H42 freezer lid seal

[eianm]

I have spend the last few years trying everything to seal the lid of my freezer, but I still get loads of atmospheric moisture sucking into the freezer through the lid and eventually freezing the lid closed after enough ice build up.
Would love to hear from anyone who may have actually succeeded on achieving a proper air tight seal please!

 

[Terry Cox]

Hi Eian, sorry for your frustration. I left the original seal on our freezer and refrigerator alone, but added the following to both: https://www.amazon.com/Duck-284427-Adhesive-Weatherstrip-16-Inch/dp/B0025KUSXC I applied the weather stripping to the freezer and refrigerator base/rim as opposed to the lid.

That seemed to cure our problem. I will get some frost build up, but it usually takes a full year or more before it is time to defrost. Our freezer needs a defrost, but it has been about two years since the last time I did it.

 

[eianm]

Terry- thanks for commenting- but do you mean you applied this tape to the base of the freezer- where the lid seals? Did you place it so the factory seals onto this or is it next to the factory seal to provide a second seal?

 

[Terry Cox]

Terry- thanks for commenting- but do you mean you applied this tape to the base of the freezer- where the lid seals? Did you place it so the factory seals onto this or is it next to the factory seal to provide a second seal?

Hi Eian, yes to the base of both units, and I placed it so the factory seals onto the new. Before placing the new seal I used a dollar bill to determine where gaps existed between the seal and base. The new tape closed those gaps. Hope this helps.

 

[eianm]

thanks- going to try that!

 

[eianm]

SUCCESS!! I applied a soft foam strip- 1" wide by 3/16" thick onto the edge where the factory seal closes. As the width is 1" the overhang folds down into the cabinet and forms a secondary seal for the tapered sides of the lid- I will post some pics later, but after years of fiddling about- its great to have a good effective seal!

 

[Terry Cox]

SUCCESS!!

Always nice to hear good news. Hope that solves the problem. It did for us.

 

[rfrye1]

Yes EIANM. Pictures please. "a picture is worth 1000 words".....
I resealed my unit on my H376 too a several years ago, but your description sounds a little different.
thanks. Bob

 

[eianm]

sorry- been away for a week at a boat show- will get pics online later today

 

[Terry Cox]

sorry- been away for a week at a boat show- will get pics online later today

Here is what mine look like:

Photo below shows the original grey stuff installed by Hunter.

A closeup of the grey stuff.

Big box store quarter inch thick by half inch wide self adhesive foam weather stripping installed on reefer sill.

The grey stuff closes down on the weather stripping, which eliminates the small gaps that were evident using a dollar bill test. Did this several years ago and it has greatly reduced the frost buildup and cooling cycles.

 

[Don Lucas]

I find the weather stripping works better if you don't cut it to make each side, but instead do it in one long continuous run. You probably will have to disconnect the strut so you can open the lid all the way in order to get both hands in to place it.

 

[Terry Cox]

I find the weather stripping works better if you don't cut it to make each side, but instead do it in one long continuous run. You probably will have to disconnect the strut so you can open the lid all the way in order to get both hands in to place it.

Makes sense, Don. Thanks for the tip.

 

[eianm]

Here are 2 pics of my over sized open cell foam seal that folds down into the cabinet

 

[eianm]

sorry about my delay- its winter here! I have finally found and fixed my air leak into my freezer- it was the front fridge door- I used the exact same soft open cell foam as recommended by Terry Cox for the original factory seal to seal on ( stuck the foam strip onto the timber where the factory seal contacts) did this about 6 weeks ago and I have virtually no frost build up on my Eutectic plates and I have minus 12C in my freezer- its taken 10 years, but I WON!

 

[Terry Cox]

Hi Eian, glad to hear the good news. A simple solution that worked. But those Corona Extras sure had my mouth drooling for a cold one. Got to be beer-30 someplace.