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What is it and where does it go?

AncientMariner

Recently our built in, under the worktop fridge failed and was replaced under extended warranty with a matching Neff K4316XFF0G. During unpacking a moulded plastic "thing" fell on the floor. The only id on it is a recycling symbol!

Not mentioned or shown in the installation instructions.  Our only thoughts are that it was packing for the attached 13A plug, but seems over engineered for a single use plastic item?

What do you think?

Clive

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    The pic on the right looks like a cord grip to me. Was it holding the cable in a neat coil during transit?

    Regards, burn

  • 0 in reply to burn

    Yes, it certainly looks like a cord grip, also a standard 13A plug can be accommodated using the slots and I think a Euro Schuko plug. But whilst it is likely for that purpose, there was no plug in it and it simply fell on the floor when the delivery guys lifted the cardboard box off the internal packaging. Certainly over engineered.

    Clive

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    It's a thingy that goes over the  vent hole at the back to stop muck but allow water to trickle out to a little  plastic bucket on on top of the motor

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    Whatever it is you will find that shortly after you dispose of it that it is in fact the vital thingamajig that enables the whatchamacallit to reset the discombobulator, without which you have a not very effective boat anchor. So put it somewhere safe with the instructions so that when the reset is required you know you have one but have long since forgotten where the safe place was  and the part is now obsolete and everyone else who has one also cannot remember where it is.

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    Store it with your washing machine transit bolts just in case.  Slight smile

    Gary

  • +1 in reply to kfh

    the vital thingamajig that enables the whatchamacallit to reset the discombobulator,

    Ah, not to be confused with the spare hydrocoptic marzel vanes for  the turbo-encabulator.

    We have a draw of shower head removal keys, washer and dryer transit pins, loose gas jets and random kinked spanners that came with various appliances. Sadly only in the last decade have I started writing on them which item they came with so a number are 'orphans'. In our house it would probably end up in there.

    Mike.

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    I’ve literally just installed a Bosch integrated fridge and freezer. They had very similar things and yes they were just packaging for the plug in transit. Both in the bin now!!

  • 0 in reply to Sparkymark

    Cheers!

    Were your two attached to anything, or were the two plugs actually inserted?  Mine just fell on the floor when the driver and his mate lifted off the cardboard!

    I'm sure a normal three pin plastic cover and a twist grip to secure the cable to the casing would be cheaper and less single use plastic.

    Clive

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