Refrigerator Against Sidewall

Go home tug on your fridge and scootch it away from the wall.

Refrigerator against sidewall.

The maytag manual says i need a minimum of 3 3 4 between the fridge and the wall to allow the door to swing open and the electrolux data specification sheet says absolute 4 1 2 minimum clearance will only allow for 90 degree door swing which will provide drawer crisper access with retricted removal. If your space is exactly 35 3 4 wide i would suggest considering an alternate narrower model. Samsung recommends leaving at least 2 on the side of the rs25j500dsr that would be opening into a wall and 3 8 minimum on the other side for circulation ease of movement and to allow the doors to swing open. The wall in question is actually where the entrance into the kitchen from a hallway is.

Sizing up a refrigerator the french refrigerator doors are half the size of a standard one door refrigerator. Only samsung makes a model where the. Put in an 18 pullout pantry between the wall and fridge be able to open the fridge all the way but would only have 18 of counter space between fridge and sink which also means losing those upper cabinets. Most manufacturers recommend 1 inch of space around the refrigerator.

Thanks for the question. And with the refrigerator having two doors i can open both to get the access i need. But you may not realize that if the door of your unit opens against a side wall you need 2 inches of clearance for the door. Our concern is opening the door of the fridge.

Use the two panels on the sides they are usually 1 1 2 that will leave you with 33 for your fridge and you will be 1 1 2 away from the wall so the door can open freely. The only thing you will have to do if cut the panel and set the upper cabinet on top instead of running panels on the side of it. Buying a french door refrigerator solved that problem completely. In french door refrigerators there is a full width drawer inside.

Since the freezer has no door in the way the drawer slides out completely. This little exercise in fridge tugging and a five minute task are going to help your fridge run better and maybe even save you money. So the wall extends about nine inches from the front of the fridge and then the open space of the doorway.