I have an old Fridigaire that I muscled into our basement with my accident-prone brother in law (I am lucky I got out with my life).
I was planning on converting it to a serving fridge and had a few questions:
-is there a recommended process for drilling through a fridge door? I was planning on installing 3 shanks/faucets into the front of the fridge, and will also need a penetration for the CO2 line (I am planning on keeping a 20# tank on the outside)
-Would I be ok painting the fridge with a rustoleum type of outdoor paint (just to make the fridge look a little more presentable? I may be able to vent the basement while it dries.
I can fit 2 corny kegs on the floor of the fridge, and the back of the inside is slanted for the condenser, so I can theoretically fit 4 total kegs by bungee’ing the 3rd and 4th on the slanted surface.
Is it a horrible idea to put my gas line penetration on the front/door?
I am just nervous as H about drilling into the side, hitting a coolant line, and ending up with a dead box/child trap that will forever live in my basement.
[quote=“Pietro”]I have an old Fridigaire that I muscled into our basement with my accident-prone brother in law (I am lucky I got out with my life).
I was planning on converting it to a serving fridge and had a few questions:
-is there a recommended process for drilling through a fridge door? I was planning on installing 3 shanks/faucets into the front of the fridge, and will also need a penetration for the CO2 line (I am planning on keeping a 20# tank on the outside)
-Would I be ok painting the fridge with a rustoleum type of outdoor paint (just to make the fridge look a little more presentable? I may be able to vent the basement while it dries.
I can fit 2 corny kegs on the floor of the fridge, and the back of the inside is slanted for the condenser, so I can theoretically fit 4 total kegs by bungee’ing the 3rd and 4th on the slanted surface.[/quote]
Rather than bungee’ing Ithink it might be better to build a smallshelf perhaps covering the slant…be safer at any rate… :cheers: Tank
[quote=“tankie”][quote=“Pietro”]I have an old Fridigaire that I muscled into our basement with my accident-prone brother in law (I am lucky I got out with my life).
I was planning on converting it to a serving fridge and had a few questions:
-is there a recommended process for drilling through a fridge door? I was planning on installing 3 shanks/faucets into the front of the fridge, and will also need a penetration for the CO2 line (I am planning on keeping a 20# tank on the outside)
-Would I be ok painting the fridge with a rustoleum type of outdoor paint (just to make the fridge look a little more presentable? I may be able to vent the basement while it dries.
I can fit 2 corny kegs on the floor of the fridge, and the back of the inside is slanted for the condenser, so I can theoretically fit 4 total kegs by bungee’ing the 3rd and 4th on the slanted surface.[/quote]
Rather than bungee’ing Ithink it might be better to build a smallshelf perhaps covering the slant…be safer at any rate… :cheers: Tank[/quote]
I agree. I have an old Philco with the compressor hump. I built a shelf out of bar grate and jacking bolts, painted to prevent rust.
It fits four cornies comfortably.
The condenser lines on mine are on the back, so I didn’t have a problem drilling in the door or side.
On my Sanke fridge I did the same as Greg. Drill a small (1/16 -1/8") hole in the outer shell, then poke around.