Samsung French Door Refrigerator Next To Wall

Most manufacturers recommend 1 inch of space around the refrigerator.

Samsung french door refrigerator next to wall.

Before ordering your new refrigerator measure the space available. French door refrigerators are easier to use next to a wall but they need room. All samsung refrigerator models requires a minimum distance of 50mm for the sides and rear of the fridge and 100mm from the top of the fridge. I would like to move my samsung french door refrigerator away from the wall to clean it in back the top compartment is overheating and shutting down.

The free space measurements refer to the distance between the fridge and cabinets or other objects. 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. Thankfully the freezer on the bottom keeps running ok. 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.

The space between the refrigerator and sidewall allows the appliance cool. If your space is exactly 35 3 4 wide i would suggest considering an alternate narrower model. 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. All measurements on this page use the australian metric system.

But you may not realize that if the door of your unit opens.