ᐅ Installing Push-to-Open Mechanisms on IKEA PAX Doors

Does anyone know if the Pax doors measuring 195 x 50 cm (77 x 20 inches) can be fitted with push-to-open mechanisms, or are the doors too heavy?
If it would work, would the dampers need to be removed?

Best regards
Nordkäppchen

Hello,
the weight of the doors is not an issue, but combining an electric door opener and a damper does not make sense.

Hello,
the weight of the doors is not an issue, but using an electric strike and a door closer together doesn’t make sense.

Thank you. That was exactly my thought as well.
I will go ahead and get the openers and install them.

Oh, one more question... are there right- and left-handed Pax doors, or is this just a manufacturing defect? During installation, I noticed that the middle hinge holes are at different heights, so I had to offset the matching part on the cabinet by one hole.

Best regards,
Nordkäppchen

Oh, one more question... Are there right and left PAX doors, or is it just a manufacturing defect? During installation, I noticed that the middle hinge holes are at different heights, so I had to attach the counterpart on the cabinet offset by one hole.
Best regards
Nordkäppchen

Yes, there are. This used to be the case with the doors as well. There, the hinge also had to be mounted one hole off.

Why this is the case and why they aren’t all drilled the same, I don’t understand...

With two holes offset from each other, I would have guessed that in ancient times there might have been a carcass with a shared central partition to which the doors were attached, but an offset hole rules that out.