Cooler geeks, gents, and beer guys, This week-end I burried my freezer. OK, I really didn't bury it but it is completely dead. Having an inquisitive mind, I wanted to find out what caused it to die and felt my observations are worth sharing with the club. When I purchased it 7 years ago, I thought everything was good to go for quite some time. Honestly, I am still lagering in an old Fridigidare that was likely manufactured just after WWII. When the cooling compressor started working longer and longer, I was suspisious. When the beer was not cold, suspisions were confirmed. I did all the usual things. Had the guys add a insert port and added 10 oz of R134A. Cold beer returned for a few short but joyous months. I knew something was wrong. I discovered that what I originally believed was manufactured from aluminum and copper is actually manufactured from painted steel. Sort of like those old Chevy Vegas. They paint it on the show side and leave it untreated on the hidden side. In the normal freezer application, it is too cold to corrode. In the cooler mode, it rusts, gathers moisture, grows mold, and all of that wonderful stuff you really don't want to think about. I am not trying to put the kabosh on converting freezers to work as fridges. Contrary. The real purpose of this message it to advise you that holes you create need to be sealed. The screws you remove (shelves) also need to be sealed. The tap handles etc all cause moisture to condense in the foam and that moisture does cause corrosion. The good news is that this opportunity for improvement is leading me down a path of home refrigerator construction and by Christmas, I hope to have a functional device fitted with 6 tap valves able to cold store either 19 or 24 cornies. The real questiion is does anybody know any folks that work with sheet metal and that also like beer? Thanks. Rick Oftel