A few weeks ago, l cleaned my fridge but silly me put the shelf in the wrong place and now l can’t shift it. I asked a strong friend but he couldn’t move it either.
Now l am left with a leaning shelf where most things slide to the right!
It also means the salad boxes are jammed underneath another lower shelf that is also in the wrong place!
I have tried to live with it but my space is restricted.
Any ideas how to dislodge the ‘leaning shelf of Pisa’? 
…… a crowbar? 
Play about with the temperature?
Might contract enough after being off for an hour or three?
Mags, You wouldn’t suggest that if your Almond Magnums were in there!! 
Gosh no Art, they are treasured! 
Ted, l could try that. I don’t want to turn it off at the plug as the food in the freezer below might start to defrost.
It takes a special Art to jam a fridge shelf
Oooh, l have just remembered, it is moveable but it won’t lift up over the protruding sides as the fridge door frame is in the way.
Possibly a hair dryer very local to the offending shelf? You would still have to heat it at least some…
I think you are going to have to move the fridge/freezer out from the wall, Art until it is clear of the door jamb. Then you can open the door wider - tip it up a bit and probably jiggle the shelf about until it gets free. Might take two - don’t hurt yourself.
I was going to suggest that too.
It should be on castors at the back so should slide out ok.
Thank You Aerolor, but l can’t move the fridge freezer out as it’s fitted into the kitchen unit.
The fridge door when opened backs straight onto the kitchen door.
It might mean taking the fridge door off but it is very heavy as it is attached to the unit door.
My theory is, if l got it in there, surely it must come out…somehow?
It’s the white plastic shelf protrusions that are in the way. The plastic is not flexible to slide the shelf over the protrusion to enable me to get it into the groove!
It’s very difficult to explain!
Longy, The fridge freezer is not freestanding, it’s built in and raised on a ? Plinth.
It’s got to come out if it went in Art. Has anyone working with you tried to expand the sides of the fridge/frezer by pushing on them from inside and allowing you to jiggle the shelf free. Otherwise, I don’t know what else to suggest and it looks like it may well be a door off job to free it. We have an integrated fridg/freezer near a door, but there is a spacer strip built into the cabinetry which allows the fridg doors to move a bit further from ninety degrees, but it can be a bit tight.
Loosen/remove the top hinge of the door, and it will lift off. The bottom hinge is just a peg that the door sits on. Refit your shelf and re-attach the door.
Thank You Judd, but l think it might be best if l don’t try this alone!!
That’s not the hinge I meant - that one is for your cupboard. Your fridge door will be secured to the fridge body with two hinges, one at the top, one at the bottom.
Is the actual cupboard door fixed to the fridge door?
Yes, the fridge freezer is built in.
NB. I open a fridge door that is attached to a wooden unit door.
So you open the wooden door and the fridge door opens with it? The wooden door will be attached to the fridge door with a slider, as both doors move at different rates. I wouldn’t suggest you try to detach it without former knowledge on how to do it.
Back to the drawing board… 
Sorry, Judd that l added the bit about the door whilst you were typing.
I have tried oil on the protrusion and side of glass now as l can’t find Vaseline! It’s to try and slide the glass shelf over the side protrusions to get it into the correct groove!
