Leak from below fridge

[Bcubed]

Picked up a 2013 Fleet from the west coast and it was filthy. Sprayed it of at the car wash (no high pressure, or at least as little as possible), and got some water coming in from under the fridge. I know this isnt really a real world situation of having water in that back vent, but im sure if driving in wet weather its bound to get some water in there. It appears like the bottom of the fridge is sealed w/ caulk, so may have happened before?
Was going to pull the fridge out to check that nothing is rotten underneath, but the wiring and propane fixtures might be a bit above my paygrade..

Any other thoughts? Over thinking it?

Edit - 120V wiring also goes through into main camper and has a big plug of silicone blocking it, so would be a bit of a mess to move it..

 

[Bcubed]

anybody? we have removed the fridge, definitely has had some water coming through this area, as well as on the other corner..

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Could you post some more photos showing where the water has been, plus any obvious paths? That might help jog some memories.

 

[Bcubed]

More photos attached. We have a bit of water damage on both sides, as well as under the shelf (in propane compartment) not the greatest light but should get the sense

Any thoughts? Anyone? We’re going to reinstall the propane compartment and fix any potential leaks from there but the rest appears to be from the fridge. Fridge does not have a drip tray or anything like that

 

[Vic Harder]

What is above the propane compartment? VERY odd to see water above the louvers there. And I would agree that the damage at the front of the fridge compartment (with none at the back) seems to indicate that it was the fridge that was leaking, not water penetration from the fridge vents.

We usually camp in dry conditions, but in more humid conditions the freezer ices up pretty good. We defrost ours periodically to ensure the build up is minimal (pretty tiny freezer to start with!), and use towels and such to keep the water IN the fridge during that process.

 

[Bcubed]

What is above the propane compartment? VERY odd to see water above the louvers there.

The fridge. The first photos show the fridge compartment. Propane is directly below it.

 

[Vic Harder]

Ah. So maybe the previous owner just did a terrible job of keeping an eye on how frosted up the fridge got? And if so, you don't actually have an ongoing problem?

 

[Bcubed]

Well, hunted down the problem (I think..). So I thought it was condensation and the main fridge gasket. Turns out the seal between the ‘white’ part of the fridge and the black metal trim was non existent, so water was getting down into the little lip between the two. It then corroded out the bottom screws and was slowly leaking water into the camper…

Going to try to dry it out, rebuild and caulk the hell out of it and see what happens…