Fridge/Freezer door opening while driving
OK, I have searched high and low on the entire OR forum and found nothing regarding this problem. Surely I'm not the only one of this planet to have this problem! If anyone has a link please post. ...
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We had a similar problem with our '84 Class C. Although equipped with a (worn out) door lock/latch midway between the Dometic fridge and freezer doors; the doors would both swing open while travelling. The latch is good for keeping the doors slightly open during storage, but that's about it.
The doors are hinged on the left and have holes on the right side which I suspect could be used for reversing the door opening/hinges. I cut some common nails to length and use these nails to keep both doors shut in transit.
First picture shows the (lower) fridge door with a nail cut as short to allow the freezer door to close completely above (on top of) it.
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The second photo shows another cut (common) nail to keep the freezer door shut during transit. The nail was shortened to allow the cupboard above to open and have something to grab.
I had to drill a hole through the plastic top cover from the bottom up, using the metalwork's hole as a guide, to make this work.
Click For Full-Size Image.
I was worried I'd loose these nails as they are not tethered to the fridge. But we still have them, four years later.
The doors are hinged on the left and have holes on the right side which I suspect could be used for reversing the door opening/hinges. I cut some common nails to length and use these nails to keep both doors shut in transit.
First picture shows the (lower) fridge door with a nail cut as short to allow the freezer door to close completely above (on top of) it.
Click For Full-Size Image.The second photo shows another cut (common) nail to keep the freezer door shut during transit. The nail was shortened to allow the cupboard above to open and have something to grab.
I had to drill a hole through the plastic top cover from the bottom up, using the metalwork's hole as a guide, to make this work.
Click For Full-Size Image.I was worried I'd loose these nails as they are not tethered to the fridge. But we still have them, four years later.
