Brilio.net - Refrigerators play an important role in preserving various foods and beverages. As the refrigerator ages, its condition can experience a decline in quality in some of its parts. A decline in function often occurs in the rubber components of the refrigerator door.
The refrigerator door rubber has a vital function in maintaining the optimal temperature inside the refrigerator. Problems that often arise with refrigerator door rubber are changes in texture to become stiff and accumulation of dirt. This condition causes the door rubber to become loose so that it cannot withstand cold temperatures properly.
A practical solution to overcome the refrigerator door rubber problem can be found through the YouTube content BAHAN Info. The tutorial shared only requires one simple kitchen ingredient. This method is a more affordable alternative to using an iron or hair dryer, which not everyone has.
YouTube account owner BAHAN Info explains, make sure the refrigerator's power cord is unplugged first. If the refrigerator door rubber can be removed, this part must be removed from the refrigerator door first.
On the other hand, prepare boiling water in a pan. Well, this boiled water is the main kitchen ingredient to overcome loose refrigerator door rubber.
Immediately dip the refrigerator door rubber into the boiled water, just for a moment. According to the owner of the YouTube account BAHAN Info, the stiff refrigerator door rubber can be limp again if soaked in boiling water, so that it will be easy to stick back to the refrigerator door.
"The point is, make this rubber limp again if it is stiff," he said, quoted by BrilioFood from YouTube BAHAN Info on Wednesday (11/13).
photo: YouTube/BAHAN Info
Once the refrigerator door rubber is limp, stop the dipping process into boiling water. Then, first clean the refrigerator door rubber and the refrigerator door parts before the rubber is returned. If so, just reattach the refrigerator door rubber according to its path. Guaranteed, when the refrigerator door is closed, the rubber can stick tightly again.
photo: YouTube/BAHAN Info
The owner of the YouTube account BAHAN Info also explained that sometimes there are certain types of refrigerators whose rubber cannot be removed. The trick to overcome this is to simply wipe it with a cloth that has been dampened with hot water. After wiping for a while, the rubber is guaranteed to not be stiff anymore.
photo: YouTube/BAHAN Info
How, is the trick easy to practice? If your refrigerator door rubber is loose, try the trick as in the YouTube video BAHAN Info which has been watched 22 thousand times, come on. Peeking at the comments column, quite a few netizens are enthusiastic about asking about this trick, you know.
"How long will it last, bro?" asked YouTube @ahmadsaifudin1966 and received a reply from the video owner, "It's long lasting, bro... It's still safe from the time the video was made."
"What about 2 LG doors, bro?" added YouTube @alomorf2288 who replied, "If the rubber can be removed, you can follow this method... If the rubber cannot be removed, just wipe it with hot water so that the rubber is elastic again... The refrigerator is unplugged."