Dometic Fridge

nelliethehooker
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edited June 2017 in Parts & Accessories #1

For some reason when our Dometic Fridge defrosts the water is collecting in the tray beneath then lower set of vanes but not escaping down the emptying hole. Has anyone else suffered with this and how did you manage to clear the problem?

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  • Tinwheeler
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    edited June 2017 #2

    I cured ours by poking a cotton bud down the drain hole and unbunging it, Nellie.

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited June 2017 #3

    Cheers TW. Tried that without joy.frown

  • ABM
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    edited June 2017 #4

    Not  sure  how  long,  or  straight,  your  Drainage  tube  is,  Nellie  but  if  you  can  get  a  longish  piece  of  flexible  wire  and  ease  that  down  it  might  help

    OR  perhaps  a  small  12  volt  compressor,  of  the  type  used  to  blow  up  your  tyres  might  help  if  powered  up  &  set  to  something  like  30 psi  undecided

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited July 2017 #5

    Thanks ABM, tried the cotton bud tip again today without success, and am reluctant to start poking around with a piece of wire. Might give it a try with my tyre compressor though.

  • ABM
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    edited July 2017 #6

    I  was  not  thinking  of  wire  that  would  tow  your  van,  Nellie  surprised

    Rather  more  like  a  length  of  wire  from  a  ( redundant )  piece  of  3-core  --  with  a  1/4  inch  length  of  the  insulation  leading  so  you  won't  damage  the  plastic  work,  wink

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited July 2017 #7

    That's what I've tried but without success. Guess It will have to be up to the service guys to fix it.

  • Navigateur
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    edited July 2017 #8

    Rather than wire try a plastic tiewrap.

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited July 2017 #9

    That was the first thing I tried, without success, obviously.

  • lornalou1
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    edited September 2017 #10

    the best flexible wire to unblock tube is net curtain wire as is very strong and bends round almost anything. don't use tyre inflator as if blocked solid near other end it will just blow up.

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