Hello!
Earlier, we started assembling a Pax wardrobe with hinged doors (Fardal), 1.50m wide (5 feet) and 2.01m high (6 feet 7 inches).
Overall, everything went pretty well, but adjusting the doors is driving us crazy!
Here’s the problem:
The door on the far left is crooked. The other two doors next to it seem to be aligned at the same height.
To illustrate, I took some photos showing the “tilt” of the door at the upper part of the wardrobe.
I already adjusted the screw on the hinge for lateral alignment, but this only changes the vertical gap between the adjacent door. Unfortunately, the tilt at the top does not change.
Maybe someone can help me. Thanks in advance!
Best regards,
tim21
Earlier, we started assembling a Pax wardrobe with hinged doors (Fardal), 1.50m wide (5 feet) and 2.01m high (6 feet 7 inches).
Overall, everything went pretty well, but adjusting the doors is driving us crazy!
Here’s the problem:
The door on the far left is crooked. The other two doors next to it seem to be aligned at the same height.
To illustrate, I took some photos showing the “tilt” of the door at the upper part of the wardrobe.
I already adjusted the screw on the hinge for lateral alignment, but this only changes the vertical gap between the adjacent door. Unfortunately, the tilt at the top does not change.
Maybe someone can help me. Thanks in advance!
Best regards,
tim21
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IKEA-Experte1 Aug 2012 10:55This is an important note that is missing in the assembly instructions, or have they been revised?
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Maverick18541 Aug 2012 11:02No, they have not been revised. Although this issue should probably be known in Sweden.
That is why I pointed it out here again.
That is why I pointed it out here again.
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IKEA-Experte1 Aug 2012 11:59In this case, damage occurred due to a missing support, but there was no personal fault involved.
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Maverick18542 Aug 2012 07:12Yes, because a customer should be able to think that a floor cannot support a cabinet. In my opinion.
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IKEA-Experte2 Aug 2012 09:48No, that cannot be expected from the customer. The Faktum cabinets are built on the same principle. In my old base cabinets, the feet are only placed under the bottom panel. The plastic spacer plate was introduced later. As a consumer, you should be able to expect a cabinet to be designed to hold up when assembled according to the installation instructions.
The mounting system of Besta seems very questionable. Is the customer also supposed to anticipate this and come up with an alternative attachment method? The maximum load per shelf is stated on the website as 30 kg (66 lbs). When I inquired, Ikea told me that the entire cabinet body is only allowed to be loaded with 30 kg (66 lbs), including the doors. If a cabinet with three shelves is loaded with 50 kg (110 lbs) and collapses, should the customer have known that the cabinet body or the mounting system could not support 3 x 30 kg (66 lbs) each?
The mounting system of Besta seems very questionable. Is the customer also supposed to anticipate this and come up with an alternative attachment method? The maximum load per shelf is stated on the website as 30 kg (66 lbs). When I inquired, Ikea told me that the entire cabinet body is only allowed to be loaded with 30 kg (66 lbs), including the doors. If a cabinet with three shelves is loaded with 50 kg (110 lbs) and collapses, should the customer have known that the cabinet body or the mounting system could not support 3 x 30 kg (66 lbs) each?
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Maverick18542 Aug 2012 10:58Well countered, IKEA expert
First:
Nowhere does it say that this is the foot or that it should be used as a foot in the Pax system.
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Anyone with a bit of technical understanding can see that this also cannot be used as a foot. At the latest, when I load the cabinet and notice it becomes unstable, as a user I would start to worry.
If I don’t lock my car and it gets stolen, I can’t sue the manufacturer for not writing that on the key… or in the user manual.
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Faktum:
Faktum has a thicker bottom panel and thicker side panels, the foot has a significantly larger bearing surface, and let’s not forget 3 eccentrics and dowels.
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Besta:
My dear IKEA expert,
Besta is completely different in construction. With Faktum, the bottom is attached to the side panel. With Besta, it’s the other way around. So the question doesn’t even arise.
Any more questions?
First:
Nowhere does it say that this is the foot or that it should be used as a foot in the Pax system.
2.
Anyone with a bit of technical understanding can see that this also cannot be used as a foot. At the latest, when I load the cabinet and notice it becomes unstable, as a user I would start to worry.
If I don’t lock my car and it gets stolen, I can’t sue the manufacturer for not writing that on the key… or in the user manual.
3.
Faktum:
Faktum has a thicker bottom panel and thicker side panels, the foot has a significantly larger bearing surface, and let’s not forget 3 eccentrics and dowels.
4.
Besta:
My dear IKEA expert,
Besta is completely different in construction. With Faktum, the bottom is attached to the side panel. With Besta, it’s the other way around. So the question doesn’t even arise.
Any more questions?
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