Fridge Door Swings Open Too Far

Reattached and now the door swings about 95 degress.

Fridge door swings open too far.

The bent pin should keep the door from swinging open on its own. If the door gets opened farther than 120 degrees the door stop is the only device that stops the distance at 180 degrees. Install a doorstop on the fridge. They are located in the hinge system at the bottom of the door.

Refrigerator door stops help prevent damage to adjacent walls cabinets and the refrigerator door. They are included on all models but are not in plain sight. Both the refrigerator the freezer doors have door stops mounted to the lower hinges. These units are often preset to allow the door to open 130 degrees but if this is too.

Some are recessed some are extended at different levels to each other and some. How to keep cabinet doors from swinging open too far. Enough to get drawers out. My refrigerator door opens too far and hits the cabinet next to it.

If you have a door that swings all the way open every time you leave it slightly ajar the door frame isn t plumb. The doors also have a door closer cam that holds the door open at 120 degrees. This prevents the door from opening too far. They allow the door to open wide enough for normal pan removal.

Many standard refrigerator models come with built in doorstops to control how far the door can swing open. Be sure it extends far enough to prevent both the door and the handle of the door from hitting your wall. Contemporary cabinet designers have added layers to cabinets. I removed the swing limiter the one provided that stops the door from swinging past 180 degress then added a piece if steel.

Report this by manage my life. Is there a part for this so that it does not swing so far. On this model there is a door stop that is include on both the refrigerator and freezer doors. Refrigerator door swings too much.

It would otherwise hit a built in cabinet counter and dent the front door.