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Author Re: Freezer has crack
TURTLE

2005-07-15, 4:25 am


<timbirr@mailcity.com> wrote in message
news:1121383480.513521.28810@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
quote:

>I have a standard upright freezer, opened it and realized that the kids
> must of let one of their "blender creations" fall and smash to the
> bottom, where there was sticky mess of honey and raspberry.
>
> In the fall, the blender must have struck the bottom at an angle,
> because now there is a 3/4" crack in the plastic at the bottom of the
> freezer. This isn't actually the freezer bottom, but part of the
> outside plastic that comes up and over the bottom of the freezer and
> overlaps maybe 4-6" inside the the freezer.
>
> I'm thinking it probably does not require anything. But maybe I am
> wrong? If it does need patching, a glob of marine expoxy to basically
> seal it?
>
> At least the marine epoxy heats up pretty good as it sets and I imagine
> anything else would have a hard time setting up, unless I turn off the
> freezer for a couple of days and I'd rather avoid that....


This is Turtle.

They have Gray Epoxie by J.B. Weld which cures in 15 minutes.

the only reason you would do anything about this thing is sealing to hold the
air or cool air in.

TURTLE


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