After reading another post I decided to venture into the outside access for my fridge. Inside I found a plastic hose that seems to have an opening in the wire mesh of the access cover.Is this the drain for when it defrosts, or drops condensation?This hose is very brittle from being so old. Is it easy to replace? It just kind of disappears up into the cabinet area. This hose did not have a cover on it at all....any worry of bugs finding their way up there? Or, was this originally suppose to drain through the mesh of the access cover? Someone cut a hole through the mesh.Thanks!

That hose needs to drain out side of the compartment and not inside, that way the bottom of the compartment does not rot, route it to the outside, you might have to clean the streak now and then.navegator

yes, it is the drain. It should empty outside of the lower refer access. Some are very hard to replace. Look for make and model of refer. Then look for service manual at "Bryantrv.com"

I had to replace mine on my other trailer, took the screws out that hold it in place an slid it out a little then was able to reach in from the outside an replace the hose just feel your way up the old hose so you can tell where it goes. Got the replacement hose from a home improvement store it is the clear plastic hose.

Yes it is supposed to have a cap with small holes in it to keep the bugs out

It is important to be intact because warm air will enter the refer and raise the temps more that you would imagine. In one friends setup I was able to slide a clear plastic tube inside the old tube. Enough of it was intact to hold well. In some setups there should be a U so the end is higher up so it can trap a bit of water to act as an air plug.

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wa8yxm
Explorer III
Jul 24, 2015
The two major brands of Fridges are Dometic and Norcold
Norcold there is an evaporation chamber (AKA CUP) inside the compartment into which the hose should drip

Dometic the hose is supposed to exit via one of the holes in the outer cover so it drip, drip,drips on the ground.

My dealer the service techinican said "I always put it out" (I was there for the dometic recall) When I returned to the rig.. He lied.
acritzer
Explorer II
Jul 24, 2015
YC 1 wrote:
It is important to be intact because warm air will enter the refer and raise the temps more that you would imagine. In one friends setup I was able to slide a clear plastic tube inside the old tube. Enough of it was intact to hold well. In some setups there should be a U so the end is higher up so it can trap a bit of water to act as an air plug.

If the set up is not designed with a U, what keeps the warm air from getting in? This hose is already pretty short just to make its exit point. If there's suppose to be a U I would have to get really creative.
YC_1
Nomad
Jul 24, 2015
It is important to be intact because warm air will enter the refer and raise the temps more that you would imagine. In one friends setup I was able to slide a clear plastic tube inside the old tube. Enough of it was intact to hold well. In some setups there should be a U so the end is higher up so it can trap a bit of water to act as an air plug.
RooDude09
Explorer
Jul 24, 2015
Yes it is supposed to have a cap with small holes in it to keep the bugs out
Dick_641
Explorer
Jul 24, 2015
I had to replace mine on my other trailer, took the screws out that hold it in place an slid it out a little then was able to reach in from the outside an replace the hose just feel your way up the old hose so you can tell where it goes. Got the replacement hose from a home improvement store it is the clear plastic hose.
enblethen
Nomad
Jul 24, 2015
yes, it is the drain. It should empty outside of the lower refer access. Some are very hard to replace. Look for make and model of refer. Then look for service manual at "Bryantrv.com"
navegator
Explorer
Jul 24, 2015
That hose needs to drain out side of the compartment and not inside, that way the bottom of the compartment does not rot, route it to the outside, you might have to clean the streak now and then.

navegator

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