Samsung RT18DG6500SRAA dimensions and required opening

Name: Samsung RT18DG6500SRAA
Brand: Samsung

30-inch classTop freezerStandard-depth

Checked against Samsung's documents, Oct 31, 2026

The opening it needs

Includes the gaps Samsung asks for.

Width30¾″78.1 cm

Height67⅛″170 cm

Depth30½″77.5 cm

28¾ in wide, but needs 30¾ in with the side gaps
The hinges make it 66¾ in tall, not 65¾ in
31⅞ in deep with handles: sticks out past counters
Next to a wall: leave 2½ in on the hinge side

Check if it fits your space

Fit RT18DG6500SRAA against your opening

Opening width (in)inThe space between the cabinets or walls on each side. Measure at the bottom, middle and top, and use the smallest.Opening height (in)inFrom the finished floor to the underside of the cabinet or ceiling above. Measure at the left, center and right, and use the smallest.Depth to the front edge of your countertop (in)inFrom the finished back wall to the front edge of the countertop beside the fridge. The fridge box and the gap behind it must fit within this; the doors and handles stand out in front.

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All measurements

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The fridge itself

Width	28¾″73.0 cm
Height to top of case	65¾″167 cm
Height to top of hinges	66¾″170 cm
Depth, case onlycalculated	28½″72.4 cm
Depth with doors, no handles	31⅞″81.0 cm
Depth with handles	31⅞″81.0 cm

Gaps Samsung asks for

Each side	1″2.5 cm
Above	⅜″1.0 cm
Behindcalculated	2″5.1 cm
Hinge side, next to a wall (doors to 90°)	2½″6.3 cm
Hinge side, door fully open	Not published

With the doors open

From the back wall to the front of the open doors (90°)calculated	57⅞″147 cm

calculated = worked out from Samsung's figures · Sources for every number · Report a wrong number

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How we checked

Most sizes and gaps come from Samsung's documents for this model; some come from Samsung's documents for the same fridge sold under another model number. Not checked: delivery path, plumbing and power.

Every number with its source · How we verify · Why hinge height matters

Samsung documents

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