Beko Fridge - Freezer door fix | Beko Kühlschrank Gefrierfachtür Reperatur

On Beko fridges the door for the freezer compartments seem to brake often 🤷♂. On our device this happened once within the warranty (after 9 month of usage) and then again after 2 1/2 years. When looking around in the internet for reviews this seems to be a more common problem.

On our device the service technician fixing it the first time was rather rough with the screw that fixes the hinge to the main body so this was kind of wobbly afterwards. I had to find a solution to not buy a new fridge/freezer because the screw was not holding on to rarely anything of anymore and the bad design from the manufacturer.

In my opinion the problem roots from 2 places:

1. too much tension from the catch of the door that forces the freezer door in the direction of the hinge.

2. Bad load path design on the hinge which leads to a momentum  on the screw that fixes the hinge to the main fridge body. Thus resulting in the door being shifted counterclockwise (hinge on the right side) and not sitting properly so the door is then even harder to open.

For problem 1.: I made a slimmer door catch (Doorcatch.3mf) that reduces the tension and also the door handle does not need to be pulled out so far. This should also lead to a longer lasting spring of the handle.

For problem 2.: I made a fitting wedge (Wedge.3mf) that fills the gap between the hinge and the sidewall next to it. The gap is 7mm wide so I made a 6,8mm tall piece that gets glued to the hinge with a 0,2mm thick double sided tape. I used tesa 51966 tape.

For printing I used variable layer height to not have a too pronounced stair stepping effect.

I printed in ASA with the plan to vapour smooth the part but forgot it somehow in the process 😅.

(The picture shows an earlier revision with the hole for the screwhead too small and too shallow)