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08-10-2018, 12:30 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Mid Left Coast, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21
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upper door not staying closed
the small hatch above the closet on our E21 doesn't stay closed... its got one of those gas lift spring things, and a spring latch like the other top opening upper level hatch doors, but this one takes more force to close than to open... you barely touch it, and the spring latch pops open.
that particular cabinet, the floor of the cabinet is flush with the bottom of the opening, so whatever you put up there will have a strong tendancy to slide out and push the door open, inevitably the contents of that shelf end up on the floor.
any suggestions for a better closure mechanism? maybe a magnetic catch?
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08-10-2018, 12:43 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
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I would just replace the closers John. Some of them have been defective on occasion.
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08-10-2018, 12:50 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
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and install one of the extended refrigerator bars in the closet, it should keep things inside.
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08-10-2018, 12:57 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
and install one of the extended refrigerator bars in the closet, it should keep things inside.
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Those never worked for me.
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08-10-2018, 02:35 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: DFW, Texas
Trailer: 2018 21 Sept 7 2018
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Dang squirrels
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08-10-2018, 07:32 PM
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Commercial Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 - "Felicity"
Posts: 2,945
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Quote:
Originally Posted by John in Santa Cruz
the small hatch above the closet on our E21 doesn't stay closed... its got one of those gas lift spring things, and a spring latch like the other top opening upper level hatch doors, but this one takes more force to close than to open... you barely touch it, and the spring latch pops open.
that particular cabinet, the floor of the cabinet is flush with the bottom of the opening, so whatever you put up there will have a strong tendancy to slide out and push the door open, inevitably the contents of that shelf end up on the floor.
any suggestions for a better closure mechanism? maybe a magnetic catch?
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Reace told me the reason they didn't install the same springy thing on the other overhead doors is that it was not available that short - I'm guessing you bought yours used as I have the same year & model so it may be a PO mod. I installed a marine spring lid/hatch support that works excellent. Get the shortest one. You will need to shim it out from the framing side; think I used a 3/4 inch thick piece of wood. https://www.westmarine.com/buy/t-h-m...h-Results-Test
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