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Heat is escaping from top & top of the sides of the oven door when it is closed & the oven is on. Is there an adjustment to the door assembly which may fix this?

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I haven't heard of an adjustment for the door hinges before. The assembly has 2 heavy springs and when these wear out/lose their stiffness the problem you have occurs. Normally the only fix is to install new springs.

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