Power, heat, fire and salt
Should a Built-In Be Anchored for Earthquakes?
| What you are looking at | What it means |
|---|---|
| Who answers it | Whoever fitted the unit, working from the installation guide for that model number |
| Why not this company | Restraint is fitting work; we are called out to cooling faults instead |
| What a visit will notice | Whether the cabinet still sits square and firm in its opening, which we say out loud |
| What actually shifts in a shake | Jars, glass shelving and whatever is stacked on the cabinetry above the doors |
Anchoring is settled on the day a cabinet is fitted, so the installation guide and the installer own the question; Sub-Zero Appliance Repair Los Angeles is the number for one that has stopped cooling, (310) 496-7399.
- Panelled door, ajar
- Base vent
- Bag and torch
Why a built-in is a different question
A built-in is not a box parked on the floor. It goes into an opening made for it and is finished with the joinery around it, so restraint belongs to that installation and to the paperwork that came with the unit.
The part you can do today
Inside is where a shake does its cheap damage: jars along a door shelf, glass over a drawer, bottles standing in a wine column. None of that needs a tool or anybody’s permission.
Two more things people ask
- Could you fit a restraint while you are here for something else?
- No. Sub-Zero Appliance Repair Los Angeles is a refrigeration repair company, and securing a cabinet into its surround is fitting work belonging to whoever installed it. Ring (310) 496-7399 and you will be told that rather than sold a booking.
- Should I know where the ice maker water line shuts off?
- Everyone with a plumbed cabinet should, wherever they live. It matters after a shake, before a long trip away, and on the morning a fitting begins to weep, and finding the valve takes one look under the sink or behind the cabinetry.
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