That's no good. You really need to level it. Ideally, if you open the door and let it go, it should shut all by itself. That way it will never hang open if you forget to close it totally. So it actually needs to be tilted ever so slightly backwards. If you've given up with messing around with the feet, I would go get some small plastic shims, which almost any building supply store should have. Can't remember what department usually has them but maybe with the chair feet and sliders and such. All you have to do is get the fridge up a fraction of an inch to get the shim under one foot, and then if you can't lift the fridge and slide the shim at the same time, you can use a hammer and a small piece of wood to slowly knock the shim until you get the height you need. Even a wood shim would work but the plastic ones are much better for this. The wood ones can break while you're tapping them. You can stack the plastic shims, too, if you need that much more height. They have little corrugations so they stick together when stacked.
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how can I keep my fridge door from swinging open wide all the way?
- Thread starter Karen L
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That's no good. You really need to level it. Ideally, if you open the door and let it go, it should shut all by itself. That way it will never hang open if you forget to close it totally. So it actually needs to be tilted ever so slightly backwards. If you've given up with messing around with the feet, I would go get some small plastic shims, which almost any building supply store should have. Can't remember what department usually has them but maybe with the chair feet and sliders and such. All you have to do is get the fridge up a fraction of an inch to get the shim under one foot, and then if you can't lift the fridge and slide the shim at the same time, you can use a hammer and a small piece of wood to slowly knock the shim until you get the height you need. Even a wood shim would work but the plastic ones are much better for this. The wood ones can break while you're tapping them. You can stack the plastic shims, too, if you need that much more height. They have little corrugations so they stick together when stacked.
You could buy a package of those little "Silicone" buttons. They are clear and stick to the part of the handle that touches the wall. And get a better level. Obviously, that level isn't any good. Did you level side to side, and front to back? If it was properly leveled, it wouldn't keep opening. Try with just a little bit of tilt to the rear of the fridge. then the door won't keep opening.
I bought this new fridge. not to go into too much detail but leveling it has been very difficult because of the way the floor is and the surrounding space and the design of the fridge etc...I've pulled it out twice and still haven't quite got it...as it is,its pretty much level, but when i open the door, it will slowly swing out all the way and wack into one of the chairs of my kitchen table..until i get around to working on it again, I wonder if theres some sort of door product, like a wedge or plastic spring or something you can buy to keep that from happening...something that you can clip or afix on to the door that will keep the door from opening past a certain point.
You could buy a package of those little "Silicone" buttons. They are clear and stick to the part of the handle that touches the wall. And get a better level. Obviously, that level isn't any good. Did you level side to side, and front to back? If it was properly leveled, it wouldn't keep opening. Try with just a little bit of tilt to the rear of the fridge. then the door won't keep opening.
That's no good. You really need to level it. Ideally, if you open the door and let it go, it should shut all by itself. That way it will never hang open if you forget to close it totally. So it actually needs to be tilted ever so slightly backwards. If you've given up with messing around with the feet, I would go get some small plastic shims, which almost any building supply store should have. Can't remember what department usually has them but maybe with the chair feet and sliders and such. All you have to do is get the fridge up a fraction of an inch to get the shim under one foot, and then if you can't lift the fridge and slide the shim at the same time, you can use a hammer and a small piece of wood to slowly knock the shim until you get the height you need. Even a wood shim would work but the plastic ones are much better for this. The wood ones can break while you're tapping them. You can stack the plastic shims, too, if you need that much more height. They have little corrugations so they stick together when stacked.