Soft close on trash pull-out?

10 years ago

My new kitchen has a rev-a-shelf trash pullout and it's soft close. All my drawers are soft close but I left the doors standard.

anyhow, I'm debating removing the soft close aspect from the trash pull out.its driving me crazy! You have to pull kind of hard to get the trash open past the soft close. It's not hard for me but I have small kids and they have to yank pretty hard.

anyone remove the soft close?

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Fori

10 years ago

I hate mine! I'm planning on installing a pedal-opening system one of these days and I assume that would kill the soft close but in the mean time, no, you can't open it with your toe if it has soft close. Same with greasy fingers...

I retrofitted a Revashelf pullout in the last kitchen and it didn't creep open--that might be installation error. I'd look for an adjustment!

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ascorsonelli
10 years ago
I don't have the rev a shelf, but we have a pullout trash. I wish it were soft close. As it is, if there's more trash in the forward bin (there are two, stacked front to back), the drawer creeps open. I'm assuming a soft close would help keep it closed.
Navy Momma
Original Author
10 years ago
That's a good point- hadn't thought of it. We really only use the front bin right now. Hmmm.
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ascorsonelli
10 years ago
Probably right Fori. I googled it after I posted above, and I'm sure an adjustment is required. Drives me CRAZY.
ILoveRed
10 years ago
after several years, my trash pullout did the same thing. I called the company and they sent out these small rubber replacement parts. My cabinet installer came and put them in and voila...it was fixed.

What brand is your pull out trash device? It should be on the device somewhere.
ILoveRed
10 years ago
http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/3338290/double-trash-can-wont-stay-closed

Found the thread
hsw_sc
10 years ago
We put a Blum Servo-drive on our pullout. Simple tap of the door opens it, and a simple hip check or slight push closes it. Hands-free and easy for everyone once they learn to NOT tug on the handle of the pull-out.
beenzmail
10 years ago
We also put a motor on ours. (The IKEA version.) we had to take the soft close off to make it work. I missed it for a few days but am happy with it now. Just try it. It will go back on wont it?