T6.1 left hand kitchen door handle

[Johnny Rocket]

Huh. My 6.1 too. Sort of. The sticky-out bit on the handle seems OK, but there was a sticky-out bit on the receiver too, and that's fallen off. A stupidly tiny thin bit of plastic.

Result is much the same - door refuses to stay shut. Has anyone else encountered this?

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To add to the plethora of comments about this issue, my door catch broke too, and the dealer rather grumpily supplied a new catch but declined to replace the damaged static part, which during the extraction of the broken tang from the door catch which was jammed in the semi-circular orifice, lost the vertical section (underneath my aluminium repair strap) and which allows the barb to latch.

I effected this repair, which saved a lot of aggro in not having to try to get at the back side of the cupboard panel from inside the galley furniture:

 

[Peachesenregalia]

I am pretty sure it breaks because the RH door slides all the way left behind the LH door and hits the LH door catch breaking it.

 

[smilingit]

I have an ocean T6 not 6.1 and the left latch of the kitchen broke but can't find the part number. Anyone can help by chance?

 

[66tim99]

I am pretty sure it breaks because the RH door slides all the way left behind the LH door and hits the LH door catch breaking it.

An unusually poor piece of design on the 6.1

 

[subthree]

An unusually poor piece of design on the 6.1

Agree. It is not even worth replacing it because the same thing will happen again and again. No one tested it. Luckily the doors don't slide easily without the latch, so I just leave it broken.

 

[WelshGas]

I have an ocean T6 not 6.1 and the left latch of the kitchen broke but can't find the part number. Anyone can help by chance?

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[Ghostbuster]

Slide the right hand door back and crack.
I have too had to learn the hard way.
New one ordered Left Door Handle 7LA 068 025 B

 

[Boycie]

Left side catch on our Cali has broken too. After removing the three allen bolts my husband has just tried to araldite the catch back to the plastic handle.

But the point of this post is that we found that there's a "protective bracket" that you can 3D print and stick to the backside of the handle. This acts as a buffer to take any knock from the right hand door and stop it shearing the catch off.

Took 30 minutes to print one out on his 3D printer, at a cost of about 10p in plastic filament. File available here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6751522





Going to order a new handle anyway, and will stick a bracket on that one immediately before fitting it...

 

[Benji Boy]

The left hand kitchen door handle split close to where it is screwed to the door and eventually broke off completely. Is this common on T6.1s ?

 

[Benji Boy]

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Yes mine broke to replaced it myself very easy three little screws at the back but bad design probably going to break again

 

[Defender90]

Yes mine broke to replaced it myself very easy three little screws at the back but bad design probably going to break again

Agree not the best design but mine has also broken strange how all the reports are coming from older model’s probably fatigue I was blaming the wife lol

 

[Kimbo]

Agree not the best design but mine has also broken strange how all the reports are coming from older model’s probably fatigue I was blaming the wife lol

I blamed the kids.

 

[dspuk]

Just replaced mine, took 5 minutes. Lasted 3 years and cost me 15 quid inc post to repair. Unless it was happening every few months I'm happy to do it again in 3 years and save me the worry and faff.

 

[Marine Boy]

What are the magic words to use at the dealership? Marshall Oxford just told me mine is not covered under warranty but clearly lots are being replaced without charge.

 

[Viktorgeorge]

After reading this string I decided to reinforce my still undamaged LH door handle mechanism (both sides, i.e. both door and frame).

Whilst my wife and I have learned how to open these sliders without slamming (99% of the time), it takes a while and considerable care and there are always grandchildren etc.

Ian Ryan - aka @Bigted – studied the info in #58 above for me and fine tuned the necessary 3D printed brace. It took a couple of attempts to get it right for a T6.1 as the brushed strip behind the door optimally requires the 3D model in #58 to be thinned in areas, and the leading edge to be tapered: the thinning also ensures the door still slides sufficiently clear for the cutlery drawer.

I also reinforced the small plastic tongue in the LH door frame (last photo below).

Overall this is a really easy fix to do.

I used:

Ian’s 3D printed brace

Everbuild Mitre Fast Two Part Instant Bonding Kit (for Ian's brace)

T10 star head screwdriver

EVO-STIK Hard & Fast Metal Epoxy Putty (for behind the small plastic tongue)

If you get a brace from Ian and then take the door handle out (after emptying the cupboard, removing the shelf, using a headlamp or carefully positioned magnetic torch) you can then understand what to do.

I may be deceiving myself, but now when the doors 'hit' and move together they are noticeably more robust and less delicate.

Here are my photos:

 

[Hawthorn37]

That’s an impressive bit of engineering! Well done

I’ve now found a solution to breaking the door catch. I’ve got rid of my heavy hand, and got a light hand instead

 

[BayCatOne]

To add to the plethora of comments about this issue, my door catch broke too, and the dealer rather grumpily supplied a new catch but declined to replace the damaged static part, which during the extraction of the broken tang from the door catch which was jammed in the semi-circular orifice, lost the vertical section (underneath my aluminium repair strap) and which allows the barb to latch.

I effected this repair, which saved a lot of aggro in not having to try to get at the back side of the cupboard panel from inside the galley furniture:

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I don’t have access to a 3D printer to print the reinforcement part, and after gluing that little piece of plastic where it broke, it again was knocked off and now lives under the fridge… is this the most practical way or are there any other clever alternatives apart from fixing ot and not slamming the door when closing haha?

 

[Roger Boeken]

Ordered a replacement but having found the broken off piece am giving a repair a go with dollop of Araldite

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Araldite and extra stop in front (only few mm ) prevents right door to hit the broken part.
Works fine. Sorry bad quality photo. Learned this trick here on the forum. It is a small alu l-shape glued in front of catch. Araldite is only glue that works well.

 

[Abracadabra]

Not sure if this will help.
My T5.1 is over 11 years, and both the kitchen door latches have failed.
SuGru mouldable plastic putty on one 7 yesrs ago, same again on latch two this year. All good currently. Slight flex when putty hardens.
Didn't take the door off, used a mirror to see back of door with a torch. 15 second fix.

 

[Hawthorn37]

We’ve suffered door latch fails - self inflicted of course. So the 2 three word phrases that echo in my mind are; Take it slow. Do not force.

 

[Roger Boeken]

We’ve suffered door latch fails - self inflicted of course. So the 2 three word phrases that echo in my mind are; Take it slow. Do not force.

But even then repetitive hitting left hand door with right hand door will do the job. I additonally make sure left hand door is completely shut before opening right hand door. So it is 3 phrases for me .

 

[sbmcd]

Cupboard latch broken after 9 months..

Ours is 2.5 years old and being replaced under warranty

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