[Shop-talk] Plugging holes in refrigerators

[Tom Coradeschi]

Refrigerator magnets!

Tom Coradeschi
tjcora at icloud.com

> On Jul 20, 2022, at 10:08 PM, Brian Kemp <bk13 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> 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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