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Tape for use in a freezer
Having defrosted the freezer I have found that a number of the plastic
trays have developed cracks in them. Of course it is not my wife's fault even though she is the one who uses it most frequently. The best solution appears to be to tape them up to hold them together once I've drilled some small holes to stop the cracks spreading but what sort of tape to use? Duct tape/gaffer tape I doubt will have the necessary resistance to damp and cold so I was thinking of something like the aluminium tape used on gutters etc. Anyone done anything similar and can offer a view please? |
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On 03/09/16 12:33, Mark Allread wrote:
Having defrosted the freezer I have found that a number of the plastic trays have developed cracks in them. Of course it is not my wife's fault even though she is the one who uses it most frequently. The best solution appears to be to tape them up to hold them together once I've drilled some small holes to stop the cracks spreading but what sort of tape to use? Duct tape/gaffer tape I doubt will have the necessary resistance to damp and cold so I was thinking of something like the aluminium tape used on gutters etc. Anyone done anything similar and can offer a view please? not the answer you wanted, but I have generally found them not too expensive to replace plastic cement will repair brittle styrene -- Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as foolish, and by the rulers as useful. (Seneca the Younger, 65 AD) |
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Mark Allread wrote:
Having defrosted the freezer I have found that a number of the plastic trays have developed cracks in them. Check the type of plastic, usually marked with a triangle and number or letters https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/RIC_Updated.jpg Get a suitable glue for that type of plastic. Leave the trays out to warm up and dry off before gluing, has given me good results. |
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Mark Allread wrote:
Having defrosted the freezer I have found that a number of the plastic trays have developed cracks in them. Of course it is not my wife's fault even though she is the one who uses it most frequently. The best solution appears to be to tape them up to hold them together once I've drilled some small holes to stop the cracks spreading but what sort of tape to use? Duct tape/gaffer tape I doubt will have the necessary resistance to damp and cold so I was thinking of something like the aluminium tape used on gutters etc. Anyone done anything similar and can offer a view please? Dichloromethane or chloroform may solvent weld them. |
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Mark Allread wrote:
Having defrosted the freezer I have found that a number of the plastic trays have developed cracks in them. Of course it is not my wife's fault even though she is the one who uses it most frequently. The best solution appears to be to tape them up to hold them together once I've drilled some small holes to stop the cracks spreading but what sort of tape to use? Duct tape/gaffer tape I doubt will have the necessary resistance to damp and cold so I was thinking of something like the aluminium tape used on gutters etc. Anyone done anything similar and can offer a view please? Sticky tape strikes me as a pretty rubbish solution to the problem. Find what plastic the trays are made of and it may be that there is a solvent glue which will effectively weld the cracks. If not then I think I'd either screw some 'patches' of sheet metal or plastic over them or I'd bind them together by drilling small holes and using cable ties. -- Chris Green · |
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On 9/3/2016 2:11 PM, Chris Green wrote:
Mark Allread wrote: Having defrosted the freezer I have found that a number of the plastic trays have developed cracks in them. Of course it is not my wife's fault even though she is the one who uses it most frequently. The best solution appears to be to tape them up to hold them together once I've drilled some small holes to stop the cracks spreading but what sort of tape to use? Duct tape/gaffer tape I doubt will have the necessary resistance to damp and cold so I was thinking of something like the aluminium tape used on gutters etc. Anyone done anything similar and can offer a view please? Sticky tape strikes me as a pretty rubbish solution to the problem. Find what plastic the trays are made of and it may be that there is a solvent glue which will effectively weld the cracks. If not then I think I'd either screw some 'patches' of sheet metal or plastic over them or I'd bind them together by drilling small holes and using cable ties. I have some which crack around the "handle" recess, and thick clear 50mm tape as sold for greenhouse repairs works fine. As would the aluminium tape, I suspect. |
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on 03/09/2016, newshound supposed :
On 9/3/2016 2:11 PM, Chris Green wrote: Mark Allread wrote: Having defrosted the freezer I have found that a number of the plastic trays have developed cracks in them. Of course it is not my wife's fault even though she is the one who uses it most frequently. The best solution appears to be to tape them up to hold them together once I've drilled some small holes to stop the cracks spreading but what sort of tape to use? Duct tape/gaffer tape I doubt will have the necessary resistance to damp and cold so I was thinking of something like the aluminium tape used on gutters etc. Anyone done anything similar and can offer a view please? Sticky tape strikes me as a pretty rubbish solution to the problem. Find what plastic the trays are made of and it may be that there is a solvent glue which will effectively weld the cracks. If not then I think I'd either screw some 'patches' of sheet metal or plastic over them or I'd bind them together by drilling small holes and using cable ties. I have some which crack around the "handle" recess, and thick clear 50mm tape as sold for greenhouse repairs works fine. As would the aluminium tape, I suspect. +1 I also added some of those U shaped plastic binders they sell in stationers, for binding several sheets of A4 into a 'book' form, where they had cracked at the hand grip. |
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Huge presented the following explanation :
On 2016-09-03, Harry Bloomfield wrote: on 03/09/2016, newshound supposed : On 9/3/2016 2:11 PM, Chris Green wrote: Mark Allread wrote: Having defrosted the freezer I have found that a number of the plastic trays have developed cracks in them. Of course it is not my wife's fault even though she is the one who uses it most frequently. The best solution appears to be to tape them up to hold them together once I've drilled some small holes to stop the cracks spreading but what sort of tape to use? Duct tape/gaffer tape I doubt will have the necessary resistance to damp and cold so I was thinking of something like the aluminium tape used on gutters etc. Anyone done anything similar and can offer a view please? Sticky tape strikes me as a pretty rubbish solution to the problem. Find what plastic the trays are made of and it may be that there is a solvent glue which will effectively weld the cracks. If not then I think I'd either screw some 'patches' of sheet metal or plastic over them or I'd bind them together by drilling small holes and using cable ties. I have some which crack around the "handle" recess, and thick clear 50mm tape as sold for greenhouse repairs works fine. As would the aluminium tape, I suspect. +1 I also added some of those U shaped plastic binders they sell in stationers, for binding several sheets of A4 into a 'book' form, where they had cracked at the hand grip. Those are dead handy, aren't they? I already repaired our fridge with one. Yep - I reinforced all of the drawer molded in finger grips on our freezer, after three broke. |
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"Mark Allread" wrote in message o.uk... Having defrosted the freezer I have found that a number of the plastic trays have developed cracks in them. Of course it is not my wife's fault even though she is the one who uses it most frequently. The best solution appears to be to tape them up to hold them together once I've drilled some small holes to stop the cracks spreading but what sort of tape to use? Duct tape/gaffer tape I doubt will have the necessary resistance to damp and cold so I was thinking of something like the aluminium tape used on gutters etc. Anyone done anything similar and can offer a view please? bout 6 months ago I repaired one with some wide, clear, sticky tape that I had acquired from the pound shop it's still holding tim |
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Mark Allread wrote:
Having defrosted the freezer I have found that a number of the plastic trays have developed cracks in them. Of course it is not my wife's fault even though she is the one who uses it most frequently. The best solution appears to be to tape them up to hold them together once I've drilled some small holes to stop the cracks spreading but what sort of tape to use? Duct tape/gaffer tape I doubt will have the necessary resistance to damp and cold so I was thinking of something like the aluminium tape used on gutters etc. Anyone done anything similar and can offer a view please? I always use superglue liberally. |
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On Sat, 03 Sep 2016 06:33:29 -0500, Mark Allread wrote:
Having defrosted the freezer I have found that a number of the plastic trays have developed cracks in them. Anyone done anything similar and can offer a view please? Thanks for all the suggestions - there are probably enough cracks in them for me to try all the solutions but initially I'll go for the Greenhouse repair tape. |
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On 03/09/2016 12:33, Mark Allread wrote:
Having defrosted the freezer I have found that a number of the plastic trays have developed cracks in them. Of course it is not my wife's fault even though she is the one who uses it most frequently. The best solution appears to be to tape them up to hold them together once I've drilled some small holes to stop the cracks spreading but what sort of tape to use? Duct tape/gaffer tape I doubt will have the necessary resistance to damp and cold so I was thinking of something like the aluminium tape used on gutters etc. Anyone done anything similar and can offer a view please? I repaired a drawer that the wife dropped with araldite and some plastic strips cut from an asda gift card. Its still ok after two years. |
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