When I buy a new rig the drain hose from the Ref. is always routed outside through the ref. vent panel. Every time I take the panel off I have to pull that little ringed tube out then put it back when I close up. The first ting I do is figure out a way to drill a hole to the outside through the floor of the rig to put the hose in and drain it outside forever. As a matter of fact I just did my new FW today.

In a year that hose will be powder anyway, so nothing to worry about.

I hope you sealed the hole around the hose well to keep moisture from getting into the RV through it.

Your drain hose is probably the "new thin cheap plastic fall apart after 4 years" hose like ours was. Replace it with a clear vinyl hose from Home Depot or Lowes. Fortunately there is a cabinet under ours so I made the holes where the propane line goes thru larger and routed it thru the floor. Add a cap with lots of small holes or some sort of screen on the end of the hose so bugs can't get into the refrigerator. Same goes for the hoses routed thru the grille. Only real problem with replacing ours was there wasn't enough room behind the refrigerator to get my hands up to the connection to pull the hose off. I had to push the refrigerator forward about 6" to get to it. Used a hose clamp with the new hose and sealed all the holes. There were a lot of leaves in the cabinet because it can get windy around here so I cleaned out all the debris and put a screen kit on the grille vents. Also, put polyurethane on the floor while the refrigerator was forward.

Bobbo wrote:I hope you sealed the hole around the hose well to keep moisture from getting into the RV through it.How does plastic turn to powder?

Bobbo wrote:I hope you sealed the hole around the hose well to keep moisture from getting into the RV through it.Always seal silicone

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John_Wayne
Explorer II
Mar 18, 2015
It should have a dip in it to form a "p" trap with the water run off to keep the inside of the refrig. cool
SULTINI
Explorer
Mar 18, 2015
Bobbo wrote:
I hope you sealed the hole around the hose well to keep moisture from getting into the RV through it.

Always seal silicone
SULTINI
Explorer
Mar 18, 2015
Bobbo wrote:
I hope you sealed the hole around the hose well to keep moisture from getting into the RV through it.

How does plastic turn to powder?
RTBabich
Explorer
Mar 17, 2015
Your drain hose is probably the "new thin cheap plastic fall apart after 4 years" hose like ours was. Replace it with a clear vinyl hose from Home Depot or Lowes. Fortunately there is a cabinet under ours so I made the holes where the propane line goes thru larger and routed it thru the floor. Add a cap with lots of small holes or some sort of screen on the end of the hose so bugs can't get into the refrigerator. Same goes for the hoses routed thru the grille. Only real problem with replacing ours was there wasn't enough room behind the refrigerator to get my hands up to the connection to pull the hose off. I had to push the refrigerator forward about 6" to get to it. Used a hose clamp with the new hose and sealed all the holes. There were a lot of leaves in the cabinet because it can get windy around here so I cleaned out all the debris and put a screen kit on the grille vents. Also, put polyurethane on the floor while the refrigerator was forward.
Bobbo
Explorer II
Mar 17, 2015
I hope you sealed the hole around the hose well to keep moisture from getting into the RV through it.
2oldman
Explorer II
Mar 17, 2015
In a year that hose will be powder anyway, so nothing to worry about.

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