Ideal 55 side loading door hole?

[Norrisk66]

This is another Ideal 55 I picked up. Any one have an idea why there is a hole through the inner and outer door- roughly 1-1/2" in diameter. Looks like it was done later in its life with a hole saw.

[Kilroy]

I think someone had the idea to make a kegerator, then gave up.

[mygoose101]

Is that a 60's Slider? Top looks different, usually they are stainless.

[Norrisk66]

No- it's the outer side panel. I took it off to weld in a patch to cover the hole.

[mznb1u]

I agree with Kilroy.

Tim

[kbareit]

If someone was thinking of turning that slider into a kegerator they doubley screwed up. 1 A keg would not fit in the cooler very easily and 2 the hole for the faucet is way to big for the shank. They must have figured it out and decided to cut their losses and sell it.

[MoonDawg]

       If someone really needed a hole through the side of a slider, he would have found a perfect setup on the other side....behind the coin mech. 

[Norrisk66]

The keg idea makes sense. The hole is way too big for a tap- maybe they realized they goofed up after it was too late.

At first I was thinking there might have been some accessory I didn't know about that might have gone there.

[Kilroy]

The only thing  we know for sure is that  the holes in weren't a factory option