Top Freezer Door Pops Open

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

Top freezer door pops open.

Lubricate the freezer door hinges with sewing machine oil or 3 in one oil not wd 40. Rub some petroleum jelly on the hinge side of the freezer door to help lubricate it and prevent it from binding. The refrigerator and freezer sections are connected by air channels to allow air to pass between them. 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.

Video showing you why the freezer door will pop open when you close your refrigerator door and how to stop this from happening. Lift the door up off the bottom hinge. It drives us crazy. The repair should not take over 30 minutes so it may not be necessary to place the remainder of the freezer.

Otherwise wish we had never bought this unit. Lay the door face down on a stable work surface. I assume it is a weak seal or improper design. 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.

If a top freezer refrigerator s freezer door pops open when the larger fresh food door s closed it s actually a good thing. Is your freezer door is poppi. 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.

Freezer door pops open all the time by. We are going to adjust the feet so it is a bit higher in the front. First thing is make sure the freezer door is capable of closing properly and is not rubbing or catching anywhere. The door didn t fully close and now your food isn t as cold as it should be.

That tells us the seals are in great shape sealing well. 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. Anonymous no matter how careful we are the freezer pops open just a tiny bit.

Refrigerator freezer door pops open.