Broken Dometic Fridge Shelves?

[Clunegapyears]

Not any more!
Complained to a friend about the cost of replacing the waffle shelves. Must've replaced twice already at great cost. They are not designed to be load bearing.

I've a solution, said David. He's one of our Turkey lockdown friends and had a glue for everything. He even mended a hole in our toilet cassette with glue and a piece of beer can.

Gorilla epoxy resin. Turn the shelves over and fill the rectangles where the cracks are. One tube wasn't enough, so will add more. At £10 a tube not cheap, but a lot cheaper than new shelves.

 

[izwozral]

Or you could use a silicone sealant for as little a £3.00 a tube. Most silicone sealants are food safe but you can buy specific food safe sealants most of which will be no different in composition.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everbuild-EVBGPSCL-General-Purpose-Silicone/dp/B004F1VINS/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2PJT72B8UQWGH&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vBZzPw1qdMoTJTzyx9s1hOCZ26LUZ5mLJeUa2SaJnMxoWQ5AwIPi3peoCf0uVEu9tDKBCEypPqaEk5U8Lc7aUJT7TdxPcTMzE7BLEH6XJ0GUkU3ST8bICCQv-KBvmIf3FmTrhVeJPLNLiF8zNrNlqi6REhKj-GVJ-9Yj5M2KjsJujnq_dc9iIr4ZuNA0li3s1q-OQq29uPD7mZ_vc5GuPBu9_mxPoXuDVbiBgyABsFN7pu_yfgX0Js6I2QTdcXeDABKmW0Ej-rXt9zQH_uK0XuQkSzSK5vjz0-adDdDgXW8.M-a3JNNuLRkqVQFSpqw5OdrI0dm36dxZhBlWWu84L7g&dib_tag=se&keywords=silicone%2Bsealant&qid=1725268123&sprefix=silicone%2Bsealant%2Caps%2C130&sr=8-5&th=1

 

[Clunegapyears]

Ooh. Love a recommendation. Thank you.

 

[Tim120]

Shelves only get in the way when stacking beer

 

[Clunegapyears]

Shelves only get in the way when stacking beer

It's the bottles of wine that broke them!!!

 

[GMJ]

I replaced my waffle one with this...

Fridge Shelf for DOMETIC Adjustable White Plastic Coated Rack Small Medium Large | eBay

Create extra space in your chiller / fridge with these wipe clean shelves, densely coated for enhanced hygiene and matches all fridge interiors. Matches your fridge interior. Fridge Freezer Parts. Simply clip the holder onto your fridge shelf.

www.ebay.co.uk

...when it broke.

Similar price to buying a waffle one but it'll not be breaking in a hurry.

 

[JQB]

Not any more!
Complained to a friend about the cost of replacing the waffle shelves. Must've replaced twice already at great cost. They are not designed to be load bearing.

I've a solution, said David. He's one of our Turkey lockdown friends and had a glue for everything. He even mended a hole in our toilet cassette with glue and a piece of beer can.

Gorilla epoxy resin. Turn the shelves over and fill the rectangles where the cracks are. One tube wasn't enough, so will add more. At £10 a tube not cheap, but a lot cheaper than new shelves.

Sounds a way to fix, but a tad expensive maybee. I have old fridge drawers and some perspex lying around in the garage - seldom throw anything away, and would fix maybe using cheapo pop rivets instead of expensive glue. Is Araldite cheaper than the much marketed gorilla glue? which i'm not a fan of really.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

None of my gorillas have fallen apart so it's pretty good, just messy on their fur.