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My sister punctured a hole in the freezer of the mini-fridge in our bar, some gas came out... Is it ruined?

The freezer of the mini fridge in our bar had frozen over so my sister was defrosting it and using a hammer and screwdriver to pick the ice away. She punctured a hole in the freezer and a ton of gas (Freon I think) started coming out... She tried to patch it up using some super glue and then some duck tape over it. She plugged it back in and the gas isn't coming out anymore, but she thinks tha the freezer will freeze again (the fridge portion is working alright) and I don't believe it will. Anyone know what will happen and if the fridge portion is even stil going to work the way it used to?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Usually these units are factory filled with freon and sealed, it would need to have the coil or whatever part got punctured replaced and then be recharged with freon. So it would probably be cheaper to just buy a new one. It might freeze again but i really dought it. It should cool fine thought.

  • 1 decade ago

    It is probably ruined because the gas coming out means it can no longer cool because the pressure is not there

  • 1 decade ago

    It sounds like the freon escaped so it will have to be sealed and refilled.

  • Jim W
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    It's not worth repairing if you can get another for $200.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Trash it

  • 1 decade ago

    yes its ruined sorry!

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