Chest Freezer Door Hard To Open

When the freezer door is opened warm air rushes in side.

Chest freezer door hard to open.

It may seem like your freezer door is sticking or the fridge door seal sticking when it is really just the vacuum system doing its job. The solution is to create a tiny air gap in the door gasket. Should you find it difficult to open the door or lid to your freezer rub paraffin wax on the hinge side of the. When you close the door all the warm air rushes to the evaporator which causes a vacuum.

The door must be pulled hard before it opens. This is not uncommon when the warm air that enters the freezer with door open cools down the air molecules contract causing the lock. Posted by namlit at 10 38 pm on october 13 2019. This will cause the door to be hard to open for about 10 to 15 seconds after closing.

The door is difficult to open. When the door is opened cold air flows out of the freezer and warm humid air flows in. This reduction creates a vacuum that keeps the door closed. This can be done by placing a very small object on the lid surface so.

Allow the internal pressure to equalize before re opening the door this should take less than a 1 minute. The freezer should totally do this especially a new one with clean tight door seals. But i suspect that the freezer still had not fully defrosted and that is why the door will not open. When you open the door of a vertical freezer all the cold air flows out onto the floor of the room remember cold air is denser than warm air.

When the door is closed the warm air mixing with the cold air creates a vacuum causing the doors to be harder to re open. Opening your freezer door allows warm air to enter and cold air to escape. Sometimes a good rough opening the door move is enough to unblock the duct. When you close the door the warm air is se.

Hello donna and thanks for the inquiry about the freezer lid being hard to open. The easiest way is to turn the temperature up inside the freezer by a couple of degrees. The cold air that flows out is replaced by warm room air. Ok so if it is in fact defrosted and the door will still not open then you may have something that has fallen and is jamming the door baskets which means you will need to force the door open.

If not anything else the warm air gets chilled down rapidly and shrinks pulling the door tight. This additional heat will expand the air inside somewhat which should increase the pressure to the point where the door can. Press your finger into the inside of a corner of the door seal to release some suction and make it easier to open the door soon after closing it. Was the door just opened.