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capping off LP line to refrigertor

Our 13 year Dometic DM2852 died. I found a Magic Chef HMDR1000BE 10 cu ft 120 volt at Home Depot. How do you cap off the LP to the refrigerator? There is a 3/8 in OD copper pipe feeding the burner. Pic attached.  Do I need two fittings? One that screws into the existing one then a cap. Or do they make a one piece screw in fitting with a cap?
Thanks

Bob
Winter: Texas Rio Grande Valley or Foley, AL
Summer: The Gardens RV Community of Crossville, TN
2000 40 FT U270, Xtreme FBP
2017 C-Max Towed

Re: capping off LP line to refrigertor

Reply #1 –

I am not sure this is the correct size, but something like this is what I believe you need.

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Tom and Lisa

2003 U320 38' PBBS
Build No. 6217

Re: capping off LP line to refrigertor

Reply #2 –
And, may be worth tracing down which connection at the manifold in the propane locker feeds it and block it off there, particularly if you don't contemplate ever going back to an absorption refrigerator.
Brett Wolfe
EX: 1993 U240
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Re: capping off LP line to refrigertor

Reply #3 –
Bob, you can get a plug for the flared end nut at the end of the 3/8" copper line at the refrigerator. Maybe better is to remove the line at the source (regulator) and get a cap to fit over the flared end fitting on the regulator.  The hard part at that end is figuring out which line goes to the refrigerator and which goes to the cooktop.

With the correct plug or cap you shouldn't need pipe dope or tape.  Use a leak solution or soapy water and carefully check for leaks (bubbles). Double check in an hour or so and again the next day.
Roger Engdahl and Susan Green
2001 U320 3610 #5879 (Home2) - 2014 Jeep Cherokee or 2018 F150
Hastings, MN

Re: capping off LP line to refrigertor

Reply #4 –
Ditto all good advice above.  FOT remodel shop used a brass plug on ours (at the fridge end) 7 years ago.  Seems to have worked fine.

If you need to move the old propane line out of the way to make room for new fridge, try not to bend it any more than absolutely necessary.  Too much flexing could cause the copper tube to crack or break.

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