Reusing Ikea Kitchen Hinges? Here's How to Reset Them Back To Fresh

[@antheaborri338]

Thank you! I have a cabinet with these (the second ones) at home, I've had it for the past 10+ years and it always worked perfectly. Yesterday I must've done something wrong when opening it, cause now it won't fully close. Do you have any advice on how to save it?

[@kitchensbyrannes]

You're welcome. Are you sure that nothing in the cabinet is in the way, preventing the door from closing completely?

[@antheaborri338]

@@kitchensbyrannes yes! I made sure of that and tried closing it again, but it just bounces back and won’t stay closed

[@kitchensbyrannes]

Weird. It sounds like something fell into the hinge well on the door. Or could one of the hinges have clipped off maybe 🤔? Difficult to say without being there.

[@Joesellsking]

Hello Rannes Love this channel and very helpful. Thank you! I have a q. Kitchen is installed, had a company come instal the sink and stone tops. The sink comes too far forward to install the top hinges on the sides of the cabinet, bottom hinges are fine. What can I do? I thought of trying to find hinges that are not as deep. Maybe moving the top hinge locations just below the btm of the sink? I would have to drill new holes in the doors. OR I can get shorter doors and put a panel on the top. Would prefer not to. Any thoughts on what I should do? Thank you again, Joe

[@kitchensbyrannes]

Hi Joe. Thanks 🙏 I see you have all the answers yourself 😊 In your case, I would move the hinges below the sink and make new holes in the door. With the right tools and the know-how, this is not very difficult. Here's a video which might help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGKUfI2KqMqfi9E This is the tool I use: amzn.to/4eq5ezw (affiliate link). All the best.

[@redumbrella4218]

My 150 degree hinge disconnected from the door. I don’t know how to reconnect it. Please advise and thanks

[@kitchensbyrannes]

Depending on how many hinges there are on the door, it can be either tricky or straightforward. If you look at part sitting inside the cabinet, there's a v-shaoed "fork". The hinge part on the door has a counterpart that fits in the fork. Push it in and then swivel the whole hinge towards you at the front and inwards at the back. You'll hear a click when it engages.

[@redumbrella4218]

@@kitchensbyrannes Thank you so much! It worked!

[@kitchensbyrannes]

Glad to hear that 😊

[@thirteenthgrade508]

I have the Blum hinges and i am reusing them with new front doors. However the left cabinet is good however the right one is set to all the way high and it doesn’t go high enough for some reason. I can’t figure it out. The left one is set to the middle height and is fine

[@kitchensbyrannes]

If the left hinged have room to move down, try that. Alternatively, move the upper right hinge a bit in inwards/right direction (turn adjusting screw clockwise) and the upper left hinge in outwards/right direction (turn adjusting screw counter clockwise).

[@thirteenthgrade508]

@@kitchensbyrannes unfortunately with the right one all the way up it still isn’t high enough as it hits the drawer below. I am going to pick up new hinges tomorrow at ikea to see if that does the trick. I am wondering if the hinges are just bad. Well see

[@kitchensbyrannes]

I'm certain that the hinge is fine. Sometimes it takes some trying. All movements are relatively. "Up" for one door could also mean "down" for the adjacent door and the drawer below.