Help needed from anyone with a Samsung American fridge freezer

MrM

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And the award to the super random question goes to......me.

Long story short, I’m looking to buy a fridge freezer where the bottom of the fridge door clears the height of a perpendicular worktop when opened. There’s a 4 door Samsung model we like that fits the bill but it might need raising by 4-6cm to achieve this. One option is putting the unit on a trolley dolly to achieve the rise but I can’t find one that I think would be a large enough footprint.

The other option is replacing the feet for some with larger wheels, so the random question is, does anyone know the size of the bolts for the feet that go into the bottom of the unit? I’m guessing M10 but would be great to know.

Thanks!
 
Just stand it on some wood or similar till the correct height and put a plinth underneath it to hide the abomination.

Will need to be pretty sturdy tho
 
Raising it ~6cm is no mean feat and presents difficulty getting it off of a stand of that height for servicing etc. Hence replacing the wheels with some larger ones looks to be the most cost effective and efficient solution.
 
Ive got one and it weighs a lot, some 100kg or so from memory. Add the shape and size and I wouldn't be too quick to start messing with it!
On mine 2 of the wheels are fixed and 2 rotate

Cant tell you size of the bolts and aint planning on tipping it over either ;)
 
MrM said:
Raising it ~6cm is no mean feat and presents difficulty getting it off of a stand of that height for servicing etc. Hence replacing the wheels with some larger ones looks to be the most cost effective and efficient solution.
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When was the last time anyone needed to service a fridge?

Good luck finding some wheels tho. The American fridges ive had experience with usually have 2 wheels recessed into the base at the front or back and feet the other side and they are moved by tipping onto the wheels.

My current fridge has a sort of double hinge on the doors so when you open them they first come towards you and then open, this moves the doors away from the units next to the fridge. Doors wouldnt be able to open otherwise
 
can't you slide it in, alreday on top of the wooden battens, maybe with some lino - type strips protecting the floor.
 
6cm isn't very much. You could get some MDF cut to size, paint and just stack it. Tilt the fridge forward, move onto stack, lift and slide. Once in place, just cut another piece to face it and tidy it all up. I have a Samsung American Fridge Freezer, recently moved to the garage after a kitchen refurb, and it's still going great after ten years so don't worry about servicing.
 
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