We managed to lock ourselves into the van and couldn’t get the door open
Cisco kid said
06:49 PM Nov 4, 2021
Some time go we were settling down for the night, I went to lock the door and accidentally triggered the lever that splits the door frame from the fly screen
this caused the door to jam and I could not unlock it for love or money
Typical male I refused to ring the after hours number at the caravan park
My wife opened the window and asked a bloke trundling back from the ablution block to unlock the door from the outside with the key
So VERY embarrassing!
The bloke laughed and said wait until I tell everyone on the caravan forum about this !
so what is the fix ? I have painted the offending horizontal lever with some red paint
As well I check that the door components are clipped shut properly
Still spooks me that door !
peter67 said
08:01 PM Nov 4, 2021
Don't feel too bad, I once locked myself inside my Iload van middle of summer, it's humiliating when you start banging on the windows screaming for help like a baby...
Mike Harding said
06:56 AM Nov 5, 2021
Are you two sure you're allowed out on your own? :)
PeterD said
10:19 AM Nov 5, 2021
It beats me, I can not see how the outer door could foul the door lock mechanism. What actually happened?
Possum3 said
10:42 AM Nov 5, 2021
On Dometic doors the outer door release action is the reverse action of the inner door release (on the same catch) - It can jam if operated (lifted), without the striker actually being in place when in open positions. It is a common problem with "Hourglass" doors.
-- Edited by Possum3 on Friday 5th of November 2021 10:44:02 AM
aussie_paul said
12:21 PM Nov 5, 2021
Possum3 wrote:
On Dometic doors the outer door release action is the reverse action of the inner door release (on the same catch) - It can jam if operated (lifted), without the striker actually being in place when in open positions. It is a common problem with "Hourglass" doors.
-- Edited by Possum3 on Friday 5th of November 2021 10:44:02 AM
Hey Possum, I have no idea what constitutes an "hour glass" door.
Aussie Paul.
Whenarewethere said
12:55 PM Nov 5, 2021
Cisco kid wrote:
My wife opened the window and asked a bloke.....
So VERY embarrassing!
The bloke laughed and said wait until I tell everyone on the caravan forum about this !
so what is the fix ?
Silk négligée
Tony Bev said
12:58 PM Nov 5, 2021
Thanks for putting that up Cisco Kid
It will help others to be aware of the problem
Possum3 said
01:23 PM Nov 5, 2021
aussie_paul wrote:
Hey Possum, I have no idea what constitutes an "hour glass" door.
The one he put up on the new thread looks like an ATRV's caravan door, not a Camec one. They have a different lock mechanism.
Cisco kid said
11:06 AM Nov 6, 2021
Yes it is an ATRV door
oldbloke said
11:34 AM Nov 6, 2021
Where are the mystery pics?
PeterD said
12:06 PM Nov 6, 2021
On 14:32 Nov 5, 2021 he said "I have put some pics up in a new post." What he meant to say was "I have put some pics up in a new thread." The new thread is also in Techies' Corner.
Some time go we were settling down for the night, I went to lock the door and accidentally triggered the lever that splits the door frame from the fly screen
this caused the door to jam and I could not unlock it for love or money
Typical male I refused to ring the after hours number at the caravan park
My wife opened the window and asked a bloke trundling back from the ablution block to unlock the door from the outside with the key
So VERY embarrassing!
The bloke laughed and said wait until I tell everyone on the caravan forum about this !
so what is the fix ?
I have painted the offending horizontal lever with some red paint
As well I check that the door components are clipped shut properly
Still spooks me that door !
Are you two sure you're allowed out on your own? :)
On Dometic doors the outer door release action is the reverse action of the inner door release (on the same catch) - It can jam if operated (lifted), without the striker actually being in place when in open positions. It is a common problem with "Hourglass" doors.
-- Edited by Possum3 on Friday 5th of November 2021 10:44:02 AM
Hey Possum, I have no idea what constitutes an "hour glass" door.
Aussie Paul.
Silk négligée
It will help others to be aware of the problem
Picture and details here Caravan Hardware Caravan Entry Doors Dometic CaraD Entry Doors (caravancampingaus.com.au)
Cisco
The one he put up on the new thread looks like an ATRV's caravan door, not a Camec one. They have a different lock mechanism.
Here are pics turn you device sideways