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Freezer - top shelf frosted over -- poor cooling through rest of freezer

Could the frosting over on the top shelf be related to a bad seal or more of a compression issue? No odd noises or knocking is coming from freezer and it doesn't appear to "stay running". It is ten years old

Anonymous Aug 17, 2008

have examined the seala on the door closely and cleaned it well, but it still is not freezing anything on the top shelf.

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Hi yadak,
Happy to help.

You may need a new door seal.
But they are not easy to put on properly
and I would not recommend spending a lot of money on a ten year old freezer!
the new ones are much more energy efficient and will save you a lot of money!

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