[Jane Wolf]

My chest freezer (non-self defrost) began building up ice where the door seal meets the top as soon as I brought it home. The rest of the freezer (after two years of use) has just now reached the point where I need to defrost it.

The door is only opened once a week or so. Every time I open the door I scrape the ice off that spot, thinking that the buildup will prevent a proper seal. The seal in that one spot does not appear to be defective.

I'd like that one spot of ice to go away, since it is annoying to have to repeatedly scrape away the ice. And I never do manage to remove all of it.

Any suggestions?

Jane

[PS Staff - Sheila]

Can you please verify your model number?

It should be on a tag on the back of the freezer with the serial number.

[Jane Wolf]

The tag on the back says Model # MCCF5W. There is another number also: Ma41322W507140358

[PS Staff - Sheila]

I am not sure why your model number will not go in our database but I will try to help you fix your problem.

There is an air leek in that area of the gasket.

If you have what is known as a foamed in place gasket you may need to seal it with some food grade silicon.

If when you pull the gasket back you don't see any screws this is what you have.

The gasket goes in a track in the liner. This is where you would want to put the silicon.

If there are screw then it is not a foam in place gasket.

[Jane Wolf]

I don't see any screws, so it must be a foamed in place gasket. I'll try to find some "food grade" silicon.

Meantime, I'll defrost the freezer and allow it to dry out. I need to give you the best description I can of precisely where the ice forms. It is a section about four inches long, on the top edge of the freezer, inside from where the gasket meets. You don't see the ice until you open the door. Hope that's a little more clear. Thanks for you help.

[PS Staff - Sheila]

When you get the silicon pull the gasket out in that area and run a small bead in the channel.

Push the gasket back in place.

Drying time is usually 24 hour but read the tube.