Anyone ever repaired a freezer drawer?

NoobCannon · 20 Jul 2017 at 19:23

as above really.

All 3 drawerr fronts in our freezer have snapped. As with all zanussi products they were made from the highest grade cheese plastic

From googling all afternoon the cheapest price for replacements even non genuine ones is £30-40 which is a complete joke!

Thinking of buying some acryllic and gluing in a section between the two drawer sides crewting a new front. Anyone tried this before? 4mm acrylic sound strong enough?

Mr.Cookie · 20 Jul 2017 at 20:59

What's your pnc number on the data plate and roughly where do you live, might be able to help

NoobCannon · 20 Jul 2017 at 21:15

@Mr.Cookie Live in harlow essex. Be good if you know something i dont!

thezappa · 20 Jul 2017 at 21:24

Tenna says he works either for Zanussi or a supplier. It's who ya know

Mr.Cookie · 20 Jul 2017 at 21:26

Bingo

Martynt74 · 21 Jul 2017 at 08:51

Don't suppose you also stock parts for Hoover freezers do you? Might have all done exactly the same and i've been meaning to look at fixing them for ages!

I suppose the issue is finding glue which works at the temperatures of a freezer.

joey1211 · 21 Jul 2017 at 08:58

Have you tried using gorilla tape to put the piece back into place?

Tinders · 21 Jul 2017 at 14:52

joey1211 said:
Have you tried using gorilla tape to put the piece back into place?

This is what we used our Shap 70/30 FF, ive even got Gorilla tape on the glass shelf in the fridge bit, i'd buy a new fridge but this one still works well, and fridge tech hasnt really moved on like it has for other appliances.

Armageus · 21 Jul 2017 at 15:11

Marvt74 said:
I suppose the issue is finding glue which works at the temperatures of a freezer.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/UniBond-Repair-Power-Epoxy-Plastic/dp/B003UGKTHK

I have used this to repair the plastic shelves on my fridge door several times. Can't find official confirmation from the manufacturer, but one of the user reviews suggests it's good down to -30C.

dal · 21 Jul 2017 at 15:26

If you've got a soldering iron you could plastic weld them back together, doesn't work with all plastics though

Mr.Cookie · 21 Jul 2017 at 21:58

Marvt74 said:
Don't suppose you also stock parts for Hoover freezers do you? Might have all done exactly the same and i've been meaning to look at fixing them for ages!

I suppose the issue is finding glue which works at the temperatures of a freezer.

No sorry just Electrolux group

Buffman · 21 Jul 2017 at 23:30

Duct tape? Ugly but works.

NoobCannon · 22 Jul 2017 at 01:52

Was thinking of duct taping them together but thought some acrylic and glue would be more permanent.

Looks like @Mr.Cookie might be able to sort me out tho and save me some monies.

£150 for some freezer drawers is a bit of a joke.

bremen1874 · 22 Jul 2017 at 02:20

I've repaired most of the drawer fronts in my freezer.

Once they started splitting I bolted and riveted metal reinforcements in before they completely failed.

Danthus · 22 Jul 2017 at 12:06

The price for these draws is horrendous for all brands, we regularly have people who say "can you get us one of these" then we tell them the price.

Jokester · 22 Jul 2017 at 12:19

Spare parts tend to always be expensive as they've got you over a barrel - I was £50 I think it was for a set of door hinges, cheaper than replacing the unit!

NoobCannon · 29 Jul 2017 at 13:06

Coming back to this as havent heard anymore from @Mr.Cookie unfortunatly.

Think im gonna try some acrylic and silicone and see if they last. Only problem i forsee is the silicon failing from the cold

rexehuk · 29 Jul 2017 at 13:10

NoobCannon said:
Coming back to this as havent heard anymore from mr.cookie unfortunatly.

Think im gonna try some acrylic and silicone and see if they last. Only problem i forsee is the silicon failing from the cold

Maybe overkill... but these sound serious! Withstands -100F.

https://www.masterbond.com/products/two-component-epoxy-adhesives

jpaul · 29 Jul 2017 at 20:39

had used the same bondloc adhesive I recommended there for freezer trays, repairing cracks on tray side walls, not somewhere taking full weight.

but this looks a more robust approach

bremen1874 said:
Once they started splitting I bolted and riveted metal reinforcements in before they completely failed.

NoobCannon · 29 Jul 2017 at 22:06

jpaul said:
had used the same bondloc adhesive I recommended there for freezer trays, repairing cracks on tray side walls, not somewhere taking full weight.

but this looks a more robust approach

Trouble with mine is they seem to be one piece cheese plastic so cant fix them with brackets. I think gluing a piece of acrylic from googling one side to the other is the only way to fix