pretty good freezer bud. Rhett got a 7 cubic for for $194 also

[john64n]

Thanks for all the info ill try the lightly coating vaseline on seal tip first......

[30-06]

I had a similar problem with mine. The door will not seal properly if the freezer is not level. I readjusted the leveling screws on the base and the problem went away.