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Posted by nhurst on January 18, 2007, 3:46 pm
Why not contact your flooring folks to see if they can recommend
anything?
You could probably have them put down a few extra coats of poly where
the fridge is going to go if you really wanted them to.
-Nathan
seglie@gmail.com wrote:
> Thanks for all of yor replies. I have been reading around and it seems
> people are putting rugs/mats everywhere if they have wood floors - in
> front of the range, sink, dishwasher and fridge. I probably would have
> gone with tile if I had the choice but bought the place new and they
> had wood floors on the main floor (kitchen and living room).
>
> Just worried that something will leak somewhere and cause me lots of
> pain.
>
> Malcolm Hoar wrote:
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.
> >
> > --
> > |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
> > | Malcolm Hoar "The more I practice, the luckier I get". |
> > | malch@malch.com Gary Player. |
> > | http://www.malch.com/ Shpx gur PQN. |
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