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Post Info TOPIC: Wet bottom ??


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Wet bottom ??


I have a Norcolod 1200LRIMSS 4 door refer. in my 2006 Holiday Rambler.
I looked and searched on 3 fourms about the refer doing the selfdefrost , which it does quite well, but the liquid it creates has no place to go but to puddle in the bottom, when I travel it seeps out on the floor.

On both of my other RVs there was a drain that allowed the condensation to exit and all was well, not this one, there is no sign of a drain or any place for the stuff to go.
Need good ideas please



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Defrosting from your owners manual

The cooling fins of the refrigerator operate at below freezing
temperature and will naturally form frost from humidity, which is
always present in the air. The humidity inside the refrigerator
increases:
- with higher outside temperature and humidity.
- with the storage of non-sealed fresh foods or warm foods.
- with the amount of time that the door(s) are open.
- with any air leakage into the refrigerator.
Although the refrigerator is not frost -free, it is made to limit frost
on the cooling fins. At regular intervals, the temperature control
system automatically melts most of the frost from the cooling
fins. The water from the cooling fins drains into a collection cup
that is attached to the back of the refrigerator. The heat of the
cooling system evaporates the water from the collection cup.
It is normal for frost to collect inside the freezer. Excess frost
decreases the cooling performance of the refrigerator. Defrost
the refrigerator and freezer as necessary:
- Remove all food from the refrigerator.
- Turn the refrigerator OFF.
NOTE: Defrosting the refrigerator makes excess water inside
the refrigerator.
- Remove the drain hose from the drip cup at the rear of the
refrigerator.
- Put the drain hose into a half-gallon or larger container to
capture water.
- Put dry towels (etc.) inside the refrigerator and freezer to
absorb melted frost.



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We had this problem. There is a tray under the fins with a drain hole attached to a tube that goes back of the fridge to drain. Go outside and take the fridge panel off and find the drain tube, I am sure it is clogged. Once we got the tube unclogged, everything was fine.

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On our Norcold it drains to a cup at the back of the refridg. It is supposed to evaporate but it doesn't....at least not fast enough, so it overflows and makes a real mess. I added a length of hose to go out the vent and drip on the ground (like the old rv fridges) and all is good.

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What Bill said but with this additional suggestion.

That catch pan can slide forward a bit during transit thus permitting dripping from the coils to go right down the back inside of the fridge.  I put a couple of rubber grommets in the groves at the front of the pan such that the pan was held tight against the back of the fridge.  Problem solved and continues to be so.

Bill



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Thanks to all !!
Will be late tomorrow before I can get to the task at hand, I will give a status

Larry



-- Edited by grandpalarry on Friday 2nd of August 2013 11:41:48 PM

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