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Re: [Shop-talk] Plugging holes in refrigerators

To: Brian Kemp <bk13@earthlink.net> 2903e8d5c8f:6.0.517,18.0.883,17.11.64.514.0000000 definitions=2022-06-21_08:2022-06-21_01,2022-06-21_08,2022-02-23_01 signatures=0 phishscore=0 suspectscore=0 malwarescore=0 mlxscore=0 mlxlogscore=999 bulkscore=0 clxscore=1011 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.12.0-2202240000 definitions=main-2207210082
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Plugging holes in refrigerators
From: Tom Coradeschi <tjcora@icloud.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:28:16 -0400
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Refrigerator magnets!

Tom Coradeschi
tjcora@icloud.com

> On Jul 20, 2022, at 10:08 PM, Brian Kemp <bk13@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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