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Rosemary Allen:
For those who have replaced their Norcold/Dometic refrigerators with a residential model such as the Samsung, how do you secure the doors for travel?  We are looking for suggestions.

In December, we put in the 18 cu ft Samsung and are very happy with it.  It uses less power than the Norcold.  We have a ProSine inverter in our 2001 Patriot Thunder which is PSW and so far have had no problems.  We still have 6 house batteries and will test to see if we should add more.  

This refrigerator was ordered, shipped, and installed for less than it would have cost us to replace the cooling unit on the Norcold (for the second time).  So, at this point, we are happy, but need some advice on keeping the doors secure while traveling.  Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Joel Weiss:
We had our 18 cu ft Samsung installed two years ago and we love it.

To secure the freezer drawer I am using an idea I got from someone on another forum which was to mount a small "L-bracket" to the cross-piece of the refrigerator, just above the top of the drawer. With the drawer closed then drill through a hole in the L-bracket into the plastic top of the drawer front. When we travel I drop a small hitch pin through the L-bracket into the hole in the drawer. Works like a charm and can withstand the rather large forces that a freezer full of food can create when you make a turn. I actually used two brackets evenly spaced along the drawer width. It's not as elegant as the latch our installer first used (one of the ones lots of folks here use on their cabinets) but that one didn't hold well and there was too much play in the drawer slides to be sure it would engage every time.  The hitch pin approach is secure and the L-brackets are totally invisible with the doors closed.

To keep the doors closed I stuck a small piece of this: http://www.amazon.com/Scotch-All-Weather-Fasteners-Inches-RFD7090/dp/B00347A8EO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1365890667&sr=8-3&keywords=dual+lock on both doors near the top and the bottom. When we travel my DW attaches a longer piece to the ones on the doors, bridging the gap between the doors. In 20,000 miles of travel it has worked without a problem.

Dennis Evans:
We also installed a Samsung.  I installed a cabin door hook on the side of the bottom drawer.  For the french doors we use a velco strap to secure the two handles together.  Have not had any problems.

Michael Marcocchio:
Hello we use a  a small Quick Grip Standard Bar Clamp  which holds both door tightly closed bought them at Home Deport work great and are fast on and off Clamp is made by Irwin

Jim Nichols:
Ken Sair has the most expensive lock I heard of. If you happen to see Ken ask him, he'll be overjoyed to share.

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