Drilling a hole in the back of Magic Chef fridge...

[bolepa]

Hi everyone! I know this question was discussed on this forum time ago but I am still unclear what and how to achieve my goal.
I have this fridge for one and a half year and although it 4.4n Cu.Ft (large enough) I would like to keep my CO2 5-pounder outside of the fridge. I use 3 gallons keg and 5 pound CO2 tank and they feet perfectly inside. Sometimes I need to place another - 2.5 gallons keg along with 3 gallons keg in the fridge for carbonation and this is becoming an issue considering extra tube fittings inside....
Based on information I found on this and other forums, Google, I would like to drill a hole through back side of the fridge, the area where compressor located but I afraid to damage the compressor itself.... So, please, if anyone has an experience with drilling a hole in this fridge brand - let me know. Your help is appreciated! Thank you.

 

[Bobby_M]

The danger often discussed is piercing the condensing coil. In some fridges, that whole coil is in a flat plane on the back of the cabinet where you can see it. In many of them, it's inside the wall of the unit just under the outside skin and it zigzags all over the place in the sidewalls, back, where ever. You can usually feel the heat coming off after the unit runs for a while (leaving the door open for a while will cause it to run a while).

 

[day_trippr]

If there's enough of a gap above the floor to route a gas line you might see if there's a drain plug you can pull...

Cheers!

 

[jcaggiano]

This would be the safest route (through the drain plug). A few screws to get the drip tray out of the way and you should be in business.