Refrigerator Door Swings Open Too Far

Refrigerator door swings too far.

Refrigerator door swings open too far.

There is a door stop on it but it s too short. Refrigerator door stops help prevent damage to adjacent walls cabinets and the refrigerator door. 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. We asked the advice of our appliance repairman and he said to level it so that gravity would keep the door from swinging too wide.

Duct tape would keep it from swinging open. The doors also have a door closer cam that holds the door open at 120 degrees. However the standard dimensions for a refrigerator range from around 28 of an inch to 39 inches wide and 28 to 34 5 8 inches in depth according to home depot. The bent pin should keep the door from swinging open on its own.

I just purchased an amana model abb2224brw. The refrigerator swings all the way open and hits the. 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. This prevents the door from opening too far.

If you have a door that swings all the way open every time you leave it slightly ajar the door frame isn t plumb. Both the refrigerator the freezer doors have door stops mounted to the lower hinges. Each refrigerator has its set of rules for space requirements. Maytag even says it doesn t work.

The height of a standard fridge varies quite a lot from around 61 inches to 71 inches. If the door gets opened farther than 120 degrees the door stop is the only device that stops the distance at 180 degrees. They allow the door to open wide enough for normal pan removal. Doug for model number mbf2258fez01.

It is a refrigerator on top freezer on bottom. They are located in the hinge system at the bottom of the door. Refrigerator door swings too much. Many standard refrigerator models come with built in doorstops to control how far the door can swing open.

That works until the next time i need to open the. I have a maytag fridge model mbf2258fez01 my fridge door opens too far and hits the counter. Going to try this today. I need to know how to fix a refrigerator door that swings open.

These units are often preset to allow the door to open 130 degrees but if this is too. 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.