Kegerator Fridge Issue

[CharlieM]

Went to my freezer last night and found ice cream melted. Opened fridge door and light is on but definitely not cooling. But few days ago I put two holes in left side for gas lines, moved bottles outside. Is there anything in the sides I could have damaged? Ideas? Thoughts?


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[Newsman]

Went to my freezer last night and found ice cream melted. Opened fridge door and light is on but definitely not cooling. But few days ago I put two holes in left side for gas lines, moved bottles outside. Is there anything in the sides I could have damaged? Ideas? Thoughts?

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Yeah. You very well may have coolant lines running through the sides, so you might have punctured one of them, or maybe just nicked it. If it's just a nick, you may be able to patch it with some JBWeld or something like that.
Edit:
Did you see any coolant coming out of the holes? (Guessing not otherwise you wouldn't be asking.) My *guess* is that you may have *nicked* a coolant line so that you had a slow leak. Maybe you can pick up a can of that automotive A/C coolant leak detector and put it in there.

 

[CharlieM]

Well, it's now working! After doing research online and Q&A with co-workers, we stumbled upon this.

http://www.ehow.com/info_8771481_fridges-affected-cold-weather.html#page=4

If you have an outside kegerator, strongly suggest reading this. Learn something new everyday and, if it happens to yours, you wont panic. Brew on folks !



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[CharlieM]

BTW Newsman, good thought on the lines being nicked. But found Frigidaire info & all lines run in the back. On sides near the back are some wires. But I wax a good 3-4" from them. Thanks for the response though!!


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