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How to adjust soft-close drawers

Learn how to adjust the height and side-to-side alignment of your soft-close drawer fronts.

In this guide — 2 adjustments
  1. Adjust the drawer-front height
  2. Adjust the side-to-side alignment

This guide shows adjustment info relating to our now retired soft close drawer hardware, if the adjustment screws on your cabinet drawers are on the inside view our new adjustment guide.
You must install and level the cabinet before adjusting its drawer fronts. The cabinet must be securely fixed, level and plumb before any adjustments are made.

Tool you’ll need

Screwdriver

Screwdriver

Find the adjustment points

The adjustment points are located on the drawer-front mounts inside the drawer.

The numbers in the diagram correspond with the instructions below.

Soft-close drawer-front adjustment points numbered one, two and three

Two adjustments can be made to each soft-close drawer front: height and side-to-side alignment.

Drawer-front adjustments

  1. Adjust the drawer-front height

    First, loosen the screw marked #2.

    Use the screw marked #3 to move the drawer front up or down.

    Left side:

    • Turn screw #3 clockwise to move the drawer front down.
    • Turn screw #3 anticlockwise to move the drawer front up.

    Right side:

    • Turn screw #3 clockwise to move the drawer front up.
    • Turn screw #3 anticlockwise to move the drawer front down.

    Once the adjustment has been made, retighten the screw marked #2.

    Make small adjustments and check the drawer-front alignment as you go.

  2. Adjust the side-to-side alignment

    Loosen the screws marked #1 on both the left and right drawer-front mounts.

    Close the drawer and move the drawer front sideways until it is in the desired position.

    Gently reopen the drawer and tighten the screws marked #1.

    Hold the drawer front in position while tightening the screws so it does not move out of alignment.

Check the final alignment

Close the drawers and check that the gaps are even and that each drawer opens and closes without rubbing against the cabinet or another drawer front.

Cabinet with its soft-close drawer fronts correctly aligned

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