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Preventing Floor Damage Due to Refrigerator seglie 01-18-2007
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Posted by mm on January 21, 2007, 5:08 pm



>
>>I have never had floor problems under the fridge, but nonetheless, I
>>would say that one never sees the floor under the fridge, and no one
>>ever moves the fridge to another location, so I would just let nature
>>and mechanics take their course.
>
>Best thing: rip up the damn sticks - they don't belong in the kitchen, and put
>in a nice tile floor.

I certainly see that pov. There are 4 townhouses that are the lowest
in my n'hood, and when it rains enough and the sewer backs up, all 4
basements get wet, but no other house has ever gotten wet.

After one incident, the woman two doors away complains that her
natural fiber carpeting will have to be replaced. I'm thinking, who
would get natural fiber for a basement! One with a sump pump!
>
>Well, that's *my* opinion :-)
>
>This trend is going the way of carpet in the bathrooms. (Remember that?)

I remember it. I had it. My roommate in Brooklyn said roaches would
live under it, but they never did. I had found a remnant in the
trash iirc, and wanted to use it. I did my little room with one piece
and my privaye bath with the other. (He had his own bathroom and
couldn't really complain.)

>Banty


Posted by N8N on January 18, 2007, 2:44 pm



seg...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello,
> Just purchased my first house and it has beautiful wood floors in the
> kitchen. This concerns me a little when it comes to refrigerator
> leaks. I know there are drip pans in the refrigerator but have read
> that leaking is still a common problem due to various issues. Just
> wondering if there was a solution in laying something down underneath
> the refrigerator just in case there was external leaking? Maybe some
> sort of thin plastic mat or similar? A new refrigerator is being
> delivered at the end of this month and wanted to have something in
> place just in case.
>
> Thanks!

I'd be more worried about the feet marring the floor when you slide it
around to clean; I'm wondering if maybe one of those office chair mats
might not be the ticket.

nate


Posted by Art on January 18, 2007, 5:46 pm


I had a GE refrig. Its wheels did not mar the wood floor but my new Amana
bottom freezer does. I try to roll it on a drop cloth but it doesn't always
do the trick.


>
> seg...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hello,
>> Just purchased my first house and it has beautiful wood floors in the
>> kitchen. This concerns me a little when it comes to refrigerator
>> leaks. I know there are drip pans in the refrigerator but have read
>> that leaking is still a common problem due to various issues. Just
>> wondering if there was a solution in laying something down underneath
>> the refrigerator just in case there was external leaking? Maybe some
>> sort of thin plastic mat or similar? A new refrigerator is being
>> delivered at the end of this month and wanted to have something in
>> place just in case.
>>
>> Thanks!
>
> I'd be more worried about the feet marring the floor when you slide it
> around to clean; I'm wondering if maybe one of those office chair mats
> might not be the ticket.
>
> nate
>



Posted by krw on January 19, 2007, 11:18 am


njnagel@hotmail.com says...
>
> seg...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Hello,
> > Just purchased my first house and it has beautiful wood floors in the
> > kitchen. This concerns me a little when it comes to refrigerator
> > leaks. I know there are drip pans in the refrigerator but have read
> > that leaking is still a common problem due to various issues. Just
> > wondering if there was a solution in laying something down underneath
> > the refrigerator just in case there was external leaking? Maybe some
> > sort of thin plastic mat or similar? A new refrigerator is being
> > delivered at the end of this month and wanted to have something in
> > place just in case.
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> I'd be more worried about the feet marring the floor when you slide it
> around to clean; I'm wondering if maybe one of those office chair mats
> might not be the ticket.

I have my refrigerator on a sheet of window plastic (lexan?) cut to
the size of the 'fridge. I put the leftover piece of the plastic
sheet on the floor in front to roll it onto (it gets stored behind
the 'fridge). Works great.

--
Keith

Posted by Malcolm Hoar on January 18, 2007, 3:20 pm


seglie@gmail.com wrote:
>Hello,
>Just purchased my first house and it has beautiful wood floors in the
>kitchen. This concerns me a little when it comes to refrigerator
>leaks. I know there are drip pans in the refrigerator but have read
>that leaking is still a common problem due to various issues. Just
>wondering if there was a solution in laying something down underneath
>the refrigerator just in case there was external leaking? Maybe some
>sort of thin plastic mat or similar? A new refrigerator is being
>delivered at the end of this month and wanted to have something in
>place just in case.

A mat will likely make matters worse if you do have a slight
leak. Any water will just run off the edge onto the floor.
Even worse, it will get drawn under the mat by the capillary
effect. With no way to evaporate, that water will inflict
maximum damage on your floor.

You'd need a full drip-pan that will hold and retain any
water that might leak. That's likely to look pretty ugly.

You might make a detailed examination of your new
refrigerator when it's delivered and see if you can
identify any likely points of failure based on the
actual design/layout of that model.

Above all, do actually take the time to read the
instructions that ship with your new fridge (yeah,
I know that's a novel concept). It may well include
recommendations for maintenance that will greatly
lessen the risk of leaks (e.g. regular cleaning of
various drain holes/lines that collect condensation,
water dispenser overflow etc.

With wood or laminate floors, always wipe up any splills
that do arise as quickly as possible. A single ice cube
that misses the mark and ends up on the floor will melt
and quite possibly create a small mark. Do that once or
twice a month for a few years and the floor will not be
looking in very good shape.

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