Strapping CO2 tank to door

[Insight2Theblind]

Alright this is my first post so if something like this has been posted already sorry. I did try searching for similar threads before posting, now my question.

I want to affix a 20 pound aluminum CO2 tank to the outside door of my keggerator. This would be nice to free up more space for our kegs so the fit is not as snug. The fridge we use for it is a full size fridge. I was thinking of building a stand out of metal and attaching it with pop rivers to the door to hold a very slight amount of weight and then using a ratchet strap threaded through the door to hold the bulk of its weight. I'm worried though that where the hole for the strap is would leak a lot of the cold air out. And I'm curious if there is a better way someone has done something similar.

 

[max384]

On my old kegerator I drilled a hole through the side of the refrigerator and ran the CO2 line in from there. I sealed up the hole where the line went in with silicone caulking. It worked well. I did it to free up space so I could fit an extra keg inside. I'd recommend this over attaching the tank to the outside of the door. That sounds rather clumbsy and would likely get in the way of pouring beers.

Welcome to HBT!

 

[Insight2Theblind]

Thanks for the welcome and prompt response.
Are there coils in the walls of a normal fridge? That was what I was worried about with that route.

 

[JONNYROTTEN]

A tank strapped to the front of the door would look rather silly. I did the same as max out the side...cant help with coil placement. I would think there in the back but wouldn't tell you to drill a hole without knowing for sure.
Call the manufacturer with model and serial number and see what they say

 

[max384]

Thanks for the welcome and prompt response.
Are there coils in the walls of a normal fridge? That was what I was worried about with that route.

Generally they are in the back, but I couldn't tell you for sure on your model. If you drill slowly and carefully you can drill on the side and check along the way.

On my fridge, although I was pretty sure the coils were in the back, I started drilling slowly until I just got through the outer sheet metal. At that point, I took an ice pick and poked through the foam and pushed it to the side. Once I was satisfied there were no coils, I drilled all the way through. Easy peasy.