fridge repair

[DEMPSEY]

I cannot believe it but while drilling a hole in the wall of my icecream fridge I punctured a pipe and so the gas leaked out . I need to get this fixed. Anyone know where I can go.

[Dunkel]

The ice-cream man?

[Rossa]

I tried getting mine fixed and it seems unless it is something simple they don't think it is worth it 

[DEMPSEY]

No you don't understand I will not accept that it cannot be fixed

[delzep]

Simply drop the temperature of the gas so it turns into a liquid then pour it into the hole and put sellotape on the hole.

Use the fridge to cool ddown the gas...... Oh wait 

[brenmurph]

dempsey. u need to hav a lookat the pipe u drilled....is it standard 6 ml, 8 ml 10ml, if so u need a repair on that first.

second....to re-gas u need to look for a fitting like a bicycle valve...if there is one then its regasable....if its a commercial fridge its nearly regasable.

I know a fridge man and he has all the connectors to fit most fridges / ac systems may be able to hook up.

other option is drop into the camper club clonee and Bill luptons son the camper engineer has a fridge regass system as well I believe but check with him.

look up motorcaravanclub.net for the number if u wanna go that way..
either way best of luck

[brenmurph]

another hole in the ozone layer :

[Ciderhead]

Note to all drilling fridges,

1) Pilot hole through skin
2) Nail or dart then to have a rummage around for pipes, if you find one back to point one.

best way to fix that, a new one on done deal!

[brenmurph]

is the broken pipe is accessable and repairable with a compression fitting it shouldnt be a big deal to do a regas.

Had my car ac regassed for 25 euros by a mate whos a qualified and full-time refregeration  engineer.

the main dealer wanted 80 euros ( i suspect they let gas out so my ac would fail) and I had a thorough pressure test done and there are no leaks.

Theres a place in swords who does a full ozone friendly degas, flush and regas for 50 euros.

So its not an expensive job to regas.

if the fridge is worth a few bob its prob worth repairing so I dont fully agree with Ciderhead.

[DEMPSEY]

Thanks Bren your a star yes this is a commercial fridge. It is an ice cream fridge the type where you look down into it after you slide back the lid. It holds 4 corneys and a pub size gas bottle. I am building a timber cabinet around it to make it look good as well as functional. The hole was a 3mm pilot hole I drilled on the corner of the fridge casing and was the last one I was drilling.

[Ciderhead]

The hole was a 3mm pilot hole I drilled on the corner of the fridge casing and was the last one I was drilling.

I've seen that fridge, it was a beauty Doh 

[LordEoin]

Oh what a balls, sorry to hear about it 

Do most fridges have pipes through the sides, or is it just chest freezers? (been meaning to drill some holes for temp probe and healtbelt wires, etc)

[DEMPSEY]

My precious is on its way to Artane Like the 6 million dollar man "we can rebuild him"

[Eoin]

Oh what a balls, sorry to hear about it 

Do most fridges have pipes through the sides, or is it just chest freezers? (been meaning to drill some holes for temp probe and healtbelt wires, etc)

Yeah, there is a way to find out where the tubes are by using corn starch from what I remember, you make a thin paste, paint it on the area and then let it sit and dry a while, you will see the areas with the pipes drying faster and hence it will show them up.

[DEMPSEY]

I drilled a hole in aluminium pipe . Does anyone know a welder for aluminium.