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Trackrig's avatar
Trackrig
Explorer II
Jan 31, 2015

Norcold refrigerator drip line

In my 2005 Fleetwood Excursion 39S we have a standard Norcold 1200 series four door refrigerator. Inside of the refer, under the cooling fins is a drip tray from which there is a small diameter hose that goes through the rear of the refer to a smaller drip tray on the back side of the refer. The hose has a factory installed plug in the end of it. My question is why did Norcold install the drip hose if they were going to put a plug in it so none of the water can drain from the inside drip tray?

Bill
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  • Trackrig's avatar
    Trackrig
    Explorer II
    Jan 31, 2015
    newman fulltimer wrote:
    it has a smaller hole in it so it wont get insects in it


    Interesting, I'll have to look at it more when it's light out.

    Bill
  • BTPO1's avatar
    BTPO1
    Explorer
    Jan 31, 2015
    newman fulltimer wrote:
    it has a smaller hole in it so it wont get insects in it


    X2, I sometimes have to clean the hole out as it does get plugged.
  • Community Alumni's avatar
    Community Alumni
    Jan 31, 2015
    BTPO1 wrote:
    newman fulltimer wrote:
    it has a smaller hole in it so it wont get insects in it


    X2, I sometimes have to clean the hole out as it does get plugged.


    Ditto it plugs up sometimes

    JimR
  • Executive45's avatar
    Executive45
    Explorer III
    Jan 31, 2015
    Pull the plug out and put a wrap a nylon around it with a piece of duct tape....problem solved forever....well, at least until the Norcold dies....:W.....Dennis
  • Ivylog's avatar
    Ivylog
    Explorer III
    Jan 31, 2015
    The plug is there to keep hot air from getting inside. Needs to be cleaned, not thrown away.
  • Corkey05's avatar
    Corkey05
    Explorer
    Jan 31, 2015
    BTPO1 wrote:
    newman fulltimer wrote:
    it has a smaller hole in it so it wont get insects in it


    X2, I sometimes have to clean the hole out as it does get plugged.
    X3, clean mine once a year.
  • YC_1's avatar
    YC_1
    Nomad
    Jan 31, 2015
    Ivylog wrote:
    The plug is there to keep hot air from getting inside. Needs to be cleaned, not thrown away.


    Ditto: And if the tube has cracks either slid a piece of smooth tubing over the old one with some silicon sealer or replace it. Warm air entering the refer from the hose can really raise temps.
  • Trackrig's avatar
    Trackrig
    Explorer II
    Feb 04, 2015
    This is the OP - not that I doubted all of you, but I had to go get the plug out of the drawer (where I had saved it) and then I blew threw it. Low and behold, it was a vent and air went through it! It's now reinstalled.

    Bill

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