I have now had (2) Dometic Fridge Air Vents disappear while travelling around .. the first I saw disappearing in the rear vision mirror .. turned around .. found it unbroken apart from the broken clips and refitted it with screws.
A couple days ago after arriving in Charters Towers I was surprised to find the other one missing too ..
My Caravan is just 6 months old and I have been told by the manufacturer and the dealer that I am unable to claim this under warranty ..
I ask that any response not include Caravan or Motorhome identification please ..
keep it specifically about the Dometic Fridge Air Vents ..
Here you will see (2) photos of my vents .. top and bottom to suit a 2-door fridge .. also known as an L300 Dometic Fridge Vents ..
Your own setup however, may be quite different ..
In both pics, you will see where I have actually drilled through the outer cover in (6) places to allow the same screws (that hold the base in position) to clamp from the outside ..
One pic shows the old vent-cover that I was fortunate to recover after having seen something disappearing away in the rear vision mirror and one can see where the clips have disintegrated .. and the other being new,
I simply want to keep this one ..
Each cover was also placed over a fine layer of silicone sealant (as required) for waterproofing .. and I only chose to use (6) screws in each, but could have used all if I needed to ..
.. and it rained again last night .. good timing eh !
hope this helps Jeff ..
-- Edited by Jonathan on Wednesday 14th of May 2014 08:38:33 AM
As I had already been informed by my Caravan Manufacturer and Dealer that it was not a warranty issue, I went out yesterday and purchased a Vent which is shown in one of the pics ..
I received an email today indirectly from Dometic stating that they would happily provide me with a "one-off" replacement as a token of goodwill ..
I did let them know of my appreciation for the offer, but declined it due to the circumstances ..
This does show some consideration from an unexpected source .. happy with their attitude !
Hello jon
I have found that anything to do with an appliance the manf will tell you to contact the customer service of the appliance
i have had my outdoor speaker cover disappear, and my mudflaps fall off and my manf replaced both .
I have found if you contact the appliance manf, most will replace the item as you said token of goodwill, but they still have an obligation under warranty
Ken
Mine are exactly the same. Looks like I've got a little job to do on the weekend.
Cheers
Jeff
its not too difficult Jeff .. would seriously suggest using some silicone sealant then you don't tend to overtighten the screws .. I didn't use silicone along the bottom at all ..
Fit it all without silicone, then its quite easy to remove and replace at anytime to drop some in there .. enjoy
If you feel that you need to seal the vent with silicon, use strips of closed cell foam sealing instead, this makes it easy if you need to remove in the future, these strips have adhesive on one side and remain in place when you remove the panel.
Cheers
David
