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2023 Tab 400 isotherm fridge shelves falling - help needed

jes0673
jes0673 Member Posts: 4
edited April 2024 in Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
Is anyone else having issues with the shelves falling down while traveling?

Also is anyone having trouble keeping the fridge door to stay fully closed and sealed while traveling?

Suggestions?
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  • jes0673
    jes0673 Member Posts: 4
    any help with this? not sure how to keep the shelves from falling.
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  • dsfdogs
    dsfdogs Member Posts: 640
    Mine didn't fall unless I had too much weight on them while driving, like a gallon of water. They do want to slip forward though, so I smooshed some museum/earthquake putty on the ends of the shelves against the side of the refrigerator and they've stayed put. I also use RV tension rods to keep stuff in place. Some people have used those rods under the shelves for support.
    Debbie in Oregon
    Sold 2023 Tab 400
    Sold 2018 T@B 320S

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  • jes0673
    jes0673 Member Posts: 4
    thanks. I'll try the tension rods for support. The shelves in ours are really weak and flexible. Doesn't take much for them to fall. Very easy to bend them.
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  • Cheryl13
    Cheryl13 Member Posts: 38
    Ours are a pain as well.  Right now I use frigerator 'boxes' to hold items, and they hold the shelf up, but it's not a solution.  Any ideas?

    2023 T@B 400 Boondock
    2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe Trailhawk
    2021 T@B 400
    2019 Subaru Ascent
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  • elbolillo
    elbolillo Member Posts: 549
    On our '23 Tab 400 the shelves fell, broke and were a pain in the butt. I ordered new replacement shelves and lo and behold the replacement shelves are beefier than the original ones.
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    Ken / 2023 Tab 400 “La Bolita” (31,000+ miles) / 2024 Toyota Sequoia
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  • jes0673
    jes0673 Member Posts: 4
    @elbolillo Where did you order the replacement shelves from?
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  • elbolillo
    elbolillo Member Posts: 549

    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

    MARINE ENTERPRISES &

    A to Z MARINE

    1214 Rosecrans st.

    San Diego, CA. 92106

    Open M-F 8-5

    Office: (619) 224-2869

    fax: (619) 226-0496

    www.southerncalmarine.com


    They should have a couple in stock.

    You can also try: https://www.suremarineservice.com/?_ga=2.112583875.678053045.1739284960-881422755.1739284960

    https://beardmarine.com/

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    Ken / 2023 Tab 400 “La Bolita” (31,000+ miles) / 2024 Toyota Sequoia
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  • den1jen
    den1jen Member Posts: 42
    I have had the same problem with the shelves in our Tab 400 Isotherm, so I decided to try some closet wire shelving, and it appears it will work and definitely beefier than the original (talk about flimsy).

    Since I don't have a welder, I am adding a lip to the shelves using 3/4" high aluminum angle stock. Then will paint it. 


    2023 Tab 400 BD
    2023 Ram 1500 crew cab
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  • Bill&Suze
    Bill&Suze Member Posts: 174
    jes0673 said:
    Is anyone else having issues with the shelves falling down while traveling?

    Also is anyone having trouble keeping the fridge door to stay fully closed and sealed while traveling?

    Suggestions?
    We had the same problem with collapsing shelves in our 2024 400 BD. I bought window screen clips and short brass screws at a hardware store to lock the shelf side rails into their grooves. The back sections of the rails seem firmly in place and don't need the fix.
    We also had the issue of the door popping open while traveling when the two position latch plate was set to the non-venting position, i.e., supposedly keeping the door firmly rather than partially latched. I drilled through the top right of the door frame and we insert a pin from the top, down into the optional hinge hole in the top of the door. There is solid metal on the underside of the door frame with a top optional hinge hole, handy to drill up through. Oddly, the door remains closed while traveling if the latch plate is set to the venting position but the downside is that then the door is not fully sealed.

    Shelf solution:


    Pin lock:



    Susan & Bill, Yarmouth, Maine
    2024 T@B 400 Boondock Black Canyon
    2024 Kia EV9
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  • den1jen
    den1jen Member Posts: 42
    Bill&Suze said:
    jes0673 said:
    Is anyone else having issues with the shelves falling down while traveling?

    Also is anyone having trouble keeping the fridge door to stay fully closed and sealed while traveling?

    Suggestions?
    We had the same problem with collapsing shelves in our 2024 400 BD. I bought window screen clips and short brass screws at a hardware store to lock the shelf side rails into their grooves. The back sections of the rails seem firmly in place and don't need the fix.
    We also had the issue of the door popping open while traveling when the two position latch plate was set to the non-venting position, i.e., supposedly keeping the door firmly rather than partially latched. I drilled through the top right of the door frame and we insert a pin from the top, down into the optional hinge hole in the top of the door. There is solid metal on the underside of the door frame with a top optional hinge hole, handy to drill up through. Oddly, the door remains closed while traveling if the latch plate is set to the venting position but the downside is that then the door is not fully sealed.

    Shelf solution:


    Pin lock:



    awesome use of a cotter pin!
    2023 Tab 400 BD
    2023 Ram 1500 crew cab
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  • den1jen
    den1jen Member Posts: 42
    New shelves are in, these won’t bend


    2023 Tab 400 BD
    2023 Ram 1500 crew cab
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