Tile Or Carpet Under Mini Fridge

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Tile or carpet under mini fridge.

I put 2 pieces of 2 x 4 under the fridges for airflow and so that the door would not get caught on the lip of the tray. Hope this is helpful. Wipe away excess grout with a. To ensure the door stays closed elevate the fridge on top of a few pieces of wood or even some books.

Make sure to give the door plenty of space to swing open and close. Do not put the fridge on the carpet directly. Like a piece of cardboard etc. This will ensure that there is good air circulation and to keep water off the carpet.

There are several reasons why putting a refrigerator or mini fridge on carpeting is a bad idea not the least of which being that it can be hugely damaging to your carpet. Remove the spacers and grout the joints by pushing grout into them with a grout float. Additionally a carpet retains heat resulting in poor performance of the condenser. You could place a solid wooden board a plastic chair mat like this or a movable adjustable base or a piece of linoleum or vinyl flooring between the carpet and the fridge.

The refrigerator is designed to be placed on tile concrete or a similar hard surface. Would it be wise to put it straight on the carpet or should i put something underneath it. I was putting the fridge on hardwood. One of the problems with compact refrigerators is the door can be left ajar if it drags along carpet.

Let the tile dry overnight without moving the refrigerator back into place. Keep your coil cool. Generally the best practice is not to place your mini fridge on a carpet. The air circulation under the refrigerator will normally be inhibited when the unit is placed on carpet.

Mini fridge on carpet. You can consider pulling up the carpet in that location.