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EdT's avatar
EdT
Explorer
Aug 27, 2014

Refrigerator drain line

I have a Dometic RM 7732. Condensate drains freely from the freezer side but not from the refrigerator side. I have blown air through the line and run a wire all the way through. What else could be causing the problem?
  • j-d's avatar
    j-d
    Explorer II
    Chris Bryant has a lot of Service Manuals on his website. See if you can find your model and maybe there's some help there.

    Must admit I'm confused. The VERY few RV fridges I've tinkered with or looked at had only a fridge compartment drain, under the fins. I have not seen one from the freezer portion. They also did not have what I'll call the Forced Defrost (where the cooling coil is actually heated to melt ice) like a home unit. They have merely thawed out by being OFF.
  • j-d's avatar
    j-d
    Explorer II
    Found a manual HERE. I see where it's two-door side-by-side so my experience and confidence factors have now dropped to Zero. I ran Search on the .pdf and got no hits on Defrost or Drain...
  • The drip pan under food section cooling fins connects to a drain line that runs down the backside of fridge and drains out usually thru lower vent.
    If drip pan connection/drain hose are free/clear no reason for condensate to accumulate unless drip pan is tilted away from drain connection

    Exploded view of RM7732..........LINK
  • Thanks for the replies but I am still looking for the correct answer. Could there be some form of algae or ?? causing the water to be blocked while letting air and the a wire pass through? If so, would clorox be appropriate?