Ikea Utrusta waste separation is stuck

Good morning,

I have the following problem: I installed an 80 cm wide Metod base cabinet for a sink (under a sink). For the front of the drawer (Maximera tall, 80x45) a 40 cm high Brokhult front was connected with a 20 cm high Brokhult front using a Utrusta front connection rail.

When I hang the drawer in now, it works perfectly, it closes without any problems and the dampers also work.

Now I installed the Utrusta frame for waste separation – the drawer still works then. But as soon as I insert the waste bins into the frame, the dampers no longer work. The drawer can be pushed closed, but only if you press firmly – there is no sign of automatic closing anymore. What could be the reason? Is the drawer too heavy? – the bins are still empty, so what happens when there is also waste inside the bins? Or maybe the frame is being pushed too far apart by the waste bins, causing it to rub against the cabinet wall and thus hindering the drawer’s closing?

Thanks for your help!

Hello, it sounds as if a bucket is slightly rubbing against the siphon or somewhere else. Try testing individually with one bucket at each position to see how it works.

Indeed... :) The middle bucket is the rascal. Hmm, now I have to come up with something...
Thank you very much!

If the Atlant siphon is in the way, you should try to install it more space-saving, that is, turn it as far back as possible, unless the hose has already been cut too short for that.