When is the last time, you probably have cleaned your gaskets (door seal)? For most people the answer is not recently. Most of us take our refrigerators for granted and assume that it will keep our groceries fresh and cool. Unfortunately, without a little care our refrigerator will start losing its efficiency and performance. Cleaning refrigerator gaskets (door seal) is the most important maintenance task, but it is often unnoticed.
In addition to that, gaskets are basically a flexible rubber seal that is enclosed around the edges of refrigerator door and keep the cooling inside. If something falls in a way that it touches the gasket seals, its very important to clean it up immediately before it decreases the quality and efficiency of seal. Whereas, dry or crack gaskets will start increasing the workload on compressor which shorten the lifespan of your appliance.
Furthermore, you can go for a microfiber cloth or a toothbrush and start gently wiping the gaskets. Toothbrush will easily take out all particles. Once done with the cleaning process, wipe off with a paper towel to remove excessive moisture.
After wiping off, there is a handy trick that will improve performance of your gaskets. All you need to apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly. It will prevent your gasket from drying. It get dried shrink and hard with the passage of time as it is made up of synthetic rubber. This is the super best solution to get rid of.
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