Kitchens – How to open an overfilled drawer

I'm guessing these shattered because of shock or perhaps from being fully extended more than normal since the front wheel takes a lot of the weight when drawer is fully extended. The rail is acting as a lever where 10kg in the front of the drawer could easily be the equivalent of 100kg on that wheel when the drawer is fully open. The other thoughts are if someone where to lean on the drawer or if the cabinet was being moved and dropped.

I've seen replacement wheels, but they tend to be for specific rails/sliders, and I doubt you'd get a good result without a perfect match. For replacing the entire slider, I'd look for a replacement with a high weight limit. I've seen sliders in the US that are designed for 50kg, which I'm guessing would more than handle your load.

It sounds like the dampness is still a problem in that particular area because it is a corner adjoining the external wall and the store area. Is this part of the house in shadow for a lot of the day?

1. Check the external ground area surrounding the outside store. If the ground is clay or compacted it might not be helping in that it is storing water. Perhaps better drainage there.

2. Some form of heating in the store area to keep it at a similar temperature to the kitchen e.g. condensation happens in that part of the kitchen because of the cold store area on the other side of that particular wall.

3. Perhaps a better seal on the door and windows in the store to keep it warmer in general.

4. Put a faux wall in the back of the store to buffer the cold air away from the wall that is adjoining the kitchen.

5. A robust kitchen extractor to remove as much steam as possible from cooking.