Top Freezer Door Pops Open

Lubricate the freezer door hinges with sewing machine oil or 3 in one oil not wd 40.

Top freezer door pops open.

Lay the door face down on a stable work surface. It is not unusual on a two door refrigerator for one door to pop open when the other door is being closed. We are going to adjust the feet so it is a bit higher in the front. This happens because the refrigerators of today are air tight the fresh food door pushes the air into the cabinet as it closes and the air has no place to go but up the air vent into the freezer and pops open the freezer door.

It drives us crazy. Slamming a door shut forces air from one cavity into the other often pushing the second door open. Grab the hinge side of the refrigerator door and the door handle. Is your freezer door is poppi.

The freezer door could be heavy so ask an assistant to help move the freezer door to a stable work surface. Refrigerator freezer door pops open. Rub some petroleum jelly on the hinge side of the freezer door to help lubricate it and prevent it from binding. I assume it is a weak seal or improper design.

Otherwise wish we had never bought this unit. Open the freezer door slightly and lift it from the bottom hinge pin. Anonymous no matter how careful we are the freezer pops open just a tiny bit. Lift the door up off the bottom hinge.

You open your refrigerator or freezer door to grab something close the door and come back later to see there s a gap. First thing is make sure the freezer door is capable of closing properly and is not rubbing or catching anywhere. Swing the door open about six or eight inches. The door didn t fully close and now your food isn t as cold as it should be.

To help the freezer door swing shut try the following tips. If a top freezer refrigerator s freezer door pops open when the larger fresh food door s closed it s actually a good thing. That tells us the seals are in great shape sealing well. Video showing you why the freezer door will pop open when you close your refrigerator door and how to stop this from happening.

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