Good glue to withstand heat and weight?
Hello everyone! I’m having an issue where the front panel of my dometic fridge keeps sliding down. It’s no harm to anything other than one extra layer of insulation. I tried some heavy duty double si...
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rhetthughes wrote:
Thank you all for the advice! I’ve started by calling Dometic. They want me to send pictures to see if it is an issue on their end or the camper manufacturer (basically said that the panels are often installed at the rv factory to match the decor, and not something that dometic does. So could definitely be a faulty installation at the rv factory.
"So could definitely be a faulty installation at the rv factory."
No way! (this is sarcasm)
IMO, Dometic, and other manufacturers recognize the concepts of differential thermal expansion and expansion/contraction due to humidity. Their door design reflects this. When the refrigerator is working, the door(s) expands and contracts with temperature as compared to when it is shut off. The same condition occurs due to changes in humidity. The door skin (decorative wood or plastic panel) does also, but, at different rates than the door. When large enough, these expansion forces are strong enough to break welds in a nuclear reactor. So, thinking that a little tape, glue, or whatever is going to hold tight is, at best, wishful thinking. If the door skin rattles during driving, you may need to dampen the noise with a piece or two of some type of adhesive but the door skin should be held in place with the moldings on the edge of the door. Check the initial fitment of the door panel. Without seeing it, my guess is that it may have been undercut/overcut at the RV factory or may be an incompatible material or thickness.
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