Home inspection standards of practice do not usually call for such inspections, but most inspectors take a look at some of the appliances. One of the first things that I look at, at the refrigerator/freezer, is the gasket on the refrigerator door. The photo below is a condition that I see, often way worse than this, at many of the refrigerators. It is, more often than not, at the refrigerator compartment and NOT at the freezer. I had an appliance repairman tell me that this is usually the result of people and their juice. They store juice in the refrigerator and it spills and splashes. Once it starts sticking to the gasket, then it ends up that the gasket tears. The refrigerator gasket above might be that same old story -- note the contents in the refrigerator in the photo below. The appliance repairman, the Maytag guy, told me that if people will simply wash that gasket weekly and after obvious spills, the torn gaskets can be avoided. Thanks for stopping by, Steven L. Smith
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Steve, you should be used to Nutsy blowing a gasket all the time.
Steve, here the appliances are supposed to convey in proper working order, and the inspectors do check them out. And yeah, fridge gaskets are often sited as too funky.
Pat,
All of us inspect them, because people expect it, but I suspect they are not in your standards of practice either. Usually more of a bonus, required because everyone is doing it.
Thanks for the heads up Steve.
Wishing you continued success.
Even the fridge can blow a gasket and lose its cool.
STeve - The gasket is usually always neglected and filthy, kind of an afterthought for every homeowner.