Refrigerator Against Sidewall

Buying a french door refrigerator solved that problem completely.

Refrigerator against sidewall.

The space between the refrigerator and a sidewall is not just for style or to allow for those thin serving trays to be tucked neatly away it s also needed to ensure the proper functioning of your french door refrigerator. 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. The wall in question is actually where the entrance into the kitchen from a hallway is. Most manufacturers recommend 1 inch of space around the refrigerator.

Our concern is opening the door of the fridge. 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. 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. If your space is exactly 35 3 4 wide i would suggest considering an alternate narrower model.

So the wall extends about nine inches from the front of the fridge and then the open space of the doorway. In french door refrigerators there is a full width drawer inside. Only samsung makes a model where the. Put in a small 3 4 filler and be able to open the fridge a little more than 90 degrees but still not all the way.

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. 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. Thanks for the question.

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. The refrigerator needs to be in the corner of the kitchen therefore against a wall. And with the refrigerator having two doors i can open both to get the access i need.