How to adjust the level of your Samsung refrigerator

Last Update date : Mar 16. 2023

A properly leveled refrigerator will have the front resting on the leveling legs and with the front wheels, not in contact with the floor. This will prevent potential leak issues, cooling issues, noise issues, and damage to the Refrigerator. 

To save energy and prevent potential cooling issues, noises, or leaks, your refrigerator needs to be level. This guide will show you how to level your fridge and make minor leveling adjustments.

Refrigerator

Caution:

The refrigerator must be levelled on a flat, solid floor. Failing to do so can cause damage to the refrigerator or physical injury.

Levelling must be performed with an empty refrigerator. Make sure no food items remain inside the refrigerator

Locate the leveling legs

The leveling legs are located underneath the refrigerator at the front.

  • For easier access to the leveling legs on Side by Side and Four Door models, open both the doors.
  • If the refrigerator has a front leg cover, it needs to be removed for easier access to the leveling legs. This will vary between models, as some covers do not have to be removed to access the legs. 

To remove the front leg cover, remove the screws with a screwdriver, and then lift it up from the bottom and pull it out. Don't forget to re-install the front leg cover 

leg cover

Level the refrigerator

Insert a flat-head screwdriver into the slot in the leveling leg control lever and adjust the level by turning the control lever clockwise or counterclockwise.

  • When you rotate the Lever clockwise, you raise the refrigerator.
  • When you rotate the Lever counterclockwise, you lower the refrigerator.
leveling feet

If the refrigerator is not level back and front, put a solid panel (such as a plastic panel, a plastic ruler, etc.) on the floor where the rear legs will rest, and then fix it in place with plastic tape.

Note:

  • When you push the refrigerator back in, make sure the rear legs rest on the panel.
  • If you have a wooden floor or similar soft floor, take care not to damage the floor when pushing the Refrigerator into place.

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