Drilling into a fridge

[Gricey]

I have a hotpoint RLA30 that I am making into a keggerator (but with remote taps above it). I have a problem with where to drill a hole for the beer/gas lines - the door has the ATC800+ mounted in it, and ideally the hole would go through the top of the fridge. However, I started to drill a hole (after feeling for cold spots) and hit a coolant line (just glanced it thankfully as far as I can see!) so my question is, does anyone have any experience with this fridge or a strategy for avoiding those lines, I need to make a hole big enough to get 4 x 3/8" lines through...

[Gricey]

Probably done it now. Lets see if I have coolant left tomorrow!

[Wolfy]

If you cut one of the coolant lines you'd have known it - big pressurized hiss of escaping high-pressure gas (learned this from experience trying to cut through one of my old fridges).

[neilmcca]

For future reference for anyone else doing the same,
i noticed on my fridge when i had it cranked up to max cooling temperature, frost was starting to form on the inside at the back of the fridge (can't remember seeing any on the sides or on the top)
i could clearly see the coolant pipes weaving down, side to side across the back of the fridge,
this might help someone in the future, just thought i'd mention it,

good luck with your fridge.

Macca.

[Gricey]

Cheers guys. Hopefully the subject line of this post is easy enough for future people to find!

Mike.

[eddy31384]

thats not the coolant line its the line from the dial to the control bit at the back

[eddy31384]

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