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Rob Mac


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Hi everyone and I hope you had a great Australia Day celebration

I discovered a percular drainage situation with my 150ltr 3 way fridge internal drain outlet. The water from the internal cooling fins drain to a tube at the back of the fridge that runs down the van with no visable outlet. The water actually drips at the rear of the wheel arch onto at the galvanised side bottom frame rail then onto the ground.

All you see is water dripping.

Given the limited water volume and frequency that this would occur, should I be concern or is this a normal drainage design.

I would appreciate your thoughts on this?

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Rob



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Normally, in the ones I have seen, the drain hose leads to a small tray at the rear of the fridge, water evaporates as fast as it comes in.



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Hi Delta
The water does drain from the fins into the tray then to the tube that runs outside of the fridge.
Thanks

Rob

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Bill B


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Rob Mac wrote:

Hi Delta

The water does drain from the fins into the tray then to the tube that runs outside of the fridge.

Thanks


Rob




As Neil said it runs into a drip tray on the rear of the fridge as per the diagram at : https://www.caravansplus.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=11764

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Rob Mac wrote:

Hi Delta
The water does drain from the fins into the tray then to the tube that runs outside of the fridge.
Thanks

Rob

 I probably wasn't clear enough in what I said.

I meant..... water drains from the fins to a channel at the rear of the cabinet, thence via a hose to OUTSIDE the fridge to a "small tray at the rear (outside) where it evaporates.



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Rob Mac


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Hi Delta and Bill

Thank you for solving the mystery and a picture is worth a thousand words.

I now have a task ahead of me.

Rob

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If the fridge has been running for some time it will build up a fair amount of ice and frost on the internal fins. In the case if the power is turned off be it 12v or 240v,the fins will defrost. The water drips into the tray at the rear of the unit and is piped out via a thin to a collection tin on the rear lower outside of the unit. Often the collection tin or pan will completely fill and run over.Best idea is to extend the pipe to exhaust through the fins of the air vent or drill a hole through the floor and feed the pipe through.

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How, Rob

I put the drain tube through the fridge outside air vent
So it goes on the ground. Works great.



-- Edited by Dougwe on Friday 27th of January 2017 07:08:57 AM

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Our fridge is a Dometic 186ltr.

It drains through a pipe outlet in the van floor.

There is a screen on the outlet to keep bugs out which needs a clean now and then. Works very well.



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Thanks everyone for your advice which I appreciate.

Cheers
Rob

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Gday Rob, welcome to our great forum

My dometic vents to the ground via a tube (same as above) no major problems as long as it doesnt block up. I use a bit of electrical wire to clear that one.

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