The maytag manual says i need a minimum of 3 3 4 between the fridge and the wall to allow the door to swing open and the electrolux data specification sheet says absolute 4 1 2 minimum clearance will only allow for 90 degree door swing which will provide drawer crisper access with retricted removal.
Samsung french door refrigerator next to wall.
Put in an 18 pullout pantry between the wall and fridge be able to open the fridge all the way but would only have 18 of counter space between fridge and sink which also means losing those upper cabinets.
Samsung recommends leaving at least 2 on the side of the rs25j500dsr that would be opening into a wall and 3 8 minimum on the other side for circulation ease of movement and to allow the doors to swing open.
The only thing you will have to do if cut the panel and set the upper cabinet on top instead of running panels on the side of it.
The space between the refrigerator and sidewall allows the appliance cool.
Before ordering your new refrigerator measure the space available.
Thankfully the freezer on the bottom keeps running ok.
Use the two panels on the sides they are usually 1 1 2 that will leave you with 33 for your fridge and you will be 1 1 2 away from the wall so the door can open freely.
If your space is exactly 35 3 4 wide i would suggest considering an alternate narrower model.
All measurements on this page use the australian metric system.
I would like to move my samsung french door refrigerator away from the wall to clean it in back the top compartment is overheating and shutting down.
Put in a small 3 4 filler and be able to open the fridge a little more than 90 degrees but still not all the way.
All samsung refrigerator models requires a minimum distance of 50mm for the sides and rear of the fridge and 100mm from the top of the fridge.
But you may not realize that if the door of your unit opens.