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Thread Number: 90192
/ Tag: Refrigerators
Tips on locked 1950s Hotpoint door latch that won't open. |
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Post# 1147646 , Reply# 1 4/28/2022 at 17:07 (728 days old) by wayupnorth  (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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When I was a kid, we had an old Gibson that did that at our families camp. My uncle forced the door open with no damage, removed all the inner latches and replaced it with a big 2 piece magnet so the original handle would be just pulled to open the door and the magnets kept the door closed tight. Was still working fine 30 years later.
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Post# 1147658 , Reply# 2 4/28/2022 at 23:54 (727 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Post# 1147684 , Reply# 3 4/29/2022 at 11:29 (727 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York) |
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Maybe it's like a Frigidaire from that period. I found this regarding Frigidaire Fridges with lever latches. Maybe there is a way to remove the trim so you can access the workings of the door latch and release the door. Is the freezer door still ok?
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| Post# 1147777 , Reply# 4 4/30/2022 at 21:08 (725 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA) | ||
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Look underneath and see if there is a set-screw. You might have to drill this out and see what happens. I had to do this on my Ge. But I was able to put in new threads and put a slightly bigger set screw in after I fixed it. TAP | ||
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