Frigidaire 241786013 Refrigerator Door Gasket OEM Part

Walk into the kitchen on 21 Sep. Eight year old Frigidaire refrigerator appears to be short cycling, controls are nonfunctional. Unplug it for a few minutes, plug it back in, appears to return to normal function. Return to kitchen half hour 45 minutes later it's short cycling again. Panel has codes on it (S or 5 E CE, later that changes to S or 5 Y CE). Research of codes says replace main board and control board. Not sure where this main board is. 22 Sep call appliance repair. "Soonest we can schedule you is 02 OCT. I'll add you to the wait list in case someone cancels." 28 Sep call appliance repair and have them add replacing refrigerator door gasket to work order. I figure the tech can at least replace the gasket on Monday even if parts are still needed for the rest. Tech will be here after 0900 and before 1300. (Yeah after 30 years 24 hour format isn't habit it's the way it is.) 02 Oct Tech calls at 1230, he'll be here soon. Tech gets here, show him refrigerator. He pops the grill off, pulls the main board (Now I know where it is.) checks all the connections, pops the control board, checks those connections, asks "Has the fan been running?" "Yes when it runs the fan has been running." (For the past week and 1/2 the refrigerator has functioned maybe 3 - 4 hours of 24), Pulls the fan and checks the connections. (Now I know how that comes apart too.) Tech, "Sometimes the fan stops talking to the main board." Me "I searched the codes. What I found recommended changing the main board and the control board." Tech "Could be just the fan.", Me "Replace all three and the door gasket.", Tech looks at door gasket to see that it really needs to be replaced. (I did not roll my eyes.) Tech, "Okay. I'll look up the parts and let you know., Do you want to plug it back in?" Me "No, leave it unplugged. Great! Have a safe afternoon." He was here maybe 45 minutes. Tuesday passes no call. Wednesday, 04 Oct, 0905 call appliance repair. "Your Tech 'Tech's name' was here on Monday. I told him to replace the main board, control board, the fan and the refrigerator door gasket. He was supposed to get back to me with a price." Them "I'll get in touch with him and call you back." Me "Thank you." Appliance repair calls back at 1052. "Parts, service call, labor works out to $625 (there abouts)." Me "That will work, do it.", Them "We'll get the parts ordered and schedule you when they arrive." Me "Great! Thank you very much." Monday, 16 Oct, 1200 Times up. Place order for replacement parts with AppliancePartsPros.com, next day delivery, $625 (there abouts). Tuesday, 17 Oct, 1727 Parts delivered via FedEx. Wednesday, 18 Oct, 1306 sent the following to my bride "Alrighty then. All put back together, cleaned up and more putting back together. Appears to be running normally. Now we'll see if it gets cold." 1502 sent "Me thinks we be making ice." few minutes later heard ice maker dump and sent "Ayup, we be making ice." I will admit that the enclosed with the control board were tough, fine print, must have been a lawyer involved. Searched the interweb and found a full sized PDF. 21 OCT still awaiting call from appliance repair that parts have arrived and they are ready to make repair - NOT. I have been a satisfied AppliancePartsPros.com customer for a bit. Thanks!!

Replaced gasket on door

Replaced the seals

After finding the correct replacement part, I watched the installation video on the same page as the part description. I was curious as to how difficult the job was, as I had never changed a refrigerator door gasket before. The video showed a simple, but tedious procedure, so I went ahead and ordered the door gasket. As the video showed a somewhat lengthy process, I prepared by cutting out a large piece of corrugated cardboard to tape over the door opening after I had removed the door. When the new gasket arrived I inspected it, but something seemed different, so I reviewed the installation video again. My new gasket's profile was different from the one in the video, but it's length and height were an exact match to my old gasket, so I threw caution to the wind and gently pried up one section of the old gasket. Sure enough, it matched the new gasket, but not the video. The job was actually easier and quicker than what was shown in the video. The gasket has a spline on the back which just presses into a groove in the door. Just pull the old gasket out of the groove in the door, lay the new gasket on the door and align it at all four corners, and press the spline into the groove with your fingers. I think that if I had to do it again, I'd dispense with the temporary cardboard door as well as the door removal, and just open the door, rip out the old, and press in the new.

Replaced the gasket. Super easy on the Frigidaire. No tools required.