Anchoring a Residential Fridge
I have made the decision to replace my Norcold 1200LRM refrigerator with a residential Samsung RF197. I’ve scoured the internet looking at how other folks have tackled this project. One thing that I h...
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I posted some pics on my blog...see below....there are several ways to do it....
1. Level the fridge using the levelers. Once leveled, remove the levelers and their brackets. I used the brackets as a guide and made longer "L" brackets and drilled them the same as the leveler brackets. I then reversed the brackets and installed them in the same holes. Secured the reversed "L" brackets using lag bolts and I was done. The rear of the Samsung can be accessed through the outside panel and I ran a 3" lag through the rear plate on the fridge through the plywood base....here's another thought...
2. Use a "U" channel secured to the plywood base. Bring the U channel even with the front of the fridge. Leaving the leveler brackets in place, remove the levelers and secure the fridge to the U channel with bolts where the levelers were.
Either way will work. I haven't had a problem with the fridge doors opening but I'm pretty conservative with my driving. If I see a problem, I'll use a bungee through the two top doors and combine it with another through the freezer door....
If you need closeups of how I did it, let me know and I'll shoot a couple pics and post em here......Dennis
1. Level the fridge using the levelers. Once leveled, remove the levelers and their brackets. I used the brackets as a guide and made longer "L" brackets and drilled them the same as the leveler brackets. I then reversed the brackets and installed them in the same holes. Secured the reversed "L" brackets using lag bolts and I was done. The rear of the Samsung can be accessed through the outside panel and I ran a 3" lag through the rear plate on the fridge through the plywood base....here's another thought...
2. Use a "U" channel secured to the plywood base. Bring the U channel even with the front of the fridge. Leaving the leveler brackets in place, remove the levelers and secure the fridge to the U channel with bolts where the levelers were.
Either way will work. I haven't had a problem with the fridge doors opening but I'm pretty conservative with my driving. If I see a problem, I'll use a bungee through the two top doors and combine it with another through the freezer door....
If you need closeups of how I did it, let me know and I'll shoot a couple pics and post em here......Dennis
