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How do I remove this drawer

  • 01-09-2017 3:33pm
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    CarPark2
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    Hi there
    I am fixing up my kitchen (inherited in the new house that I just moved into).
    I want to raise the kitchen units and counter so that they are the same height as a new stand-alone oven. The unit with drawers is beside a tall unit, and screwed into the tall unit. So I want to free it from the tall unit.
    Anyway, in order to remove the screws that join it to the tall unit, I need to take out the drawers. But the drawers are very complicated (at least to my simple brain). I attach two pics, one from the side, the other from underneath.
    Any tips on how to take out the drawers or even a name for this type of drawer, so that I can find info online?
    Thanks in advance


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    CarPark2
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    ....... wrote: »
    Normally with that type of attachment there is a flat part you can "press in" on each side at the same time while simultaneously pulling the drawer towards yourself and pressing in the flat part releases the drawer from the mechanism.

    That's what I expected. I found one lever that pressed in and I pressed it in on both sides, but no joy.


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    Graham
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    In one of the photos you can see a light grey plastic piece on the underside of the runners at the front.

    The drawer box release could be built into these pieces. Do they press upwards at all?


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    CarPark2
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    Graham wrote: »
    In one of the photos you can see a light grey plastic piece on the underside of the runners at the front.

    The drawer box release could be built into these pieces. Do they press upwards at all?

    There is a small black square at the very front of that grey plastic piece. That presses up. I pressed it up and it stays up. I did that on both sides, but it didn't seem to change anything. Am I missing something?


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    colm_mcm
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    Those look like Blum drawers. Think you have to give them a sharp pull upwards when the drawers open.


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Like this I'd say. IKEA drawers are Blum.
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bfBAnYNw9kI


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    CarPark2
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    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Like this I'd say. IKEA drawers are Blum.
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bfBAnYNw9kI

    Thanks. That wasn't it in the end, but it led me to another video that did show the answer.


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    CarPark2
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    ....... wrote: »
    What was the answer?

    This guy.
    There are probably other ways, but this worked for me:
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tvJUpt1a02E


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