"James Wilkinson Sword" wrote in message
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:17:00 -0000, Mr Pounder Esquire
wrote:

Clive George wrote:
On 12/01/2017 18:58, Chris wrote:
Do these appliances require any kind of provision to be made for
condensate drainage in normal operation? If not, how do they get rid
of the frost?

Dribble it into a little tray on top of the warm pump to evaporate?
There's not enough to require a proper drain, and there's enough spare
heat in the pump to take care of it.

Yup: The water drains into a tray on top of the compressor and
evaporates.
Best not to buy one though.
I can't remember a fridge problem here that has not involved a frost free
appliance.

If the fridge is not perfectly horizontal, badly designed (Hotpoint) ones
can overflow before they fill.

Doesn't have to be perfectly horizontal, just roughly horizontal.

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