Cabinet Locks

[SharonM]

Norm, I barely know what an o-ring is. how did you use one to secure your fridge door?

S.

[peterh]

We've been using a completely different approach to keeping most of our Scamp 5er's cabinet doors closed. For the last several (5) years, we've used high power Neodymium magnets to latch our doors shut, and they've done really very well. Even when I've taken the trailer up badly rutted backroads, the cabinets have stayed closed.




I wrote a post about them a while back:
http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f...tml#post137918

[honda03842]

Sharon,

An O-ting is a black rubber ring. They come in all sizes at virtually every small harware store, usually about 25 cents. I put a small hook into the edge of the fridge door and clip the O ring over the top of the standard fridge door lock..

I'll post a picture in the morning.

My fridge has a little swing plastic piece that's supposed to hold the fridge closed when traveling but after 22 years.....

[SharonM]

thank you Norm -- I KNOW I will need to secure fridge door before I hit the road. I can "feel" it!!! Looking forward to pics, altho we have different size fridges.

S.

[honda03842]

We use magnets to hold our home built screen door against the cabinet wall when open.

Similarly we use magnets to hold the door in the closed position. They are not as strong as those you purchased. Our screen door is very light, not more than the weight of a window screem.

[Glenn Baglo]

Got bungee cord selection, with plastic hooks, at Canadian Tire.
Seems to work.

[honda03842]

We used to use Bungees.

[Glenn Baglo]

I hear that screws leave holes.

[honda03842]

Definitely a disadvantage; Peter's magnet solution is a resonable alternative.

[honda03842]

Sharon.
Here's the picture of our fridge lock and o-ring. The grey mechanism at the top is the original lock. I just wrap the o-ring around it.

[SharonM]

thx Norm -- now i have a concept of what you did. was having trouble envisioning it.

S.