Most professional kitchens have one or more refrigerated workbenches. These usually contain both drawer seals and door seals, depending on the workbench's layout. A good seal is important for general kitchen hygiene and food safety. In addition, you save energy and maintenance costs because the cooling system does not operate unnecessarily often.
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Types of refrigerated workbench seals
A refrigerated workbench often combines multiple sealing points in one appliance, each with its own profile.
- Drawer seal: seal for the drawers of the workbench, with or without a magnet.
- Door seal: seal for the doors of the workbench, usually a push-in, flat, bead, or hollow profile.
Drawers and doors of a refrigerated workbench usually follow a fixed structure in standard sizes. The door covers the full height (1/1), and drawers are a part of that, for example, two 1/2 drawers or three 1/3 drawers. However, sizes can vary per brand and model. Therefore, always measure each seal separately.
Replacing a refrigerated workbench seal? Keep this in mind
Because a refrigerated workbench often has multiple seals simultaneously, it is good to inspect each component separately during checks. Note:
- Does the closure differ between the drawers, while the door closes properly (or vice versa)?
- Is there a specific point where you more frequently feel cold air escaping?
- Do the drawer seals show wear faster than the door seals, due to the frequency of opening and closing?
- Are there gastronorm containers in the workbench that could damage the door seal?
A refrigerated workbench with a leaking seal at one point can still cause structural energy loss, even if the other seals are still functioning correctly.
The right door seal starts with the right choice
Follow our step-by-step plan for taking measurements and determining the required profile. Always check the old profile code when replacing, so that the new profile has the same fit and closure.
Search by brand
View the overview of more than 900 brands and quickly find the corresponding seals. Is your brand or type number not listed, or is the original profile no longer available? Then see how to search for an alternative profile.
Order in a few steps
- Determine which profile is needed per component or search by brand and model
- Measure each profile separately using the step-by-step plan
- Configure the profile in the online configurator
- Place your order
Within 2 to 5 business days, we will hand over your order to the delivery service. Are you placing an order for the first time? Refrigeration technicians will then receive a sample case from us, useful for identifying profiles on-site.
No, that is not necessary. You can determine per drawer or door whether replacement is needed and order individual profiles only for the components that require replacement.
The profile within one refrigerated workbench is usually the same ex-factory, but the size can vary per drawer. And a door seal is always a combination of profile and size. A 1/3 drawer therefore needs a different seal than a 1/2 drawer or the door. Therefore, measure each drawer separately, even if it is the same workbench.
This is often due to the drawer seals, not the door. Drawers are opened and closed more frequently on average than doors, causing the seals there to wear out faster. Therefore, when there is an abnormal temperature, check not only the door but also all drawers separately.
