Fridge Door Won T Stay Shut

Short video on a common problem of a fridge door not closing properly.

Fridge door won t stay shut.

Clean inside the folds of the accordion style gasket to. A fridge needs to have a sealed environment to keep cool and keeping the door closed is the best way to make sure your fridge doesn t use up more energy staying cold. If the door is shut the mullion should be flat out for the right door to seal it. It may seem obvious but 9 times out of 10 the reason your fridge door won t stay closed is something simple like an overpacked refrigerator.

You feel a little resistance when you close the door but you check and it appears closed. If the door still fails to shut tightly check the door gaskets. A refrigerator door that doesn t shut tightly can lead to a spike in energy bills and unnecessary wear and tear on your unit. There are few common and easy to fix reasons it happens.

Video showing you why the freezer door will pop open when you close your refrigerator door and how to stop this from happening. Use a small torpedo level making sure that the unit has a slight tilt towards the back. Make sure that your refrigerator is leveled and that the doors are aligned properly. When a refrigerator door gasket or door seal gets old the rubber gasket material will get stiff and sometimes become brittle and will not allow the door to shut.

Not to mention your food will likely spoil faster than it should. Even if it stays shut for now eventually little cracks develop in the gasket letting cold air out. The most common reason a refrigerator door will not close and stay shut is because the refrigerator door seal has become stiff damaged dirty or falling off. You ve already checked that something in your fridge isn t pushing against the door but the door still won t stay shut.

Maybe you have a 12 pack of soda that is sticking out just half an inch. An open or unsealed door can cause your fridge to work too hard and that can make it very noisy as well as raising the temperature of your chilled foods. Clean the refrigerator door gaskets with warm soapy water and a soft cloth. While a new flexible door seal almost always sticks once the gasket gets old and brittle it may have issues.

If your refrigerator still isn t closing tightly check to see what you re storing in the door. If the door is open make sure that the mullion is folded in so that it can close properly.