finding cooling lines

[mattdaddy]

I want to convert an upright fridge/freezer I recently purchased into a kegerator. I hadn't even thought about drilling into cooling lines until I read about it somewhere on the web. YIKES!

How do you go about finding them? I really want to mount my taps on one of the sides.

Oh, I have a Whirlpool ET17JMXJW00. Thanks.

[THE ICEMAN]

If, when the unit is running, the exterior sides get warm you DO NOT want to be drilling any holes. That is where the condenser lines run.

If you have a coil or fins running up the back or underneath of the unit you would be safe drilling through the side. There should just be insulation there.

From my quick little websearch I would say you have the second type of unit & it would be safe to drill your heart out.

[mattdaddy]

Thanks for the reply.

Would it be the entire side of the fridge that gets warm? Because I think I felt a warm spot/area, but not very big. Could be my imagination though.

What did you mean by "second type of unit"?

Thanks again. I'm not very mechanically inclined.

[THE ICEMAN]

Originally Posted by mattdaddy

Thanks for the reply.

Would it be the entire side of the fridge that gets warm? Because I think I felt a warm spot/area, but not very big. Could be my imagination though.

What did you mean by "second type of unit"?

Thanks again. I'm not very mechanically inclined.

Yes, pretty much the entire side, each side, would get warm.

The second type being the one with the coils hanging on the back or underneath.

[bard]

You could always just barely pierce the skin and carefully probe around with a bit of wire.