Whether it s the break room fridge that fails to shut or the vital appliance in your home kitchen that s refusing to close a refrigerator door that won t seal properly is a serious problem.
Fridge door swings shut.
If the door doesn t close completely all the work that the refrigerator does all day is for naught.
But you don t need to take the door down and go through the hassle of disassembling everything just to adjust the frame and learn how to stop a door won t stay.
Refrigerator door swings too far.
If the refrigerator is not correctly le.
Modifying this open detent would probably solve the problem but clamping this piece of and s.
You ve already checked that something in your fridge isn t pushing against the door but the door still won t stay shut.
I ve always taken for granted that my single door refrigerators have had just a little tension on them so when i walk away from the fridge the door swings shut.
When the refrigerator door fails to shut tightly or create a proper seal cold air can escape the refrigerator and allow warm air to.
If you have a door that swings all the way open every time you leave it slightly ajar the door frame isn t plumb.
A free swinging refrigerator door is not only a major annoyance but it can pose a serious threat to nearby walls and even the fridge itself.
If the hinges are out of alignment for any reason the law of gravity dictates that the door will fall open or closed swinging on its hinges to reach its lowest point.
A similar detent exists at the full open position and this causes the door to spring open 100 and bang my cabinets.
When a door is hung square and plumb its hinges are aligned and the door will stay in place when partially or fully opened.
There are few common and easy to fix reasons it happens.
How to fix a refrigerator door that doesn t shut tightly.
Most fridges are higher in the front so the door will close by itself.
My new single door fridge doesn t have any tendency to swing closed it actually swings open and hits the wall next to it or just stays in the open position.
In this video i show you how to adjust the level of the refrigerator properly so the doors swing closed on their own.
There are wheels under your refrigerator or little knobs that you can raise up and down until the door shuts slowly.
There s too much.
This helps gravity pull the door shut when it s almost closed.