ᐅ Push-to-Open Door Mechanism Too Weak?

Created on: 4 Mar 2014 22:01
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the_driver
Hi,

and here’s my first question as a beginner...

I inherited an old kitchen from my neighbor (probably about 12 years old). I’ve since replaced the door fronts, so the whole thing looks quite neat and modern now.

However, I don’t want to install handles on the new doors. For the doors themselves, the Utrusta push-to-open mechanism works fine. But for the three drawers, it’s just too weak. Even if I install two, it barely works – or I end up with the problem that only one drawer opens at a time, and when closing, the other one pops open, so I get stuck in a “vicious circle.”

Any ideas how I can fix this? Unfortunately, I can’t say exactly what kind of kitchen it is, but I guess it’s a combination of Faktum cabinets.

*thx*
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the_driver
6 Mar 2014 20:10
I wanted to go with Härlig anyway since my two new Faktum wall cabinets also have a Härlig front.

The idea of drawers set back inside doesn’t sound bad. I think I’ll start working on that.

Thank you very much for your help.
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IKEA-Experte
6 Mar 2014 21:59
You can, of course, simply use a piece of particleboard. This way, you avoid having the Härlig front trimmed and only need to drill a few holes instead. It’s also cheaper. It could look something like this:


Open lower kitchen drawer of an appliance with visible items inside.