Residential 10.6 cu ft frig
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When I first started doing research on installing residential refrigerators, there were two concerns I had and very limited information on the web. One, how do you trim the opening to make it look like a professional install and not put in as a after thought. I also wanted something that would keep the doors closed during travel that didn't involve drilling holes in the refrigerator or cabinets and I didn't like the look of baby latches and Velcro straps.
This works with the whirlpool refrigerator and may work with others but this is what I did when I installed the refrigerator:
I bought this wall corner trim from lowes. Its made of some type of plastic and is light and trims easily. Its also some what fragile but cuts really clean with a miter saw. I attached this to the wall with double sided tape. Painted it black with rustoleum after cutting and test fit.
Really blends in well and is hardly noticeable.
To keep the doors closed during travel, I removed one of the plugs that is covering the screw hole for reversing the door. I went to lowes and bought a threaded rod that matched the hole and a black handle. I epoxied (JB weld) the rod into the handle and cut the rod to the length I needed.
I just thread it into the screw hole and the handle holds the door shut. Just takes a few seconds and holds both doors tight.
This works with the whirlpool refrigerator and may work with others but this is what I did when I installed the refrigerator:
I bought this wall corner trim from lowes. Its made of some type of plastic and is light and trims easily. Its also some what fragile but cuts really clean with a miter saw. I attached this to the wall with double sided tape. Painted it black with rustoleum after cutting and test fit.
Really blends in well and is hardly noticeable.
To keep the doors closed during travel, I removed one of the plugs that is covering the screw hole for reversing the door. I went to lowes and bought a threaded rod that matched the hole and a black handle. I epoxied (JB weld) the rod into the handle and cut the rod to the length I needed.
I just thread it into the screw hole and the handle holds the door shut. Just takes a few seconds and holds both doors tight.
