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I have a contact who can supply discarded refrigerators (at no cost of course ). Just wondering what product I could use to seal the holes from the old motor and then use as grow bed and tanks etc... Murry you seem to have expertise in this area?

This may be an alternative for other who could contact refrigerator refurbishers around Aust.??

Maybe?

refrigerators are nornall clad inside with tin they will rust out[i used one for worms for a while] better to use old bath tubs for a cheap grow bed or blue barrels and if you are a good scrounger ibc come cheap total cost for my system so far$325.00 so far

Asitis, Best stuff to fill holes is Sikaflex, just use the construction grade. It is polyurethane and is moisture cured. Always remains a little flexable and sticks realy well to disimmilar materials. You can get it at most hardware stores for around 16.00 for a 300 g cartridge. Some places will have tooth paste size tubes as well.

Muzza

clean up sikaflex from your hands using an old damp towel or some detergent while it is still wet. Other wise just keep scraping at your hands for the next 5 days!

A trawler owner I know loves and hates the stuff - works well but is messy as all hell and seems to get into everything!

When using any silicon product spit on your fingers first(this won`t hurt you) and the product wont stick to you

Duct tape and bits of ice-cream tub (plastic, not cardboard) wii seal most holes up to 40 mm for a surprisingly long time. Just remember to use the weight of water for good, not evil - ie. patch on the water side of the container, not the outside, and don't stretch the tape, just let it settle to its normal size before applying it. Go for full overlap, 25 mm hole gets 75 mm tape in every direction. Multiple layers help, apply to completely dry surfaces.
Duct tape, gladwrap, cable ties, - they're all there to help us !!

i'm trying to decide whick is sciences greatest gift to the do-it-youselfer............silastic or duct tape

I took 3 length of pressure pipe home from the shop the other day with it stuck to the roof of my FIL's van using hundred mile an hour tape
I got some funny looks, mind you I was talking on the phone and eating a burger at the same time.....

But the pipe didn't move a millimeter

Funny looks Ha. You should see all the Indonesians looking at the stupid white with the 55gal Barrel, 3m of sewer pipe, or A stack of bricks on the back of his motor cycle. The must think i am crazy or some kind of pack rat bringing all this stuff here.

All such excellent ideas! I have been blessed to find this place of packrat's (suppose to be a rat?), bondage enthusiasts , tight asses and especially nice helpful people . I now feel at home, and all my previous disfunctions are becoming my assets.

On a serious note: I will try that dreaded substance on the empty fridge (‘fish and food’ I think I know the type you mean, mine appear to be made similar to indoor spa material?). Otherwise look for some bathtubs.

Keen to give duct tape a go just to see if it works!

P.S. sorry about the emoticonitis

"P.S. sorry about the emoticonitis"

We all get it from time to time. I think there is some drug that can treat it. Hmm, was it fish or beer?

LOL, I find both, Beer, seated, legs crossed leaning on the BBQ, parusing some lightly cooked bear battered red emporer does the trick.

That and talking to people in person helps <-there I go again! (I know what I'll have to have for dinner now.

I converted an old fridge to a 200 litre tank. bloody lining leaked....

But yeah why not. I was going to wrap it in mylar give it a clean white finished look after lining it, but I failed the leak test. Next lining it's on!

I my own experiences cable ties would win hands down, they are so cheap and used for so may things.