How to make sure your Bushman DC-L Series upright fridge closes properly

Check the door alignment

You can easily check your door alignment by opening and closing your fridge and freezer doors and making sure they move freely without restriction. If your door is rubbing anywhere, or has resistance especially in the last few centimeters before closing, you will need to adjust your hinges as follows: 

Adjusting the door hinges

1. Slide your fridge forward so you can access the top, middle and bottom hinges.
2. Loosen all hinge bolts half a turn so they are still finger tight.
3. Align the freezer door first until it is square with the fridge cabinet, by twisting the door into position and manipulating the position of the top and middle hinges.
4. Tighten the top hinge screws fully.
5. Align the main door until it is square with the fridge cabinet, also by twisting the door into position and manipulating the position of the bottom and middle hinges.
6. Tighten the bottom hinge screws fully.
7. Tighten the middle hinge screws fully.
8. Double check that both doors open and close freely without rubbing on anything, especially in the last few centimetres. Both doors should close freely without any extra force.

Resetting the rubber door seals

When the doors are closed, visually inspect the rubber seals to make sure they are making a smooth line of contact all the way around each door. Even a small bump or gap will let air get inside the fridge and ice will build up quickly. This issue is most prominent when the door has been removed at some stage (often during installation, or when the hinges have been swapped to the LHS). Use the instructions below to realign the seals.

1. With the fridge door closed, start from a corner, gently heat up the rubber seal with light heat from a heat gun (be careful not to overheat the rubber or it will melt). As the rubber heats up, the magnets inside will pull the seal towards the fridge cabinet. Using this method you will be able to close a gap up to 15mm wide. Slowly work your way along the rubber from one corner, all the way around the fridge door, until it is fully sealed.
2. Leave the fridge door closed in this position for 10 minutes for the seal to cool down in this position.

Once the fridge door is done, you can move onto the freezer door. Repeat the exact same process for the freezer door. Make sure you leave the freezer door closed for 10 minutes so the seal can cool in this new position.