The Gasketeers Blog
Gasket know-how, refrigeration tips and straight answers for Boulder County kitchens.
Replacing a Commercial Gasket Yourself: When It Works and When It Costs More
A snap-in reach-in gasket is a genuine DIY job if you order the right part. Here is where that goes wrong, and what a service visit adds beyond the install.
Garrett Voss 7 min read
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Door and Seal Maintenance Across a Commercial Kitchen
Every cold door in a commercial kitchen, from walk-ins to prep table lids, with the inspection interval each one actually needs and who should be doing it.
Garrett Voss 7 min read
The Walk-In Door Maintenance Checklist for Commercial Kitchens
A printable monthly walk-in check covering seals, sweeps, thresholds, hinges, closers and latches, built from what actually fails on Boulder County doors.
Garrett Voss 6 min read
Can a Commercial Gasket Be Repaired, or Does It Need Replacing?
Small tears, lifted corners, hardened seals and dead magnets: which gasket faults can genuinely be repaired, which are wasted effort, and how to tell in two minutes.
Garrett Voss 7 min read
Cleaning Commercial Refrigerator Gaskets Without Destroying Them
The weekly routine that keeps door seals pliable, the cleaners that harden and crack vinyl, and why mould keeps coming back in the same corner of the fold.
Garrett Voss 7 min read
Gasket Mounting Profiles: Snap-In, Push-In, Screw-In and Compression
Snap-in, push-in, screw-in, compression, magnetic and hook: how to tell which profile your unit uses from one corner photo, and why it decides your options.
Garrett Voss 7 min read
Walk-In Cooler Door Problems and What Each One Is Telling You
Doors that drift open, seals that gap at the top, sweeps that drag: what each walk-in door symptom means and which part of the door actually needs the work.
Garrett Voss 7 min read
Commercial Refrigerator Door Not Sealing: Work Out Why in Five Minutes
A working order of checks for a commercial fridge door that will not seal: seal, hinge, closer, latch and frame, and which of them a new gasket actually fixes.
Garrett Voss 6 min read
Where to Find the Data Plate on Commercial Refrigeration, Brand by Brand
True, Traulsen, Turbo Air, Kolpak and more: where each manufacturer hides the data plate, which number orders the gasket, and what to photograph.
Garrett Voss 7 min read
How to Measure a Commercial Refrigerator Gasket Correctly
Measure a commercial door gasket in five minutes without ordering the wrong size, plus the two measuring conventions suppliers use and which one your quote needs.
Garrett Voss 7 min read
What Commercial Refrigerator Gasket Replacement Costs in Boulder County
Real price ranges for commercial gasket replacement in Boulder County, the five factors that move a quote, and when a custom profile costs more than a stock one.
Garrett Voss 7 min read
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Garrett Voss, Refrigeration Gasket Specialist
Servicing commercial kitchen equipment in Boulder County since 2011 — over 4,000 door seals replaced on walk-ins, reach-ins and display cases. He writes about the problems he sees in the field every week.
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