Factory-fix to reinforce Norcold refrigerator door hinge
I experienced a broken door hinge on my Norcold 611 2-door refrigerator/freezer; fortunately, they replaced whole door under warranty, no one got hurt, and we were only slightly inconvenienced.
I've seen many posts that this is a too-common occurrence, and some DIY fixes.
Thought it might be helpful to post that Norcold now offers a set of steel reinforcements that simply slide onto the lower edge of the door (you have to remove the door first, but that's easy). Norcold will discuss and advise, but won't sell direct, so you either need to find a local dealer (up to $45) or buy on Amazon for ~$27 (which I did). It came quickly, seems well made, and although it's tempting to try a DIY fix and save most of that money, for this price I figured I'd give the factory fix a try. Will report after our upcoming 6-mo roadtrip how it did. I have a pdf of the instruction sheet including images of the hinge repair but don't see how to import into this post.
I've seen many posts that this is a too-common occurrence, and some DIY fixes.
Thought it might be helpful to post that Norcold now offers a set of steel reinforcements that simply slide onto the lower edge of the door (you have to remove the door first, but that's easy). Norcold will discuss and advise, but won't sell direct, so you either need to find a local dealer (up to $45) or buy on Amazon for ~$27 (which I did). It came quickly, seems well made, and although it's tempting to try a DIY fix and save most of that money, for this price I figured I'd give the factory fix a try. Will report after our upcoming 6-mo roadtrip how it did. I have a pdf of the instruction sheet including images of the hinge repair but don't see how to import into this post.
