Oven door latch - Broadway
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Oven door latch - Broadway
Hi our oven door keeps coming open when we drive over a bump.when
You pull it , it has a lot of restance though when shut.
Have been told by the dealer that there is a modification now which means attaching a latch to the outside of oven door.in there words this
.looks unsitely..we have asked for a new oven as still under warranty. Awaiting a reply.
Has any body had this safety latch fitted.a photo would be great.its the oven fitted on a Broadway eb.
You pull it , it has a lot of restance though when shut.
Have been told by the dealer that there is a modification now which means attaching a latch to the outside of oven door.in there words this
.looks unsitely..we have asked for a new oven as still under warranty. Awaiting a reply.
Has any body had this safety latch fitted.a photo would be great.its the oven fitted on a Broadway eb.
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Re: Oven door latch - Broadway
Ours is a 2019 and we have no issue with ours, sounds a bit strange
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Re: Oven door latch - Broadway
I had this problem. It was dealt with under warranty by a local Thetford dealer so I didn't have to drive all he way back to Marquis. They were going to fit the latch you describe but in the end just replaced the existing latch which was a 5 minute job. With hindsight I'm not sure the new latch was needed as the existing latch can be adjusted quite easily by loosening the striker attached to the oven and moving it inwards or outwards as required. I suggest you try this adjustment to start with.Mids wrote:Hi our oven door keeps coming open when we drive over a bump.when
You pull it , it has a lot of restance though when shut.
Have been told by the dealer that there is a modification now which means attaching a latch to the outside of oven door.in there words this
.looks unsitely..we have asked for a new oven as still under warranty. Awaiting a reply.
Has any body had this safety latch fitted.a photo would be great.its the oven fitted on a Broadway eb.
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Re: Oven door latch - Broadway
Thanks for your reply.we would have thought the dealer would have tried that before recommending the modification. Not sure if the modification is recommended by the dealer or oven maker
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Re: Oven door latch - Broadway
Initially I contacted Thetford and they told me about the enhanced latch. The local Thetford dealer hadn't seen one before and when the paperwork went through it was just for a replacement of the existing latch - like for like. I don't think they tried adjusting the old one. I suppose if the new one hadn't worked they would have gone for the enhanced latch. The replacement latch included the spring clip that goes in the door and the striker on the oven. If anything was wrong with it, it would have been the spring clip in the door. Extracting the clip looked a bit fiddly but the dealer managed it with ease. I am sure there was nothing wrong with the original striker other than perhaps its adjustment.Mids wrote:Thanks for your reply.we would have thought the dealer would have tried that before recommending the modification. Not sure if the modification is recommended by the dealer or oven maker
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Re: Oven door latch - Broadway
Had the same problem with the door flying open. Cured it by adjusting the striker on the door using the adjuster screw - screwed it out.
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Re: Oven door latch - Broadway
Excuse double posting of pic, not sure how that happened
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Re: Oven door latch - Broadway
Thanks for the info. Not sure why dealer has not tried this. Cant try it myself as motorhome with the dealer having habitation service. And they run out of time as they found a fault with the fridge not working on gas
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Re: Oven door latch - Broadway
I've had his with 2 motorhomes, one not A/S. I solved both by squeezing the springy thing that the bolt thing shown in the pictures above goes in to. That fixed it. i'll have a look at winding he bolt thingy out a bit if the problem comes back but the first one I did was still OK when I sold the van. I'm not claiming this is a permanent fix just that it is a way to tightening it up so you don't end up with oven contents on the floor or a rattling door.
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Re: Oven door latch - Broadway
I have the same problem, but my fix was low tech. Used a bungy cord between the oven door and a drawer handle - works fine 

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