[Shop-talk] Plugging holes in refrigerators

[Brian Kemp]

Initial ideas:

- Carve a wine bottle cork to fit?
- Make both holes round and use a rubber plug.  I have something like 
this in the floor of my GT6.
- Electrical knockout plug like 
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Halex-1-in-Knockout-Seals-2-Pack-96073/100137466
- Have to mention duct tape.
- Stickers for your favorite car or tool company?


On 7/20/2022 5:38 PM, Scott Hall wrote:
> I have acquired a kegerator. It lives in the garage.
>
> (This has impacted my efficiency in the shop.)
>
> 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.
>
> 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° air.
>
> 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.
>
> I could masking tape one side and spray foam them, but I'm hoping the 
> outside could be a little more permanent.
>
> Anybody have thoughts? All opinions welcome.
>
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