Top Freezer Door Pops Open

Anonymous no matter how careful we are the freezer pops open just a tiny bit.

Top freezer door pops open.

Lift the door up off the bottom hinge. The refrigerator and freezer sections are connected by air channels to allow air to pass between them. Swing the door open about six or eight inches. Freezer door pops open all the time by.

Some freezer door pop is unavoidable bc the bottom door s so much larger than the top one and the hydraulic effect of compressing all that air kicks in. Video showing you why the freezer door will pop open when you close your refrigerator door and how to stop this from happening. That tells us the seals are in great shape sealing well. To help the freezer door swing shut try the following tips.

It will also allow the freezer door to swing closed if it pops open. I assume it is a weak seal or improper design. 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. Rub some petroleum jelly on the hinge side of the freezer door to help lubricate it and prevent it from binding.

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. Lay the door face down on a stable work surface. Refrigerator freezer door pops open.

If a top freezer refrigerator s freezer door pops open when the larger fresh food door s closed it s actually a good thing. The door didn t fully close and now your food isn t as cold as it should be. Is your freezer door is poppi. Lubricate the freezer door hinges with sewing machine oil or 3 in one oil not wd 40.

Otherwise wish we had never bought this unit. It drives us crazy. Slamming a door shut forces air from one cavity into the other often pushing the second door open. The freezer door could be heavy so ask an assistant to help move the freezer door to a stable work surface.

You open your refrigerator or freezer door to grab something close the door and come back later to see there s a gap.