View Poll Results: Do you plug your refrigerator drain line
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yes - I normally leave the plug in
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no -I normally leave the plug out and let it drain
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something else, whatever that might be
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06-05-2017, 08:19
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CLOD
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: being planted in Jacksonville Fl
Boat: none
Posts: 20,364
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Refrigerator Drain Plug
For the past 7 years I've left the plug in the refrigerator drain line to keep the cold from going down it. But of course that means that water accumulates in the frig instead and I think it also makes the freezer ice up faster as there is always moisture.
What are the rest of you doing with your refrigerator drain?
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06-05-2017, 08:31
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Houston
Boat: ‘01 Catana 401
Posts: 9,626
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Re: Refrigerator Drain Plug
I removed ours entirely. Like no hole removed.
Our box is incredibly tiny though
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06-05-2017, 08:57
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Marine Service Provider
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Toronto On Canada
Boat: Bristol 45.5
Posts: 736
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Re: Refrigerator Drain Plug
A couple of things happen in a fridge drain . First you lose a lot of cold air through it , second any little bits of food or spillage collects in there and you can't get it out or properly clean it , the stuff starts to rot and stinks up everything . Yuk , so that's that smell in the fridge . So I guess you know what side of the fence I'm on . Must easer just to clean the bottom with a good sponge . No smell , all sanitized.
Regards John
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06-05-2017, 16:56
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Elvish meaning 'Far-Wanderer'
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Boat - Greece - Me - Michigan
Boat: 56' Fountaine Pajot Marquises
Posts: 3,489
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Re: Refrigerator Drain Plug
Actually, what is super easy is to take the drain hose and make a circle in it. Use wire ties to keep it together. You just need to make a trap, then no lost air. And it's very easy to clean lines like these.
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07-05-2017, 07:07
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Marion, Ma
Boat: Little Harbor 38
Posts: 301
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Re: Refrigerator Drain Plug
I put a pvc valve on the end of mine. Never had a problem.
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07-05-2017, 08:09
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Jacksonville/ out cruising
Boat: Island Packet 38
Posts: 31,351
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Re: Refrigerator Drain Plug
Rubber stopper inside of the box.
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07-05-2017, 08:20
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Long Beach, CA
Boat: Tayana Vancouver 42
Posts: 2,804
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Refrigerator Drain Plug
A cheap jar lid gripper laid over the drain keeps the cold air in.
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07-05-2017, 08:44
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Canada or Spain
Boat: Jeanneau SO 43 DS
Posts: 1,162
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Re: Refrigerator Drain Plug
We are firmly in the camp of leaving the plug in & using a sponge to remove water & odd food bits. It's an easy way to clean the bottom of the fridge, and far easier than letting that stuff get into the bilge where we really don't want it.
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07-05-2017, 08:56
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: puget sound washington
Boat: 1968 Islander bahama 24 hull 182, 1963 columbia 29 defender. hull # 60
Posts: 12,121
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Re: Refrigerator Drain Plug
Plug normally in and remove for defrosting cycle. My drain line is teed into my sink drain line just before the valve.
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08-05-2017, 04:21
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CLOD
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: being planted in Jacksonville Fl
Boat: none
Posts: 20,364
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Re: Refrigerator Drain Plug
based on the poll volume must not be many people with drain on their frig
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08-05-2017, 06:23
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Jacksonville/ out cruising
Boat: Island Packet 38
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Re: Refrigerator Drain Plug
Quote:
Originally Posted by sailorboy1
based on the poll volume must not be many people with drain on their frig
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I think only those of us that had ice boxes that were converted. A newer boat that has a fridge from the start I'd assume won't have a drain?
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08-05-2017, 06:36
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Good question
Boat: Rafiki 37
Posts: 14,144
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Re: Refrigerator Drain Plug
Our fridge doesn’t even have one. I’ve lamented this lack at times, but in reality we get very little moisture that accumulates. When we do, or when spillage happens, a sponge does the trick.
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08-05-2017, 06:50
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#13
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Miami Beach Fl
Boat: Colombia Cc 11.8
Posts: 1,758
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Re: Refrigerator Drain Plug
I second putting your drain line in a loop. Also do yourself a favor and have it drain into a jug or a Tupperware container that you can empty over the side to keep the dirty water from going into your bilge. If you want to get fancy you can even put a bilge pump in the container.
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08-05-2017, 07:30
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Everywhere (Sea of Cortez right now)
Boat: PSC Orion 27
Posts: 1,377
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Re: Refrigerator Drain Plug
Turkey baster. Takes the bulk of the water out before sponging. I have a little brass pump built in to pump it out, but the seals are gone and I've never had a reason to fix it.
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08-05-2017, 07:40
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#15
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Back in Mexico cruising the northern part of Sea of Cortez
Boat: 1999 Pacific Seacraft 40
Posts: 716
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Re: Refrigerator Drain Plug
Small drain plug that we leave in mostly. The drain goes to the sink with a built in small hand pump. When some moisture aaaumulates, plug is pulled and we pump the liquid out into the sink.
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