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PersonGwenC
23/8/2016 at 5:38pm
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Help! I have a 2010 Bailey Pegasus 534 and the lower hinge plastic bracket broke. The service centre said that it was unrepairable and that i would need a new fridge at over £700 plus fitting etc. This seems crazy!
I continued to use the fridge on holiday for 3 weeks and now both the pin holes in the door at top and bottom are grossly enlarged.
It seem to me that I could remove the fridge and fabricate metal hinge pin brackets and pin locators for a few pounds rather than fork out a ridiculous amount of money because of an obvious design fault.
Can anyone tell me how to remove the fridge please?


Persontango55
23/8/2016 at 6:11pm
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The fridge can't be replaced actually as it's wider than the doorway and if you check the size you will find this is right. When a caravan is constructed they fit the all the cupboards, fridge, cooker and toilet etc. to the walls then tip the wall upright then fix it to the timber floor.
The way to remove the fridge for repair is if you open the fridge door there are 4 x plastic caps (2 on the left and 2 on the right) which have to be unscrewed and then the fridge should be free to move forward. However, there is a gas connection at the rear so you may have to remove one of the fridge vents to gain access to the nut.


PersonAndy9-5
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There are instructions on how to remove a fridge on YouTube


PersonGwenC
23/8/2016 at 6:26pm
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Many thanks Tango55 and Andy9-5.

Removal of the fridge from the caravan may not be a problem as I can work on it inside the van.

As for removal entirely, I wonder if it would go through the front window? Must check dimensions.

BTW if you are wondering, its my wife who registered for me as I was busy cursing Dometic at the time!

GeoffC


Personblueexpo97
23/8/2016 at 6:46pm
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It would seem strange that you can buy replacement caravan fridges but you can't actually change them out.

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Persontango55
23/8/2016 at 7:30pm
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Quote: Originally posted by GwenC on 23/8/2016
Many thanks Tango55 and Andy9-5.

Removal of the fridge from the caravan may not be a problem as I can work on it inside the van.

As for removal entirely, I wonder if it would go through the front window? Must check dimensions.

BTW if you are wondering, its my wife who registered for me as I was busy cursing Dometic at the time!

GeoffC


It could well possibly go through the front window but without measuring it it's anyone's guess. However, the information I got was from someone who who bought a brand new caravan about 4 years ago and had an ongoing problem with the Dometic fridge to which the dealer had the caravan back and undertook a repair but it wasn't solved. When I asked about having a new fridge installed under the warranty the answer was that a caravan fridge is too big to go through the door and that's why they can't replace it. Finally, an engineer on behalf of the dealer had to attend their home address to undertake a second repair which I believe resulted in success.


Personbkb44b
27/8/2016 at 9:40am
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Just a wild thought to consider and probably discard. Can you make a hinge bracket that will fit to the floor rather than to the fridge. This would save you having to remove the fridge.


Personmacquatic
27/8/2016 at 10:41am
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YouTube video HERE
It's actually instructions on how to service the fridge but it shows how to remove and replace it, so hopefully should help.

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Personmadz
27/8/2016 at 11:06pm
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We had our fridge replaced under warranty last year so it can definitely be done.

I can agree if we had been paying the bill we wouldn't be paying the high cost.

Good luck with your hinge, hope you get it sorted.


PersonGwenC
29/8/2016 at 9:22am
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Many thanks everyone. I will certainly give it a go at removing the fridge.


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Personrpbert1
18/9/2016 at 5:38pm
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i have a Bailey Senator, and my fridge has went the same only the top hinge, not exactly hinge, but where the hinge pin fits in. i am in the process of taking the door off, and repairing it myself, yet to decide what i will use till i get it off. its easy enough taking the door off, and i am not paying extortinate prices to fix it, as you cannot see it, and when i fix it will hopefully still be working if i ever sell it



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