I have a new fridge and sometimes it requires a lot of force to get the door to open, the whole fridge tries to fall over before the door opens! It's not really an issue but I'm interested as to why this happens. Any ideas?
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Fridge won't open!
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Posted 11 months ago #
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You are very very weak and need to eat before you get so weak.
Posted 11 months ago # -
I fear you may have bought one of the limited edition 'iDave' models.
Posted 11 months ago # -
Split rubber seal on the door
Posted 11 months ago # -
You are very very weak and need to eat before you get so weak.
haha I knew that someone would say this. As I say it's not an issue but I'm interested in why it happens!
Posted 11 months ago # -
well when you are hungry you have less fuel to power the muscles and this makes them weak and the door harder to open... I am overdoing it now
Posted 11 months ago # -
Your confused which side actually opens??
Seriously though, when you open and shut the door it creates a vacum as the fridge works to get back to temperature. I don't know the tech behind it but it might be something to do with that
Posted 11 months ago # -
Your neighbour has drilled through the wall, and is sucking cold air out of your fridge for air conditioning.
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When you open the fridge warm air replaces the cold air inside when you close the door this warm air is cooled and contracts forming a partial vacuum making it difficult to open the door.
Posted 11 months ago # -
Maybe you should adjust the feet so its got all four touching the floor
The better fridges tend to have a cam type action on the handle, when you pull the handle it levers the door off the frame so you don't have to overcome the stiction. Sorry, MTB term butting in there
Means you can open the door using just one finger on the handle.
Posted 11 months ago # -
Have you got the fridge back to front...are you opening the fridge instead of the door...
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Is the drain hole blocked, as K-sugden explains you are creating a vacuum. (my fridge can be harder to open if I have just closed the door)
Posted 11 months ago # -
You didn't buy the one recommended by the STW Domestic Goddesses did you? Tut tut.
Posted 11 months ago # -
The little bloke who lives in your fridge & who turns the light on & off when you open & close the door is playing games with you....
Posted 11 months ago # -
Have you got the fridge back to front...are you opening the fridge instead of the door...
Hahahaha! Well done, I like that notion.
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