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Old 03-15-2012, 05:07 AM   #1
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Follow on to Refrigerator leaking

Previous topic caused me to go under our refrigerator since we have been having water buildup in the refrigerator as well. Underneath was fine, but our white drain tube unlike our previous montanas, does not drain out the outside vent but rather into a small basin behind the vent. When I checked the basin, absolutely dry. There is a plug on the end of the tube, and it was blocked. When I pulled the plug, water poured out of the tube for a good 30 seconds. Anyone with a configuration like ours might want to check that plug which I cleared out with a large needle.
 
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Old 03-15-2012, 08:56 AM   #2
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I just went out and checked mine, it has a plug in the end too, but it also has a very small opening in the plug.

I took the plug out and put it into the tray.

THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP!!!!
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Old 03-15-2012, 09:18 AM   #3
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I will check mine.
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Old 03-15-2012, 03:42 PM   #4
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Don't forget to recheck your tubing periodically. That plug is intended to keep insects from nesting in the tube.
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Old 03-15-2012, 08:03 PM   #5
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It's nice to take care of something like this for the long term. For the short term it seems like the plug defeated the purpose since the hole was so small it eventually blocked. On the other hand you shouldn't remove the plug or it becomes an entry point for undesirable critters.

Maybe one can replace it with a mesh screen of some kind and get the best of both worlds. I'm guessing this is not the fix-all solution since the mesh might eventually get clogged with dust and the like but this should take a while.

Just another thing to worry about in the world of Montanas.
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Old 03-16-2012, 03:14 AM   #6
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Plug was easily cleared with a needle.
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