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Did you realise that if you have a faulty oven door seal, it could be costing you money when it comes to your utility bills? This is because the cooker door seal is designed to help keep hot air in the oven cavity, so if your current door seal is no longer doing this, it may mean you will have to keep your oven on for longer, which in turn will lead to higher utility bills! If you have a damaged door seal, there may be much needed hot air escaping from your oven cavity. So not only will your cooking be disrupted, it will also add to the cost of running your appliance, which we don’t want to happen!

If you haven’t already gathered, oven door seals are rather important parts when it comes to your cooker operating efficiently. It also acts as a buffer when you are opening and closing the cooker door, stopping any exposed glass and metal from making contact with each other. So if your current oven door seal has been attached to your cooker door for many years, it may start to become loose and this will cause it to not fit properly, therefore not forming a secure seal around the edge of your cooker door.

A cooker door seal comes in many forms, it can 3 or 4 sided, and can be attached to your cooker door by hooks that come with the part or small clips that are already attached to the seal itself. Once attached to your cooker door, you will notice a significant difference in the performance of your cooker.

If you need a new cooker door seal for your appliance, don’t hold off any longer! Take a look at our fantastic range of cooker door seals here, suitable for many appliances including Cannon, New World, Parkinson Cowan and Stoves, plus many more!

Two contrasting oven door seals

Replacing your oven door seal is a pretty straightforward process: unhook the old one, replace it with new one, and you're pretty much done!

Of course, the part before that - finding and purchasing the right seal for your oven - threatens to be slightly more complicated. As with any cooker part, the wide range of brands and models on the market can make things very confusing, and then there's the question of whether you want a 3-sided seal or a 4-sided seal. Unless you own a triangular oven, you might well assume that you need four sides, but unfortunately that's not quite how it works.

The good news is that we're here to make it simple. Our snazzy search filters allow you to specify your cooker's brand and model number to make sure you're shopping for the right stuff. As for the 3/4 sides issue...well, we'll clear that one up for you right now:

A 4-sided oven door seal will completely seal up the space around your oven door, keeping the heat in and making the whole operation a lot more energy-efficient. An oven with a broken door seal will take much longer to reach the designated temperature, and the longer your oven is on, the more energy you'll use and the higher your utility bill will be at the end of the month. With that in mind, it's not hard to see why you should seal up your oven! However...
Some ovens aren't supposed to be sealed up completely. These appliances draw air in through the bottom of the oven door, and that's why the 3-sided oven door seal exists: for ovens (mostly gas ovens) that rely on that gap at the bottom. Oh, and don't worry - since heat rises, very little heat is lost through the lower, unsealed side.

Hopefully, this explains the importance of establishing whether your oven needs a 3- or 4-sided seal. If you're interested in ordering one of our universal oven door seal kits, please bear in mind that, while they are compatible with the vast majority of appliances, they are not suitable for:

Ovens with curved corners
Ovens with more than one hole at each corner

Check your appliance first to avoid disappointment!

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