Plugging Air Leaks

Its 20 degrees outside and the wind is blowing at 30 mph.  I have the heat on, working inside doing little upgrades (LEDs) and working on the hood vent and water pump.  I can feel a cold draft  near the floor.

After feeling around, I found a 1/4 inch gap under the frig.  I could look in the gap and see daylight coming from the exterior friig compartment hatch cover, and cold air is blowing in.  There is a large gap under the frig, so  I got a trusty can of expanding foam and squirted it into the gap.

The foam expands 3 or four times over the next hour or so, then starts to harden.  The gap is now filled and no more air leak.  After the foam cures for a day, it gets brittle and the little pieces that are sticking out simply break off, making cleanup easy.

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