Where To Drill My Chest Freezer.

[Greg2013]

Best place to drill a chest freezer to run in a  gas line to keep it hidden ? No collar going on this,keeping it as standard due to its in my kitchen and exposed to outside view.

[DEMPSEY]

The only safe place I know is the lid as it will not have any gas lines in it.

[Greg2013]

The only safe place I know is the lid as it will not have any gas lines in it.

I was afraid of that, not too gone on the idea of drilling the lid tbh, i thought i might be able to get in through the back panel somehow but am unsure of where gas lines etc are in this ? 

[Will_D]

As its nice and humid at the moment:

Open the lid and leave it open. Plug in freezer. After a few minutes you should see condensation forming where the gas lines are running.

Also the very top of the freezer, just under the trim, would be a good place to investigate as you can cut through the plastic trim/lipping and investigate downwards (carefully).

You may also find that most of the coils are near the top as the cold air naturally falls to the bottom. Also its unlikely there will be any gas lines in the bottom of the freezer (very inefiicient place to put them!)

HTH  Will

[Greg2013]

As its nice and humid at the moment:

Open the lid and leave it open. Plug in freezer. After a few minutes you should see condensation forming where the gas lines are running.

Also the very top of the freezer, just under the trim, would be a good place to investigate as you can cut through the plastic trim/lipping and investigate downwards (carefully).

You may also find that most of the coils are near the top as the cold air naturally falls to the bottom. Also its unlikely there will be any gas lines in the bottom of the freezer (very inefiicient place to put them!)

HTH  Will

Thanks Will i was actually hoping to get in the bottom of the back panel maybe 2 inches up from the bottom edge, somewhere along that line. 

[Ozbrewer]

Not sure if this works, but I have seen some recommendations about using a stud finder to find the refigeration lines.

Also, this thread has some good advice: http://aussiehomebrewer.com/topic/49749-drilling-a-hole-in-the-side-of-a-fridge/