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Fridge problem
I've got a problem on the interior of my fridge door. There are 2 little plastic notches which hold the tray in place on the inside of the door. One of the notches has snapped off so the tray won't sit on the door anymore. I've got nowhere to put the milk!
Does any one know what I can do? The manufacturers do not have a spare part for it and I don't want to buy a new fridge. Is there anything I can use as a repair that will set as firmly as the previous plastic catch? Any ideas gratefully received!
Thanks:)
Does any one know what I can do? The manufacturers do not have a spare part for it and I don't want to buy a new fridge. Is there anything I can use as a repair that will set as firmly as the previous plastic catch? Any ideas gratefully received!
Thanks:)
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You could try one of the plastic cements they use for water pipes. It dissolves most plastics. Put some all along the edge of the tray where it touches the door and hold in place until set. It will melt the plastic so you only really get one go at it
I'll try and link a photo in the morning.
Thanks
Might be able to use a small bracket, post photos of the tray, notch, and where tray sits in fridge door.
If your fridge is less the 10 years old they tend to carry spares unless they have run out.
Meanwhile, make space, store milk on fridge shelf.
The manufacturers don't have a replacement so I've got to try and repair it or otherwise buy a new fridge which I don't want to do. I don't think a bracket would work because the door frame is plastic.
I have taken photos but I don't know how to post them here. Can someone help please?
Let us all take a look.
First, upload your photos to your PC, then sign up to this.
I use this service but there are many more image hosting programmes, some simpler to use.
hopefully, here are some photos.
sugru is the new self-setting rubber for fixing, modifying and making stuff.
Through wear and tear, fridge parts including shelves and drawers inevitably break and crack. sugru can repair these for a simple and effective fix!
Unlike superglue and other glues on the market, sugru cures to a flexible rubber so doesn't become brittle and snap.
sugru is also good for fixing your fridge because:
- it is cold proof (resistant to -60 degree celsius)
- sticks really well to the plastics used in the fridge
- strong and durable
http://sugru.com/about
Angela should use a couple of these in stainless steel, making sure the screw heads fit slide and slot on the tray and a tight fit.
I am wondering if a product called Sugru might do the job.
What is a self-tapping screw and will the plastic in the door hold it? The side bit of the door is only thin and feels a bit flimsy.
If I go the other way, can I get sugru from b and q etc. and will it just go on with a glue gun?
thank you!
Sugru is available via Amazon.
I think Faineate suggestion is great, you could modifi it by drilling through plastic and fridge door and use a couple of pan head bolts with nuts instead, it might look a little unsightly but not that bad.
That's what I would have suggested with the screws being at the top and the bottom of where the plastic ridge used to be.