Install Question for Subzero Undercounter UC24 BG/S Beverage Center

C&V T

9 years ago

We're looking to install a Subzero UC24 BG/S Undercounter beverage center fridge at the location in below pic.

As you can see the counter is recessed back from the taller 2 side walls.

Dilemma is:

1) If we put it flushed to counter - then door won't open pass 90* & may slam against side wall

2) If we put flushed with side walls - then the bev center would stick out from under the counter.

There is no door stop available from SubZero for the bev center.

Besides bringing the counter forward i.e. make it bigger i.e construction What are some alternatives?

Would appreciate your feedback.

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User

9 years ago

You're right about the contradiction. What I meat was that you can't just put your fridge on top of the vent.

Capping it really means disconnecting it from below or re routing it somewhere else. You really don't want warm air blowing into the bottom of the fridge compressor.

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User
9 years ago
I think your biggest problem is covering up that supply or return vent in the floor. Solve that issue first and then let us know how wide the space is between the left and right Sheetrock walls.

What was that space orig. designed for ?
Barb J
9 years ago
I don't think that not opening past 90 should be an issue. Its not like you're putting platters in there or anything. I think that they can be installed with the hinges on the right or left. I would install it with the hinges on the right. Then you have more of the door "supported" by the wall; people won't try to wrench the door past where it should go and dent it. The handle should project past the wall.

The perfect alternative is 24" fridge drawers, but that would be a $1600 wall mistake.

If you're really worried about your door, you could have the piece of granite replaced with one that is deeper to pull the whole thing out to the edge of the left wall, or perhaps just slightly beyond it; just enough to make the door face project just beyond the wall. I think that is what I would do (what I'd really want to do is get drawers, then settle on fixing the granite).

Is that trim piece supposed to stay there with the fridge in place? If this were a desk, it would be right but if that is intended to be there with the fridge, isn't it going to look weird? Aren't these things designed to have the counter basically right on top of them?
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C&V T
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9 years ago
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xedos

I think your biggest problem is covering up that supply or return vent in the floor. Solve that issue first and then let us know how wide the space is between the left and right Sheetrock walls.

What was that space orig. designed for ?

Xedos -

1) that is a supply vent there are another 6 around that location besides that 1.

2) Space is 28" wide sidewall to sidewall.

3) Was originally designed for an under counter fridge or bev center...but we forgot if we discussed the wall being an issue 2 years ago.
User
9 years ago
You still can't cover up that vent. You especially wouldn't want warm air in the winter pumping into the bottom of the unit where the condeser and evaporator are located.

2"+ on each side of the unit isn't that bad! but I'd go with drawer unit also. They are more functional in my opinion , and they don't really care if walls are to the side of them. The vent issue still applies, it needs to be capped off.
C&V T
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9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
@xedos

You still can't cover up that vent. You especially wouldn't want warm air in the winter pumping into the bottom of the unit where the condeser and evaporator are located.

...The vent issue still applies, it needs to be capped off.

That sounds like a contradiction. By its very definition - capping off is covering the vent. So yes, checking with my HVAC installer to see if I can put a solid register blank into the vent hole & not affect air flow elsewhere.

Otherwise, I'll just close the vent grill & elevate the fridge a smidge above that.

I think I have some room height wise.
C&V T
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9 years ago
@barbja99

I don't think that not opening past 90 should be an issue. Its not like you're putting platters in there or anything. I think that they can be installed with the hinges on the right or left. I would install it with the hinges on the right. Then you have more of the door "supported" by the wall; people won't try to wrench the door past where it should go and dent it. The handle should project past the wall.

We simulated this with our fridge which also has a close by side wall & we have to say that the restraint build-into the fridge door i.e. doesn't go flying open past 90* hopefully will also be build into the Subzero.

The perfect alternative is 24" fridge drawers, but that would be a $1600 wall mistake.

Or more! Ugh!

If you're really worried about your door, you could have the piece of granite replaced with one that is deeper to pull the whole thing out to the edge of the left wall, or perhaps just slightly beyond it; just enough to make the door face project just beyond the wall. I think that is what I would do (what I'd really want to do is get drawers, then settle on fixing the granite).

This would be a construction project: rebuilding & extending the granite support & finding the granite piece to match. I see $1K+ budgeting here.

Is that trim piece supposed to stay there with the fridge in place? If this were a desk, it would be right but if that is intended to be there with the fridge, isn't it going to look weird?

Not to me. Most people have a wood encasement around it for a tight flush fit.

We decided to have a gap which is created by the baseboard trim

Aren't these things designed to have the counter basically right on top of them?

I guess, some people will have a wood enclosure build tightly enough for the BC to slide into, we chose to be more flexible.
C&V T
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9 years ago
xedos

You're right about the contradiction. What I meat was that you can't just put your fridge on top of the vent.

Capping it really means disconnecting it from below or re routing it somewhere else. You really don't want warm air blowing into the bottom of the fridge compressor.

Spoke to my HVAC company & they said it would be no trouble unplugging that duct from the supply vent & putting it into the condition crawl space underneath.

He did mention that there was code mandated vent over there that strictly was to communicate with the crawl space. I am not sure what that exactly meant.

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