Why don't fridges have wheels?

luckat

And washing machines? And kitchen cupboards? And dishwashers?

Every time I go to clean behind the fridge, or any of the other appliances or presses, I practically knock out my shoulder. It seems crazy that they don't just have lockable wheels so you can wheel them out and in.

Sleepy

And Dyson find a new way to sell you a new improved version of something you already have!

quarryman

why bother cleaning behind the fridge? if it hasn't got wheels no one is going to be able to look behind there to see the dirt.

at least not without knocking their shoulder out.

Blub2k4

quarryman wrote:

why bother cleaning behind the fridge? if it hasn't got wheels no one is going to be able to look behind there to see the dirt.

at least not without knocking their shoulder out.

Haha well spotted.

Rozabeez

if a fridge had wheels...when you open the door....it would be pulled on top of you.

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Rozabeez wrote:

if a fridge had wheels...when you open the door....it would be pulled on top of you.

They could put brakes on the wheels?

quarryman

i'd imagine it would roll toward you a little bit instead. could be handy for getting milk without getting up from the table.

my opinion: weld it to the floor. then if the mother-in-law wants to check for dirt she'd better bring a blowtorch.

Lump

Grow some muscles :P


John

woosaysdan

ge someone else to clean behind the fridge!!!

luckat

Mice like it behind the fridge; it's their favourite place.

Cactus Col

Put the Fridge in the centre of the kitchen, that way you don't have to move it to clean behind it.

koneko

My fridge has wheels.

Get a better fridge!

Victor

luckat wrote:

Mice like it behind the fridge; it's their favourite place.

Then put the food in the fridge, not behind it.

Mice and many insects prefer their area to be clean, so you aren't really helping yourself.

elexes

the weight of the fridge would dmg almost any floor when full not to mention be very dangerious whenever its opened

leaving it with a flat bottom makes sure that the force is spread out .

pritty simple reason

JackKelly

and physics prevails once again.

Gordon

"Why don't fridges have wheels?"
Because you'd need a license if that were the case.

impr0v

Gordon wrote:

"Why don't fridges have wheels?"
Because you'd need a license if that were the case.

Because one would surely overtake you at 90mph+ on a motorway with a NO FEAR sticker and a tacky bodykit.

The Sweeper

luckat wrote:

Mice like it behind the fridge; it's their favourite place.

Get a cat. You can put wheels on it if you like.

Stark

lol.

I wonder can you eat the mice? It would make a change from pasta for most college students.

NotMe

Minesajackdaniels wrote:

Get a cat. You can put wheels on it if you like.

The cat won't fit behind the fridge though. :rolleyes:

luckat

koneko wrote:

My fridge has wheels.

Get a better fridge!

What kind of fridge is that?

koneko

LG. American styyyyle.

Like this but an older model (and a pretty pattern):
http://www.lge.com/catalog/prodmodeldetail?actType=search&page=1&modelCategoryId=CTG1000511&categoryId=CTG1000509&parentId=CTG1000440&modelPrefix=40FRXA&globalCode=GR-S592QVC&globalSuffix=000000&model=NOTHING

Rabies

Our fridge has wheels. It is a big american style fridge. Wheels are only at the back. So much easier to install it. Would be a b!tch of a thing to lift.

luckat

Oooh, verra cool (in all senses) Koneko. But very pricey too, I suspect.

EKRIUQ

Installing Wheels on Your Refrigerator

If your refrigerator didn't come with factory installed wheels, there are a number of ways you can add them later. Some sets are made to be screwed into the bolt holes left after you remove the original leveling legs. Others are kind of like a platform on either side with wheels on the bottom, the refrigerator then sits on top.

The reason you install these wheels is, first to make the fridge easier to move out for cleaning behind, and second to protect your floor from being sliced in the process. For these purposes, factory installed wheels work great, but the "add on later" attempts are usually a disaster. Both objectives are failed miserably.

The kind that screw into the leveling holes make it very hard to level the fridge, and all four wheels usually turn in some opposite direction while in use. Just try to move a refrigerator with four wheels pointing different directions, or even three pointing one way and the fourth another!

The platform type seems like a better idea, because you don't have to go through the trouble of removing anything off the bottom of the refrigerator. At first they work fine providing you don't have to angle the refrigerator even a little bit when you roll it in or out. After a while however, the action of the weight and vibration when the doors are regularly opened and closed cause the wheels to become stiff and also sink into the floor. Usually one side, (perhaps because of uneven heat present at the back) becomes more resistant than the other causing the refrigerator to slide off the platform on this side, and stay on the other when you go to move it. If you are fortunate, it doesn't fall on your toe, crush your fingers, or cut a gouge in your floor.

Make it easier for your refrigerator to slide on the floor. At appliance parts stores there are often individual sliders available, rubber on top, nylon on the bottom that can be placed under each leg. There is also a nylon track system that sits on top of your floor, which your refrigerator then sits on. You add two interlocking tracks to the front when you want to slide out the refrigerator, then put them away until the next time they are needed.

Providing you don't have a carpeted kitchen floor and factory wheels already on the bottom of your refrigerator, you can place the refrigerator on a soft rug turned upside down and cut to shape. This method costs less and helps to eliminate some of the noise the refrigerator makes.