Troubleshooting

Proper door alignment is vitally important to create and maintain an airtight seal inside the cabinet. In addition, air leaks caused by improper door alignment will compromise the environment inside the cabinet, and may create condensation along the door panels which eventually will lead to warping of the door. Follow the instructions below to properly adjust your door(s).

After leveling the cabinet, the doors must be aligned so that they are even with each other, square with the cabinet and create an airtight seal inside the cabinet. Air leaks caused by improper door alignment will compromise the environment inside the cabinet, and may create condensation which, left untreated, will cause warping of the door. Follow the instructions below to properly align your door(s).

• If your cabinet has only one door, the plane of the top of the door should be parallel to the plane of the cabinet. If the non-hinge (i.e. left) corner of the door is higher than the cabinet, go to the BACK RIGHT CORNER of the cabinet and turn the leveling foot once CLOCKWISE, which will raise the right/back of the cabinet and lower corner of the front door. If the non-hinge corner is lower than the cabinet, go to the BACK LEFT CORNER of the cabinet and turn the leveling foot once CLOCKWISE, which will raise the left/back of the cabinet so that it is even with the corner of the front door. After adjusting the feet, open and shut the door, and check again to see if the door is aligned.
  
  
• If your wine cabinet has two doors and both doors are not on the same plane (i.e. one door is higher than the other), use the leveling feet to adjust the doors. Start with the door that is too high (in the illustration at right, the left door is too high), and go to the BACK CORNER LEVELING FOOT on the SAME SIDE as the door that’s too high (in the illustration at right, go to the back foot on the left side of the cabinet.) Turn the leveling foot once CLOCKWISE, which will raise the left/back of the cabinet and lower the front left door. After adjusting the feet, open and shut the doors. Repeat the process until the left door is level with the right door. It shouldn’t take more than one or two clockwise turns to get both doors aligned.
  
  
• If the top corner of a door is sticking out more than 1/8 inch, you have "top torque". If the bottom corner of a door is sticking out more than 1/8 inch, you have "bottom torque". To fix a torqued wine cabinet, raise the two center leveling feet (larger cabinets only) so that the feet aren't touching the floor. For top torque, go to the BACK CORNER LEVELING FOOT on the OPPOSITE SIDE of the torqued door and turn CLOCKWISE. For bottom torque, go to the BACK CORNER LEVELING FOOT on the SAME SIDE as the torqued door and turn CLOCKWISE. When the torque has been fixed (tolerances up to 1/8 inch are acceptable), finish by lowering the center leveling feet until they touch the floor.
  
  

Doors Aligned

Doors Not Aligned