How to Replace a GE Fridge Door Gasket

General Electric refrigerators have a rubber gasket that surrounds the doors leading to both the freezer and fresh food compartment. When the door is closed, the gasket becomes compressed between the door jamb and the door, preventing cold air from escaping and warm air from entering the freezer compartment. After many years, the gasket will break down, as it is made of a heavy rubber compound. When the gasket breaks down, the air-tight seal is compromised, leading to an increase in the temperature of the compartment. When signs of wear are found on the gasket, you must remove it and install a new one, which requires no tools.

Instructions

1. • 1

     Open the freezer or fresh food compartment door, and remove the gasket from the door. To remove the gasket, grasp it by the corner, and pull it away from the door. Continue to pull the gasket until it is completely removed from the door.

   • 2

     Align the new gasket with the door, ensuring that the gasket is properly oriented.

   • 3

     Press firmly on the gasket to insert the dart on the rear of the gasket into the retainer strip on the door. Start at the corner of the door, and then work your way around the perimeter door until the gasket is fully inserted.