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Is anyone else coming across door seals not meeting properly on the corner opposite the hinge ,I went to another one today .
The only remedy seems to be to adjust the foot the door then re aligns but the cabinet rocks .
just curious
LawrenceNot seen one in a few years now Lawrence but I do know that there was an issue with the doors not sealing at one point and the only cure was to change them at the time.
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Re: Smeg fridge/frzr FAB range
I had this a lot with Servis F/Frzrs and changed doors to no avail I eventually sussed that they were being delivered and just being put into place without any adjustment to the feet then the cabinet would distort .
I wonder if this is what is happening with these plus the doors are heavy beyond belief !
Lawrenceyour right on the smegs the chassis bends by changing the door its a temp fix which lasts a month then its back.
Still an issue and will always be an issue the doors are to heavy for that little boneless chassis.
Re: Smeg fridge/frzr FAB range
Any one else had the below from Smeg ,I have done one as they suggest and it has now come back as door not sealing
I am curious has anyone had a succesful repair ?
LawrenceREPORTED FAULT
Doors not closing or sealing correctly.Do not order doors! (Unless damaged)
It has been proven from field returns of product exchanges to Italy, that the fault of poor sealing
of doors and poor performance is directly related to the installation of the product on delivery
when not correctly leveled. In particular FAB28 models!
Fault
If poorly installed on an uneven floor the cabinet will twist, as it is loaded and comes down to
temperature. As this happens to the cabinet and not to the door, a situation develops where the
door is noticeably not sealing as the cabinet slowly settles over square.
Correction of the cabinet itself to level, while loaded and at low temperature, will not correct the
fault as the cabinet remains in its deformed shape. Despite the feet being altered while the door
is still square.
Solution
Any appliance showing these symptoms should first have the customer made aware of the likely
fault with the appliance . And that the method of correction will require the appliance to be fully
unloaded, defrosted and returned to room temperature before the leveling correction process is
undertaken.
Action
The appliance should be leveled with the wind down foot adjustment at the front and rear.
(If the appliance is a later model they can be fitted with two rollers at the back) if necessary
to obtain a good level and square appliance on a poor floor the feet or rollers can be removed
providing it does not offer damage to the flooring .The door seals may well have been compressed during this fault and should be persuaded back
into their original shape with warm water and / or a hair dryer, and gently pulling them in the direction required
starting first at the outer door edge.
It is essential that the cabinet sits on a firm and level surface as is said in the user instruction book.
The new technology in production of the doors makes twisted doors most unlikely!
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