MelodicaWorld

Look also for “foam seal tape”, 1/16 or 1/8 inch thick. You want something that sticks (“self-sealing”) but doesn’t glue or have to be glued down. Weather strip, as Daren suggests, does that, though it’s a more general class of tape. It’s relatively cheap and you get a roll, so there’s plenty of room for experimentation and repeated attempts. It…Read more

I use weather strip – find a thickness that matches the seal you’re replacing, and trim the width to size

Hi, Gerald. Quite a lot has been posted here about replacing gaskets. It’s not hard to fashion a newmain gasket.You can find info on this by searching the forums. Caulking would be a last resort.

I see that this thread is already six years old. Well, I just got a used one from an online vendor. I immediately disassembled it for sanitation purposes, and it’s a PAIN to reassemble. The leaks could probably due to the seals–they are no longer supple enough to be airtight, hence the “leakiness.” Unless you have fresh gaskets for this…Read more