Soft Close Door Hinges Not Working

Allow the door to spring back open.

Soft close door hinges not working. Soft close cabinet hinges stopped working soft close drawer slides cabinet door damper lowes self how to adjust soft close hinges 7 steps with pictures wikihow. If a hinge leaf is recessed below the surface of the jamb or the door edge the door will not close well and the hinge will bend when you close it. If your soft close cabinet slams shut it could be because the door is overlapping the neighboring door and hitting it before the soft closing mechanism has a chance to fully engage. Or the door could be set too far out from the cabinet face shortening the amount of time the soft close hinge has to slow down the door.

The door will fail to close at either the top or bottom. If the hinge leaf is recessed only at the bottom or the top insert a shim behind only part of the hinge leaf. This means that one of the hinges is bent causing the door to. Don t know much about soft close or if all are alike but there s probably a dampener piston in the slide mechanism that s gone bad and may be adjusted or replaced maybe sorta like a storm door piston.

Often euro style hinges like yours are formed together around the dampers for soft closing. Use a hinge leaf as a template to make a cardboard shim that you can slip behind the leaf. If many or all your drawers are acting up may be an issue with brand or model.