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Old 09-18-2008, 04:03 AM   #1
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Default Magic Chef 7.2, Faucets without a collar?

I'm looking at buying the Magic Chef 7.2 freezer to put a couple of cornies in. Has anybody drilled through the front of it to install a shank without hitting any cooling coils? I am trying to avoid building a collar for it because the extra height would get in the way of my TV projector. Just trying to get beer and TV to happily coexist. Hoping to drill for 4 faucets, if anybody has done it please post some pics and any measurements that would help.


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No I don't know where to drill. Could you not do a 1
X4 inch collar?
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I would try the baking soda and alcohol trick. Once that's done, cut through the plastic and carefully dig through the insulation to make sure you don't hit anything.
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I would try the baking soda and alcohol trick. Once that's done, cut through the plastic and carefully dig through the insulation to make sure you don't hit anything.
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O.P. Does the front of the freezer get warm? If so, the coils are in there.
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Yeah i wouldn't drill through the front of the freezer, too much risk when you can spend 30 bucks and make a small collar...
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Thanks for the info guys. I've decided to go head and build a collar and do some slight remodeling to keep it from blocking my TV projector. Just too nervous about punching holes in a brand new freezer.
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You could have just brought a tap tower through the lid. One hole through the lid and wallah


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