On Wed, 06 Aug 2014 18:17:42 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2014-08-06 6:51 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:


>> I'm an expert in chipping ice, have done it
>> for over 30 years, and have never damaged
>> a fridge.
>>
>
>
>So am I. I don't do it. Modern fridges and freezers are lined with
>plastic. It gets brittle. Hitting it a little too hard or at the wrong
>angle can crack it. So I don't.

Hitting the plastic is not as bad as hitting one of the tubes and
making a hole. I've seen it done and it is an expensive repair.