When the cabinet door is opened the sliding rail opens the fridge door as well.
Fitting integrated fridge door hinges.
How to fit an integrated fridge freezer door slider.
There are two main systems for fitting integrated fridge doors.
So i marked where halfway was.
The fridge unit door is 122cm but there is a shelf inside near the top like in the pictures on this website.
A kit for this should include screws and the sliding rail itself in addition to a template.
There is plenty of information online describing what the difference is between fixed hinges door carried by the appliance and sliding hinges door carried by the carcass for integrated fridge freezers but i haven t come across any discussion of pros and cons of each.
Then i closed the door and marked from behind where the kitchen carcass starts.
First notice above that our integrated fridge freezer came with hole markers where to fit the door slider attachments.
I need to buy an integrated fridge freezer bu the old appliance isnt there so i don t know if i need a 70 30 or 60 40.
The unit door for where the freezer door would be is 72cm level with the height of the kitchen units.
As you can see the actual hinge carries the full weight of both the fridge door and the outer furniture or kitchen cupboard door along with the fridge door itself.
So if your current model has a split of 70 30 which means the fridge is bigger than the freezer choose an appliance with the same layout.
One is a sliding system which uses a sliding rail to connect the cabinet door to the refrigerator door.
Check the hinges on the integrated appliance that you are buying are suitable for the door that you are fitting before you buy is our advice as after you fit it it s too late.
All in one door hinges.
Remember if you re replacing an integrated model make sure the split type is the same so that cupboard doors fit.