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Subject:Re: water in fridge vent?
From:Rob
Date:Mon, 2 Feb 2009 11:11:34 -0800

On mine the drain is 14" long.

Rob
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At  2/2/2009 09:55 AM, mdrillock wrote:
>With the cap off the drain tube could let air into the combustion
>chamber and possibly allow dangerous fumes to came out. I doubt that
>enough of either would flow to be an issue but I would not leave it off.
>The drain pipe tends to get partially or even completely plugged over
>the years, so just removing the cap may not let much water or gases
>flow. After the cap is off you can push a wire up into the pipe to see
>how blocked it is. Don't push anything in more than 12" . A bicycle
>spoke may work well.
>
>Mark
>
>Jeff Palmer wrote:
>>Is there any reason not to leave this cap off all the time (the cap
>>for the drain)?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Jeff
>>
>>On 1-Feb-09, at 9:23 PM, mdrillock wrote:
>>
>>>The fridge vent has a drain. Unscrew the small cap, under the fridge
>>>lower grill, inside the Westy.
>>>
>>>Mark