Refrigerator - Door or Drawer Hard To Open

When you open the fresh food or freezer door or drawer on your refrigerator, warm air rushes inside. When you close the door or drawer, all the warm air rushes to the evaporator, which in turn creates a vacuum. If you close one of the doors but then need to open one again right away, the vacuum makes the doors hard to open for about 10 to 15 seconds after closing. Once the air equalizes, the door or drawer will open as normal again.

 

If your doors or drawers are always hard to open:

• Try rubbing paraffin wax or petroleum jelly along the edges of the entire gasket. Paraffin wax is used for canning and is safe for use around food.

• Do not use candle wax as it may contain chemicals that are not safe for use around food.