JAMES!
Footballguy
I have an old downstairs refrigerator and yesterday I put a half dime-sized hole at the base of a vertical wall. The metal shelf retainer somehow got knocked out of it's holders when I shut the fridge door. When I went to open it the next time, the retainer had unbeknownst to me wedged itself in between the door shelf and the side wall. The door wouldn't open more than a few inches. Being stupid I naturally just tried to yank it open and put a small hole in the fridge liner.
I searched the internet last night for answers and they were all over the place. I did not rupture a line or anything like that and the hole is in a raised area of the liner (where a shelf would rest on top of the groove in the plastic liner, like the side walls here http://s3-production.bobvila.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/refrigerator-organization.jpg). I put a few pieces of duct tape over the hole and the fridge kept it's temp all night, things were cold this morning. I don't care about the aesthetics, only performance and safety. Am I fine just with the duct tape over the hole? The fridge is in a confined space and I'm wondering if the hole could possibly leak something harmful to breath? Could it be a fire hazard? It's not making any hissing noises and it sounds like it's running as usual. I know I can get a fridge liner repair kit but asking if the tape is good enough. Nothing to worry about?
I searched the internet last night for answers and they were all over the place. I did not rupture a line or anything like that and the hole is in a raised area of the liner (where a shelf would rest on top of the groove in the plastic liner, like the side walls here http://s3-production.bobvila.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/refrigerator-organization.jpg). I put a few pieces of duct tape over the hole and the fridge kept it's temp all night, things were cold this morning. I don't care about the aesthetics, only performance and safety. Am I fine just with the duct tape over the hole? The fridge is in a confined space and I'm wondering if the hole could possibly leak something harmful to breath? Could it be a fire hazard? It's not making any hissing noises and it sounds like it's running as usual. I know I can get a fridge liner repair kit but asking if the tape is good enough. Nothing to worry about?