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My fridge door has got an annoying habit of swinging open. I fear the stock catch is not up to the job. Has anyone got any good tips for fitting a more secure catch that doesn't look too bad and keeps the door closed under all circumstances?

Thanks in advance.

Fix the stock catch.....they are brilliant.

Yes, but I cannot really see what is wrong with it! The little wedge goes in and out and appears to engage with the clip on the door frame. It needs a positive shove to close with a bit of a click, and then it suddenly swings open the motorway and my tinnies start rolling out. I might just need to fettle it I suppose, but I thought of fitting some sort of external door/window catch so there is no chance at all of it's opening until I say so.

Mark S wrote:Yes, but I cannot really see what is wrong with it!

Take the fridge surround panel off - lift the door off it's hinges, then there's just a few screws, all hidden behind those visible caps. With it off, put the door back onto the panel, and you should see from the back ("inside the fridge") exactly how well it is or isn't latching.

But - as Keith said - the original works just fine. Despite a lot of rough-road provocation, ours only opened once in the whole trip - and that was in traffic on smooth tarmac, because we'd not closed it properly with the fridge overfull after a supermarket stop, and quite a bit of weight in the door shelf.