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popeyemth
Explorer
Feb 22, 2014

HomeMade fridge screen

Too cheap to buy the outrageous priced commercial screening I made and installed some myself


The "slobber" tube for condensate/defrost goes through a 3/4 copper sweat union.
The next time I'm in town I'll replace that with a piece of PVC to make it invisible to the casual eye.


It's not very noticeable now


I used aluminum window screening held in place with two sided tape and overlapped with "Gorilla " duct tape.
What little loss of flow I get will be offset by two 120mm fans thermostat controlled.

Moderator edit to re-size pictures to forum limit of 640px maximum width.

  • Francesca_Knowl's avatar
    Francesca_Knowl
    Explorer
    Feb 22, 2014
    Nice and neat! But...the mesh looks pretty small from an airflow perspective.

    Can't tell if that's a trick of the pic or what- if it's the same mesh as the one in the last pic on the rig's outside it should work great!
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Feb 22, 2014
    What's the mesh for on the outside, to the left of those 3 white things?
  • BarneyS's avatar
    BarneyS
    Explorer III
    Feb 22, 2014
    Sure looks like a furnace exhaust to me. By the way, those "3 white things" are (L to R) Cable hookup, Fresh water tank fill, city water hookup.
    Barney
  • 3_0charlie's avatar
    3_0charlie
    Explorer
    Feb 22, 2014
    I did the same mod using the alu. mesh too with the Gorilla Tape - though it did not stuck long (one season), so I used hot glue instead before removing the tape. Much better.
  • popeyemth's avatar
    popeyemth
    Explorer
    Feb 22, 2014
    2oldman wrote:
    Furnace? Let's see if the OP agrees with that.


    Yes that's the furnace with the silver mesh on the outside.
    I used black screen wire on the inside of the fridge vent cover because you can't see black against that dark cavity
  • jake2250's avatar
    jake2250
    Explorer
    Feb 22, 2014
    That looks good! I did the same with plastic screening and used a hot glue gun. I like the slobber tubing,, going to have to reroute mine..
  • eHoefler's avatar
    eHoefler
    Explorer II
    Feb 22, 2014
    I used fiberglass screen and urethane caulk. Just run a bead and push the screen into it, and let it cure.
  • Old-Biscuit's avatar
    Old-Biscuit
    Explorer III
    Feb 23, 2014
    Why the screen on fridge vent cover?

    And how do you keep t clean so it doesn't obstruct air flow?

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