Dometic Refrigerator Leaks When Defrosting
Good Day All,
I have a Dometic RM2862 (2007 5th wheel) refrigerator. When I defrost the unit, I get water under the unit on the floor it sets on. When I first discovered this problem, it was from water on the stuff in the drawer under the refrigerator -- it soaked through the floor and dripped into the drawer.
IT'S NOT the drain hose or drain pan catch cup, because now when I defrost, I switch the drip pan (under the cooling fins) around so the drain hole is on the opposite front and catch the water in a plastic milk jug. There is no drainage via the drain system. Also, this occurs whether I defrost just the refrigerator or both including the freezer.
I now place a piece of cardboard under the unit to catch the water that drips from the underside of the refer, to avoid it soaking into the plywood floor. The most water comes from the right side behind the heat exchanger vent stack.
My only guess is that when the frost melts, it is somehow seeping through the rivets that hold on the cooling fins, migrating behind the back wall and down. That being said, the amount of water I get, it would have to be multiple leaks.
I am hoping for some in-sight from the forum.
Thank you in advance.
I have a Dometic RM2862 (2007 5th wheel) refrigerator. When I defrost the unit, I get water under the unit on the floor it sets on. When I first discovered this problem, it was from water on the stuff in the drawer under the refrigerator -- it soaked through the floor and dripped into the drawer.
IT'S NOT the drain hose or drain pan catch cup, because now when I defrost, I switch the drip pan (under the cooling fins) around so the drain hole is on the opposite front and catch the water in a plastic milk jug. There is no drainage via the drain system. Also, this occurs whether I defrost just the refrigerator or both including the freezer.
I now place a piece of cardboard under the unit to catch the water that drips from the underside of the refer, to avoid it soaking into the plywood floor. The most water comes from the right side behind the heat exchanger vent stack.
My only guess is that when the frost melts, it is somehow seeping through the rivets that hold on the cooling fins, migrating behind the back wall and down. That being said, the amount of water I get, it would have to be multiple leaks.
I am hoping for some in-sight from the forum.
Thank you in advance.
