refrigerator drain

[jertour]

This may be a dumb question but should the drain on the refrigerator have a drip loop in it. Was cleaning the outside compartment and it looked like the drain hose
on purpose had a loop in it. I straighten the hose a water ran out, could not
find anything on here or on the web.

Thanks

[chuckster57]

As a rule, no you don’t need a loop. As long as the plug is in the end, and terminates outside the access cover your good. Norcold uses a drip pan mounted to the back of the fridge.

[jertour]

Thanks, I could not think of a logical reason but one never knows.

[Alpine]

Mine is straight...with the plastic screen on the end. A friend ask me about his fridge drain tube & it had the drip pan chuckster57 speaks of.... it was half full of gross nastiness!!! I'm sure the idea was, it is supposed to evaporate before it comes to life!

[jertour]

Now that Ive taken the loop out it hangs out about 18 to 20 inches,I will be trimming the hose. I suppose they did not want to take the time to trim it at the factory.

Once again thanks

[flybouy]

Originally Posted by jertour

Now that Ive taken the loop out it hangs out about 18 to 20 inches,I will be trimming the hose. I suppose they did not want to take the time to trim it at the factory.

Once again thanks

My guess would be it was used as a p trap to keep ants, bugs out. I have yet to find any excess material for anything in a trailer yet. YMMV

[chuckster57]

Originally Posted by flybouy

My guess would be it was used as a p trap to keep ants, bugs out. I have yet to find any excess material for anything in a trailer yet. YMMV

I actually just did a brand new unit that the drain tube hung down below the fender skirt. Spend a month with me, you’ll find excess “stuff” everywhere. “We” get to keep it before you ever see it

[flybouy]

Originally Posted by chuckster57

I actually just did a brand new unit that the drain tube hung down below the fender skirt. Spend a month with me, you’ll find excess “stuff” everywhere. “We” get to keep it before you ever see it

AH HA! So that's where the xtra wire went when I installed my EMS!

[{tpc}]

I had my fridge replaced under warranty, and they had a good 18 inches of extra hose in there. Wasn't in a drip loop configuration either, just kinda pushed up in there. I fixed that, and now it drains properly....I hadn't seen it drain since they installed it up until now. I just made it straight, popped off the screen part on the end, cut it and reattached the screen part. I saved the extra 18 inches for some reason...though i haven't found that reason yet!