bobmaddison Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 We have a HYMER T Class GT. there is a fairly standard overhead locker with roller shutter for a TV that we no longer use. I want to put a Microwave in the locker. Does anyone know the recomended Max weight in these lockers or how to find out?. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 As your motorhome is 2005-vintage, I think you’ll be very lucky to obtain a weight-limit figure even if you ask Hymer for it. In fact, as Hymer will have designed the roller-shutter locker to adequately cope with the relatively light weight of a small TV, I doubt that the weight of something a lot heavier being put in it was ever taken into account. Is your roller-shutter locker as shown in the attached photo? If so, it seems a far from ideal location for a high-level microwave oven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Bob, I would assume your MH locker was designed for a CRT TV back in 2005. If so they where very much heavier than today's flat screen variants. A quick search gives weights of 40 to 50 pounds for a 19" or 20" CRT TV. So what is the weight of your microwave? Probably pretty similar! In fact another search shows small microvave ovens are as low in weight as 30 pounds! My thoughts are that you should be OK with a lightweight microwave. We actually have a domestic Panasonic microwave in a similar locker in our AT and have covered thousands of miles since I fitted it without issue. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmaddison Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 Thanks for your comment. There is no other place to site a MW and it is ideally suitable having a power supply, however it is the weight that is an issue, it is likely a CRT TV weighs as much as a small MW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmaddison Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 My thoughts exactly friend. The MW I have is 9Kg About 20Lb. The locker must surely have been designed to take at least a 14inch CRT whatever they weigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Derek Uzzell - 2019-04-29 8:48 AM Is your roller-shutter locker as shown in the attached photo? If so, it seems a far from ideal location for a high-level microwave oven. We have a eye level nuke at home, (the base of nuke is 1.4m from floor), and the access to front of nuke is clear. This is about as high as I'd recommend, I've seen several vans with higher nukes (and read reviewers comments on these) they strike me as an accident waiting to happen, couple this with other furniture in the way, and I'd be vary wary of siting the nuke in the roller shuttered locker in the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmaddison Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 Hi Kieth, just for info and in appreciation of your comments, I fitted a small MW in the TV locker and it works just fine. It slides out and turns to be operated from the galley side so far without any problem or excessive stress on the fittings. Now have the versatility or the Gas oven or/and Micro Wave. I am mostly a Pierce Ping Chef when away relaxing. Bob M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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