Problem with Domestic cooktop cover staying up/

CCC
CCC Member Posts: 118
edited August 2024 in Camping & Travel
2022 320. Was on the phone with Dometic (first in line) for an hour, never got a person. Anyway the cover worked for a while, you sort of lift it up and stays in place at a bit of angle. Quit working last year and I had to use  a spork to keep it open. Any ideas how to fix it?
2022 T@B 320 S Boondock  "UGA", Jeep Gladiator Overland
North Georgia
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  • Basil48192
    Basil48192 Member Posts: 437
    @CCC.  Unfortunately, this has been an ongoing issue with Dometic since, I believe, the 2021 models.  In my opinion, the latching mechanism in the glass top hinges is not nearly robust enough.  My top was broken when I took delivery, so Nucamp provided a replacement.  The replacement broke on my second outing, because a friend tried to close the glass top without first 'lifting upwards'.  I changed it once more recently, but don't have a lot of faith that it will hold up.  I have received no answers from Dometic when I inquired about an upgraded design.
    To my knowledge, there is no way to repair the hinges once the small, internal retaining tabs get twisted.  I basically carry a spare 'chip clip' which I attach to the window frame to hold the glass in the upright orientation.  Again, I hope my current top lasts, but all it takes is one person to pull on the glass without lifting it up and it's a gonner!
    There are multiple discussions on this forum about this issue.  Maybe someone else has discovered a better approach....

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  • Basil48192
    Basil48192 Member Posts: 437
    @CCC
    Below is a link to a previous discussion with a lot of information.

    2021 Glass Stove Top Interference fix? (vanillacommunity.com)
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  • Maxcamp
    Maxcamp Member Posts: 352
    Same issue.  A pair of plastic spring clamps used to hold lid up against cabinetry.  

    2021 T@B 320S Boondock/ 2012 Tacoma 4 cylinder truck / 2023 Tacoma 6 cyl. truck

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  • GregChris
    GregChris Member Posts: 204
    2021 models, esp 320's, had alot of supply chain issues because of the pandemic. Our top doesn't stay open and I did contact Nucamp and Dometic. Our top doesn't open far enough to engage the locking slot. It hits the window frame. Nucamp says it's a Dometic problem, Dometic says the cook top is installed in the wrong place. We have looked at several installs at Ucamps(2022 and 2023), and our cooktop is a different model than virtually every one we compared to. My wife put a command hook on the window frame, works perfectly. Sorry no photo.
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  • Jebber
    Jebber Member Posts: 10
    That sounds really frustrating! I’ve had a similar issue with a cover before. In my case, checking the hinges helped, and a little WD-40 worked wonders. If it’s still not staying up, maybe try a small prop or clip to hold it in place. Sometimes, a temporary fix like that can make things a lot easier until you can get a better solution.






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