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Check soft-close hinge setting

Cabinet & drawer · Soft-close stopped working
LIKELY CAUSE
Hinge damper disabled or misadjusted
Success rate
0% success
Successful repairs
0
People tried
0
Repair time
10 min
Difficulty
Easy
Estimated cost
€0
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Fix Score 94
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TOOLS
Required tools
Screwdriver
PARTS
Parts used
No replacement parts used.
REPAIR GUIDE

Step by step

  1. 1
    Inspect each hinge for an on/off damper switch if present
    Inspect each hinge for an on/off damper switch if present.
  2. 2
    Make sure hinges are firmly mounted
    Make sure hinges are firmly mounted.
  3. 3
    Enable the damper according to hinge design
    Enable the damper according to hinge design.
  4. 4
    Test the door
    Test the door.
  5. 5
    Replace a failed clip-on damper with a matching part
    Replace a failed clip-on damper with a matching part.
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