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Re: [Shop-talk] Plugging holes in refrigerators

To: Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Plugging holes in refrigerators
From: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 07:32:35 -0400
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Stick on doorknob protector?

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https://www.homedepot.com/p/Prime-Line-3-1-4-in-Rigid-Vinyl-White-Self-Adh=
esive-Wall-Protector-U-9243/100209221 =
<https://www.homedepot.com/p/Prime-Line-3-1-4-in-Rigid-Vinyl-White-Self-Ad=
hesive-Wall-Protector-U-9243/100209221>

Then cover it with a brewery sticker :-)

jim

> On Jul 20, 2022, at 8:38 PM, Scott Hall =
<scott.hall.personal@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I have acquired a kegerator. It lives in the garage.=20
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> (This has impacted my efficiency in the shop.)
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> The previous owner drilled two holes in side of the unit for drain and =
gas lines. I don't have a floor drain, so my drain line is going to a =
bucket in the unit, and my gas tank lives in there, too.
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> I finally got around to cleaning up those lines and now I have two =
irregular holes in the side of my kegerator, leaking out 34=C2=B0 air.
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> Whomever did these was not interested in his workmanship. They're .5 =
inch by .75 inch, more or less, so round plugs really don't work. The =
sheet metal is also pretty jagged. I thought about drilling then out to =
a uniform shape, but I really don't want to make them bigger.
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> I could masking tape one side and spray foam them, but I'm hoping the =
outside could be a little more permanent.
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> Anybody have thoughts? All opinions welcome.
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Stick=
 on doorknob protector?<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""><a =
href=3D"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Prime-Line-3-1-4-in-Rigid-Vinyl-White-=
Self-Adhesive-Wall-Protector-U-9243/100209221" =
class=3D"">https://www.homedepot.com/p/Prime-Line-3-1-4-in-Rigid-Vinyl-Whi=
te-Self-Adhesive-Wall-Protector-U-9243/100209221</a></div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Then cover it with a =
brewery sticker :-)</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">jim<br class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite"=
 class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Jul 20, 2022, at 8:38 PM, Scott Hall =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:scott.hall.personal@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">scott.hall.personal@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" =
class=3D"">I have acquired a kegerator. It lives in the =
garage.&nbsp;<div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">(This has impacted my efficiency in the =
shop.)</div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">The previous owner drilled two holes in side of =
the unit for drain and gas lines. I don't have a floor drain, so my =
drain line is going to a bucket in the unit, and my gas tank lives in =
there, too.</div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">I finally got around to cleaning up those lines =
and now I have two irregular holes in the side of my kegerator, leaking =
out 34=C2=B0 air.</div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Whomever did these was not =
interested in his workmanship. They're .5 inch by .75 inch, more or =
less, so round plugs really don't work. The sheet metal is also pretty =
jagged. I thought about drilling then out to a uniform shape, but I =
really don't want to make them bigger.</div><div dir=3D"auto" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">I could =
masking tape one side and spray foam them, but I'm hoping the outside =
could be a little more permanent.</div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Anybody have thoughts? All =
opinions welcome.</div></div>
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class=3D"">Shop-talk@autox.team.net</a><br class=3D"">Donate: =
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