After the renovation the chest of drawers stands against a different wall. The old safety device is still in a moving box, the new location looks even and the piece of furniture appears heavy. Do not treat this impression as a finally resolved tip-over protection. Before regular use, furniture, the intended safety device and the actual fastening location must be compatible.
Weight alone does not answer the question
IKEA Österreich describes that extended drawers or climbing on and bracing against them can cause furniture to tip. The manufacturer refers for its chests of drawers to the respective assembly instructions and the intended tip-over protection. [KIPP] The article does not confirm any specific chest of drawers and does not transfer any fastening method to unknown walls.
Our editorial recommendation: First locate the documentation for the model that is actually present. What is fully available, which safety device was intended and which parts can still be clearly assigned? A chest of drawers that looks similar in a sales illustration does not replace identification.
Assign the new substrate professionally
Provide the responsible specialist fitting service with the information available about the wall and the furniture. If the construction is unclear, the appropriate fastening is determined before drilling, gluing or loading is carried out independently. This article does not name any plugs, screws, drilling positions or load values.
Even a newly clad wall should not be judged solely by its visible surface. Ask whether further information or a different solution is required for the intended location. A missing prerequisite remains open until clarified; it is not replaced by a vigorous private pull test.
Deliberately organise use until clarification
Please ask the specialist fitting service for the appropriate safe handling if the safety device has not yet been confirmed. The article does not temporarily clear the unsecured furniture for use. In a household with children the possible reachability should be included in this query immediately and not only in a later furnishing round.
After the appropriate execution has been determined, have explained to you which operating and inspection instructions apply to the specific piece of furniture. Keep these with the model documentation. If it is moved again, the assignment to the new location begins again; a photo of the old safety device does not confirm the new situation.
Hypothetical case: The old screw does not automatically obtain a new task
A household wishes to reuse the existing safety parts on the new wall. Because the wall structure is unclear, it has the specific combination assessed first. The decision on parts and execution is made based on the actual situation. A heavy piece of furniture is not considered sufficiently stable on its own.
The result is a professionally clarified place for the reused chest of drawers. A tipping risk is not assessed individually here and no installation is permitted without appropriate evidence.