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Foot pedals for pullout trash?

16 years ago

Hi folks-

We just reviewed the first iteration of the shop drawings for our custom kitchen cabinets and, based on positive reviews here at GW, I requested the addition of foot pedals for the pullout trash drawer. The cabinetmaker, who has quite a bit of experience, said about half of his clients who have put these in love them, and half hate them because they "get out of alignment."

Those of you who have them, have you had any such problems?

TIA!

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lowspark
16 years ago
I've had mine for 5+ years. Yeah, sometimes, the drawer won't stay shut. It's just a matter of pulling the pedal forward a bit to make it meet the magnet better. I think the process of pushing it with your foot pushes it back a minute amount every day, or maybe one too-forceful push can knock it out of line.

It's not a big deal though. Happens maybe once every 6-10 months and takes about 10 seconds to pull it back into place.

The benefit of having a hands free pull out trash in the cabinets far far outweighs the occasional inconvenience IMO.
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