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Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
One issue I found with Elfa drawers in the kitchen, it seems with all the weight placed on easy moving rollers that the cabinet doors can easily be opened. I', installing double latches before next trip or locking the drawer inside to prevent movement.
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Ditto that on the pantry - we have one Elfa drawer on the bottom shelf, always filled to the brim. It comes within half an inch of the pantry door, so there's almost no play in it to roll against the door and open it on corners....or so we thought. The door came open once, and then the jolt of hitting what turned out to be a really bad speed bump too fast as we pulled into a campground sent the Elfa drawer and a plastic bin full of groceries on the upper shelf out onto the floor. I was shocked that the Elfa drawer came off the tracks - the bounce from the speed bump probably came after the cabinet door was open and the drawer fully extended.
Miraculously nothing broke - not the balsamic vinegar, not the syrup, not the molasses, not the bag of sugar. But now we have a secure bolt latch on the door to keep that from ever happening again.