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grandpalarry
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Aug 01, 2013

I have a 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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  • I discovered the drain hose on my 2006 reefer had almost totally disintegrated. Just touching it caused it to break into pieces. Unfortunately, replacing it entails at least partially moving the reefer. Definitely not a one person job.
  • The info on the drain plug on the end of the drain tube is good. It is not necessary to run the tube outside. It drips into an evaporator pan. The drain plug slows it down enough so it evaporates before it runs over.
  • tahiti16 wrote:
    On our 1200LR there is a plastic tray under the fins and on the left back side a hose is attached which comes out the back.

    Only time we got water on the floor was a leaking ice maker hose.

    X-2
    On BOTH counts. The drain hose is there, unless a prior owner removed it and the ice maker water line will develop pin hole leaks, with the water finding its way to your carpet.
  • othertonka wrote:
    Take the vent cover on the outside of the MH off and look for a drain hose. That drain hose should be put through one of the lovers of thee vent cover and then reinstall the cover and the water then will run down the outside of the MH instead of onto the floor of the refer.

    When you find the plastic/rubber hose you will see a dark plug in the end. This plug is supposed to have a small drain drip hole. If you pry out the plug you may find it blocked by "goop"...clean it and reinsert, allowing the water that was backed up to drain out.
    I find I have to do this chore once a year.
    Also the drain hole inside the frig, about half way down on the side of the track can get gummed up.
    Good luck. Sadly, even with regular care, I just had to replace the cooling unit on my Norcold 1200. :(
    Happy Trails
  • Take the vent cover on the outside of the MH off and look for a drain hose. That drain hose should be put through one of the lovers of thee vent cover and then reinstall the cover and the water then will run down the outside of the MH instead of onto the floor of the refer.
  • On our 1200LR there is a plastic tray under the fins and on the left back side a hose is attached which comes out the back.

    Only time we got water on the floor was a leaking ice maker hose.