Fridge Door Swings Open Too Far

How to keep cabinet doors from swinging open too far.

Fridge door swings open too far.

Refrigerator door swings too much. Some are recessed some are extended at different levels to each other and some. When you crack open your refrigerator in search of a snack the loud sound the door makes when it hits the wall could kill your appetite. Duct tape would keep it from swinging open.

Refrigerator door stops help prevent damage to adjacent walls cabinets and the refrigerator door. The space between the refrigerator and a sidewall is not just for style or to allow for those thin serving trays to be tucked neatly away it s also needed to ensure the proper functioning of your french door refrigerator. It would otherwise hit a built in cabinet counter and dent the front door. If you have a door that swings all the way open every time you leave it slightly ajar the door frame isn t plumb.

This prevents the door from opening too far. These units are often preset to allow the door to open 130 degrees but if this is too. They are included on all models but are not in plain sight. I need to know how to fix a refrigerator door that swings open.

The doors also have a door closer cam that holds the door open at 120 degrees. Besides damaging the fridge door repeatedly smacking the wall can hurt your home. There are a few ways to prevent the refrigerator door from slamming into the wall of your home and they re all easy to implement. They are located in the hinge system at the bottom of the door.

That works until the next time i need to open the. The bent pin should keep the door from swinging open on its own. Still only the first week but it s working great. Contemporary cabinet designers have added layers to cabinets.

Many standard refrigerator models come with built in doorstops to control how far the door can swing open. I removed the swing limiter the one provided that stops the door from swinging past 180 degress then added a piece if steel. A refrigerator is constantly working to keep food at a safe temperature and ice production at a steady pace. They allow the door to open wide enough for normal pan removal.

Reattached and now the door swings about 95 degress. If the door gets opened farther than 120 degrees the door stop is the only device that stops the distance at 180 degrees.