Norcold Fridge Door falling off??
Hi All, Anyone else in here have a Norcold Fridge door fall off because the tiny plastic bottom hinge broke?
Forum Discussion
There's a good thread here where ron.dittmer shows what he did with his Norcold doors. The "Kit" form Norcold contains two metal reinforcements for the plastic. One Right, one Left. Most of us use only the one matching how the large fridge door is hung, Right or Left.
The unused reinforcement can do an Upper corner. What Ron did was get two kits and reinforce the small freezer door as well.
I went to reinforce ours, and found that our N811, 2002 vintage, has a different door and hinge arrangement. Worked with Ron to confirm this, sent Kit back. Norcold will tell you the Kit reinforces every door (at least N Series) but actually, ain't true.
I have not tried this, but I'm thinking it'd be helpful to put a shim under the door for travel. Paint stir stick, maybe. If Home Depot's is a little thick, try Lowe's, or too thin, try a piece of the stirrer for 5-gallon... Keep the weight from pounding on the hinge as we bounce down the road.
The unused reinforcement can do an Upper corner. What Ron did was get two kits and reinforce the small freezer door as well.
I went to reinforce ours, and found that our N811, 2002 vintage, has a different door and hinge arrangement. Worked with Ron to confirm this, sent Kit back. Norcold will tell you the Kit reinforces every door (at least N Series) but actually, ain't true.
I have not tried this, but I'm thinking it'd be helpful to put a shim under the door for travel. Paint stir stick, maybe. If Home Depot's is a little thick, try Lowe's, or too thin, try a piece of the stirrer for 5-gallon... Keep the weight from pounding on the hinge as we bounce down the road.
