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Pablito Dos  
#1 Posted : Sunday, August 12, 2012 6:34:42 AM(UTC)
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Received two new seals and installed them. Neither seems to have enough magnetism to hold the door closed.
We cleaned all the areas where the seal touches. Is there something we are overlooking?
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richappy  
#2 Posted : Sunday, August 12, 2012 8:33:48 AM(UTC)
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Use a hair dryer to get the kinks out. Sometimes you need to adjust the door screws to get the warp out of the door. Best to install gasket with the door on a flat surface.
Pablito Dos  
#3 Posted : Sunday, August 12, 2012 9:34:13 AM(UTC)
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All kinks have been removed from the gasket. The problem is the absence of enough magnetism to hold the da thin filoor closed. Two new gaskets have been tried and tested for magnetic pull. There is so little that it's close to none. The little refrigerator door magnets have more pull.

Would a thin film of petroleum jelly help?

What would?
richappy  
#4 Posted : Sunday, August 12, 2012 3:58:33 PM(UTC)
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I would compare them to the old gaskets, if much weaker, send them back.
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