have Escape install the outside compartment door on the travel trailers upside down, that way when open they would drop down without the need to use one of those plastic hooks that seem to fall off after awhile. I believe the entire perimeter has a lip for keeping out rain, so can anyone think of a reason not to reverse them?
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Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
have Escape install the outside compartment door on the travel trailers upside down, that way when open they would drop down without the need to use one of those plastic hooks that seem to fall off after awhile. I believe the entire perimeter has a lip for keeping out rain, so can anyone think of a reason not to reverse them?
Makes sense to me, but someone out there probably has a good reason why they are installed the way they are! You are right about the fiddly little plastic hooks. If they don't break, the spring comes loose and they are are useless.
It would make sense if the door could hang straight down when open. If it can't when fully open I'd be concerned about leaning or pushing on it while reaching inside and stressing the hinge.
Built differently, but Oliver does it with their outside wash station. If doing this I probably wouldn’t just flip an ETI door over. At All-Rite.com they make custom access doors and they ask for hinge location. This makes me think the door is designed differently when you specify bottom.