Hands Free Cabinet Trash Can Blum Servo Drive Installation 

Thanks for posting this helpful video. There are a couple of things left unsaid that I had to discover before installing the unit. First, this servo drive is intended to be used with Blum's drawer hardware - "SERVO-DRIVE can be used with all LEGRABOX, MOVENTO, TANDEM, and TANDEMBOX drawer lengths." There are absolutely *no* instructions for installing the servo drive hardware with a custom drawer length that you might have. I eventually discovered that the L-shape bottom adapter plate can be installed in either of two orientations (the foot that stick forward will either be on left or the right as shown in the video). It doesn't matter EXCEPT that, if foot is on the left, then you will see faint dash horizontal lines embossed in the plastic that are handy to use to align the distance from the front face of the cabinet to the measured depth of your custom drawer when fully closed. It turns out that the dashed line (IIRC it's labeled MOVENTO) is almost 1.25 inches from the rear edge of the adapter plate. Measure your drawer depth as shown in the video and then position the adapter plate's dashed line at the depth of your drawer in the cabinet. Use painter's tape to tack it down and remeasure before punching marks to ensure the alignment is accurate when you drill the screw holes. The two longer supplied screws are really small, so don't over-drill the pilot holes. In the video, it's suggested that the four grey, depth-stop clips get installed so the edge of the plastic holding the screws are flush with the cabinet face. But that depends. If you look closely at the clips you will see that they function as a depth limit stop for the drawer when you push it in to activate the servo. I suggest that you install the clips last. See where your drawer sits when closed and experiment with the exact distance it must stick out from the cabinet to activate the servo. Then remove the drawer and install the clips so their springs are fully depressed when you push in on the drawer to activate the servo. Good luck!

Thank for posting this video. The instructions that came with the servo drive where very hard to decipher and had not dimensions of where to install the parts. It would have taken me DAYS of work and lots of trial and error to do this without your help. Awesome video. Thanks

Your 4 door spring mechanisms are meant to be closer to the cabinet. There is actually a small tab on the outside of the part that aligns it with the face of the cabinet. This holds the door around an 1/8” from the cabinet face instead of 1/4”.

Thank you so much for putting this up. It saved us lots of time. I was about to click on Subscribed and found I had already done that. Thanks for your service.

we LOVE ours. It is by far the best upgrade in our kitchen!

Very cool!

Super helpful video - how well does it work when the garbage is full?

Thanks for your video! We love our unit but now have the problem where the garbage drawer opens at random times without the door being touched or triggered. It seems to have a mind of it’s own... any thoughts about what might be wrong? Thanks!

IKEA sells the same device, or at least it is extremely similar, and way cheaper. I have a few and they are amazing. It’s called “Utrusta push opener electrical” and costs $139 EDIT: mounting hardware and springs are slightly different in the IKEA version.

Awesome video - thank you! May I ask - what brand are those bins?

are your drawer slides slow close or does the Blum have the slow close feature?

Thanks for this video! Question for you. You mentioned that I need to measure 22 1/4 inches. However, what if I'm installing the garbage can in a sideboard table with a depth of only 14 inches? Can this product work with one trash can and a much shorter slide?

Great video. Any reason you wouldn’t be able to notch your panel and “countersink” the catch so the panel sits flush against the frame?

Thanks for making this video. What is the brand of the trash can frame and slides?

Can this work with any soft close extenders? Or only Blum? When I try it, it open half way only,like it missing some power(and this is set on strong)

I think the flies can smell the trash because of the small gap. better to have a rubber line or something on the edges. but thanks for sharing this.

Crazy price!

Is it compatible with any soft close trash pull out?

When open, and you push it in, it's not clear what pulls it in for a slow close. Is that part of the existing slide mechanism? My cabinet came with a one foot long hydraulic spring mechanism which obviously I had to take out. Darn.

Great video! Can you tell me where you got your under sink mat?

Be careful with the "22 1/4"" measurement for back edge of bottom bracket (around 2:45 on video) . In my case, with the same slider box frame depth (21"), the bottom plastic bracket had to be flush with the back of the cabinet. The total depth of my cabinet box was22 5/8" = 21" + 1 5/8" (exactly the depth of the servo unit). Start this process by measuring the total cabinet depth. Good luck.

Is there a link to where you purchased the servo unit?

will this work on inset cabinets rather than overlap like yours?

Hello, how to unlock to remove for cleaning? Thank you

Hi... Why not sliders push-to-open...?????

Where can I get the rails and what are their name. Thanks

I don't understand what that bottom plate is for.

Where can i purchase the drawer slides.