Dometic fridge door fallen off!

[Bryan Mc]

My fridge door fell off a couple of days ago and I discovered that the hole on the top of the door that the hinge pin goes in has cracked and has previously been repaired, unsuccesfully it turns out. It is a model RMS 8551 - any suggestions about sourcing a spare part or doing a better fix?

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

I would make a plate to fit over the top of the damage . Clean off all the old glue clean up the cracked surfaces with a fine scraper and buy a 2 pack epoxy resin glue. Press it into the cracks and clamp it up until set. Clean any surplus off and then fix and glue on a new top plate. Aluminium would be better.

 

[Nanniemate]

I was going to suggest caravan breakers

Or there are a few on here that have replaced fridges

I bet they are in sheds all around the country, not working but with perfectly good doors

 

[TGL]

My fridge door fell off a couple of days ago and I discovered that the hole on the top of the door that the hinge pin goes in has cracked and has previously been repaired, unsuccesfully it turns out. It is a model RMS 8551 - any suggestions about sourcing a spare part or doing a better fix?



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Remove the top plate, including the hinge housing and get the whole part 3D scanned and printed in carbon (for strength). There are several 3D print shops on the internet.

 

[Bryan Mc]

Thanks for all the suggestions....In the end I repaired it using glass fibre/expoy resin paste, to rebuild the pin connector hole. This needed to be built around a drill piece covered in shrink wrap to help in place while the expoy set, then removed to leave a hole for the retaining pin.

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

That's probably the easiest fridge fix you will ever have with a dometic fridge