I bought my huge upright freezer in 2012 for over $1,000 - and I bought it used. After some research, I found out my freezer was made in 2006, and isn't even made anymore.
My freezer has had major ice build up on the top shelf for the last year or so, and anything that's in the door thaws. I've lost so many groceries already because of this. I have three teenage boys and a husband to feed, so groceries are too expensive (and hard to find!) to keep losing. My house fridge/freezer just isn't big enough to store enough groceries for even a week, so I have to keep a freezer going.
I spent the better part of a Saturday morning shopping for a new freezer...only to learn that COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on yet another "non-essential" business, and no one has freezers until "maybe November", or even next year. Ugh. Looks like time to repair this poor freezer.
After thoroughly reading the reviews, I decided to take the plunge and order this gasket. When I got the gasket, it was in a huge box, packed very well. I did notice one corner of the gasket wasn't quite sealed (meaning a tear about 1/4" long), but after deciding it's got to be better than what's on my freezer, I went ahead and laid the gasket out on the living room floor. It sat in the floor for two days, to warm up a bit, and I was too lazy to put it on the freezer right away. Today, I finally got the blow dryer out, and took maybe 10 minutes to blow hot air onto the gasket, all the way around, which took the last of the wrinkles out of it. One of my sons helped me change out the gasket, as you really need an extra set of hands to juggle everything.
We completely cleaned out the freezer, scraped all the ice out (the top shelf was seriously 4" deep in ice), and put the new gasket on. It went on super easy, and honestly fit better than the one I took off. I have two baby-proof latches on my freezer door, as the door wasn't staying shut (that's how bad the old gasket was). After putting the new gasket on, and latching the baby latches, I noticed only one area that was wrinkled/had an indention. I had my son get the blow dryer after it (from reading reviews), and it helped straighten the area really fast. I left the freezer alone for about 3 hours. When I undid the baby latches, the door didn't pop open (yay!), and took some strength to actually open it (that's great!). When I opened the freezer, it was way colder than I've felt it in a while. When I closed the door, you could actually hear air hissing out as it sealed shut (like it did when I first bought it), and I actually don't HAVE to latch the baby latches anymore.
Easy fix, so worth the savings, and my freezer is doing better than it has in years!
| Manufacturer | Frigidaire |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 5304507199 |
| Item Weight | 1.8 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 65 x 31 x 0.5 inches |
| Item model number | 5304507199 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Color | White |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Batteries Included? | No |
| Batteries Required? | No |
