If Your Refrigerator's
Freezer Door Pops Open When You Close the Fresh Food Door...
If a 'top-freezer' refrigerator's freezer
door pops open when the larger fresh food door's closed, it's
actually a good thing. That tells us the seals are in great shape and sealing well.
Some freezer door 'pop' is unavoidable because
the bottom door's so much larger than the top one. Door liners are more lighter than your earlier models. The two
compartments share the same air via a duct between them, and that
compressed air rushes up into the freezer compartment and can 'pop'
the door.
To improve the situation, apply a few drops
of oil (three in one - NOT WD-40) to each
freezer door hinge pin. (Even better: if you can, pull the doors and
coat the hinge pins with petroleum jelly). This will help the freezer
door swing back closed by itself. The freezer door usually
stays ajar because it's binding a bit, and that's usually caused
by it's swinging 'dry', with no lubrication.
You can also try adjusting the refrigerator legs to make the refrigerator tilt back a bit to help cushion the slamming of the door.
It’s also a good idea to ‘kick’ the habit
of letting the refrigerator door close hard.