Electric Fridge, Now That Hole in the Side..

I put tape on the back side of our bottom one but left the top alone. If it rained hard from a certain direction, our back one would leak at the gap between the vent and it’s frame so I caulked it with Dap. I did have to open it once after caulking it but it was easy to do ...just used a knife to cut the caulking and then re-caulked later.

I just used foam board insulation to cover the wall holes and then used black Gorilla tape on the inside of the vent covers to cover up the vent holes so bugs couldn't get in.

AND...if ever need to work on the new fridge you will have some access to back without totally pulling fridge. Had to replace a control board on ours...hole was a big bonus!!!

Hopefully you kept the outside covers/vents. If so, close off the inside of the wall, make it water tight, then simply re-insert the original refrigerator vent covers on the outside. No one will notice anything different. But you will know the true story.