Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
 
 


Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 10-06-2014, 04:44 PM   #1
Joezilla
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 163
Residential fridge doors??

How do you keep the refrigerator doors closed when traveling?

We are at Paul Cross RV getting the residential fridge installed among other things. After day 1, the fridge is in. No trim yet, but Kay told us that we needed to get something to keep the doors closed.

What do you use? velcro, child locks, bungie cord???

Already loving this fridge even though we can't put anything in it tonight. It looks absolutely massive. It is the 3 door Samsung.

Joe
__________________

Joezilla is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-06-2014, 08:53 PM   #2
billr
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 857
Joe

I made two straps from thin webbing like for tie downs... One for fridge and one for freezer. Installed snaps on the ends and attch male snap ends around the corner of fridge and one end of slide trim. Out of the way and hardly seen. Just snap the straps on when traveling. Keeps them closed just fine. I forgot them once....not good.

Bill
__________________

__________________
Bill and Joan
4 Collie pups
05 M/S 38RL3 #2046
01 Volvo VNL770
05 Smart Passion Loaded piggyback
https://picasaweb.google.com/billandjoan
Weigh-It Portable RV Scales
https://www.weighitrv.com
billr is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2014, 08:00 AM   #3
netjam
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Canadian on the Road
Posts: 101
Have a 3 door similar to yours. (Fisher & Paykel but same door layout as your Samsung) I have a 2" tie down strap that goes from the top of the fridge down the center (covering the opening of the 2 fridge doors and the bottom freezer door) attaching to a drawer pull under the fridge. Designed it before putting the fridge in place. Mounted the fridge on a platform 2" above the floor so that the drawer pull could be attached to the trim below the fridge. You don't need much to ensure the doors remain closed. I think if I did nothing the doors would remain closed during travel.
__________________
2012 F-350
2011 Escalade 37RE
netjam is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2014, 09:47 PM   #4
Joezilla
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 163
I solved the fridge door problem with a visit to DRV. I asked for someone from parts. The person that came down was Greg Wheldon. He said they were very busy unloading pallets in the back and that it would be at least an hour before someone could help me. I simply asked if there was anyone I could talk to and showed him the picture of the Z bracket that DRV provides with all residential refrigerators. I told him my story about owning #6011 and having Paul Cross install a residential refrigerator in our unit. He said that if the bracket came with the refrigerators, he would have no extras, but said he had a couple of things to finish first and then would check.

I was totally shocked when about 5 minutes later, he came through the door again with a Z bracket and the velcro strap for the upper handles. I asked him how much did I owe. He just simply said he had no idea how much to charge, and to just consider it "on the house". I thanked him profusely and was on my way.

DRV is a GREAT company!!

Joe
Joezilla is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-08-2014, 08:21 AM   #5
billr
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 857
Right place right time! Gotta love it! That should work nicely!
__________________
Bill and Joan
4 Collie pups
05 M/S 38RL3 #2046
01 Volvo VNL770
05 Smart Passion Loaded piggyback
https://picasaweb.google.com/billandjoan
Weigh-It Portable RV Scales
https://www.weighitrv.com
billr is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-08-2014, 08:20 PM   #6
wingnut60
Site Team
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Where we park it
Posts: 2,838
I have been supplied several small items on my near-10-yr-old unit by DRV, at no charge. Great service.
Joe
__________________

__________________
2016 Tiffin 40 QBH
2015 38RSSA, traded
2005 TK3 #1869, 10 yrs of memories,
2017 F450 KR--one more Ford is it
2009 F450 4x4-died; 2010 F450-retired
wingnut60 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:53 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
×