Advice on sealing icebox cover w/ box refrigerated

[Stephen Vosko]

I have refrigerated my Icebox with a Norcold unit. It works great but the corner of the cover above the plate is alwaus damp and the cover allows too much moisture to get into the box causing over-frosting on the plate. The latter forces frequent de-frostings. The box itself is well insulated nad stays nice and cold. The cover lip is quite small. Does anyone have any experience with the problem?

 

[Paul Akers]

Strip insulation

I've insulated the lid of my fridge with a narrow strip of foam rubber window insulation on the underside of the lid where it makes contact with the counter top. The strip is about 1/8" thick and 1/2" wide. This will seal out the humidity. In addition we usually keep a 2 foot square quilt on the counter top over the fridge for additional insulation. There is some frost by the end of the season, but not a major buildup.

 

[Don Alexander]

Blu Tack, Play Dough or Plasticine

My 376 has dreadful air leakage into the refrigertated boxes which were always running with water. An easy way to check the gaps round each lid is to stick little dobs of Blu Tack - or similar - round the lid opening, close the lid and open it again. The compressed height of the dobs of putty indicates the air gap and gives a clue to how much self adhesive foam will be needed.

 

[Bill Thomas]

LID SEALING

You may even find locally a good rubber seal. The ideal one has a cross sectional view like the letter "P".The leg of the "P" is fastened around the perimeter of the hatch. The The "D" portion of the "P" is what the lid compresses. The best feature of this material is that after compression by the lid, it returns to its original shape. Some of the foam materials will remain compressed and deteriorate after a short time.