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Cheryl_B
Explorer
Aug 30, 2022

Poked a hole in the wall of my refrigerator. Is it toast?

Defrosted it yesterday and went to put the shelves back in. One of them wouldn't go in and I struggled and struggled and ended up poking one end into the wall of the fridge.

Now it's not cooling adequately to keep my food from spoiling. Am I screwed or do you think the problem might be something else? BTW, I didn't try to remove that wire that went through the wall, fearing I would make the hole much worse. I put duct tape over the hole as best as I could. Read that can be done on another forum.

I fear I am screwed.

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  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    Aug 30, 2022
    The "Works" in an RV fridge are all on the back wall. Encased in metal and you would find them hard to damage.

    The side walls are just plastic sheeting over Styrofoam.. Just like the disposable coffee cup. Depending on the hole.. If it's just the plastic slap a square of Eternabond over it (They sell 11" by 11" patches) if it goes all the way through the foam insulation.. Well you might wish to fix that (no suggestions as to how)
  • Grit_dog's avatar
    Grit_dog
    Navigator II
    Aug 30, 2022
    So you just poked a hole in the plastic liner with the end of a wire shelf?
    Um, fill or cover the hole.....AFTER you remove the offending piece.

    if this is just a small pencil sized hole, it is not the cause of your fridge not cooling well. However the fact that not only is it probably a 37 year old fridge, but that you warmed it up to room temp yesterday in the dead of summer, wherever you're at, could both be contributors.
    But not the hole.

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