Sorry, another winterizing ?

[biznsa]

Winterizing here in Gaylord, MI is $49.95 at International RV. I believe they just run antifreeze through the city water connection using a hand pump.

[Arefbee]

OK, getting ready to winterize. Since I did not have time to shop last weekend and I was on Amazon (Prime) anyway, decided to order two gallons.

Open the box when I get home and both bottles are more than half empty! First thought "Aww, nuts! It must have leaked!" and start looking for damage to the box.
I take the bottles out and DW points out a tag on them that reads "Fill to top with water".
(forehead slap emoticon goes here)

[TURBS]

Originally Posted by Arefbee

OK, getting ready to winterize. Since I did not have time to shop last weekend and I was on Amazon (Prime) anyway, decided to order two gallons.

Open the box when I get home and both bottles are more than half empty! First thought "Aww, nuts! It must have leaked!" and start looking for damage to the box.
I take the bottles out and DW points out a tag on them that reads "Fill to top with water".
(forehead slap emoticon goes here)

Really fill with water? Weird!
No rv antifreeze I've bought had to do this.

Thiesens and farm and fleet 2.65 a gallon.

Turbs

[fonzie]

You should be OK (-50) as long at it is diluted properly.


http://www.amazon.com/Camco-30611-RV...=rv+antifreeze

[TURBS]

Originally Posted by fonzie

You should be OK (-50) as long at it is diluted properly.


http://www.amazon.com/Camco-30611-RV...=rv+antifreeze

Can you say EXPENSIVE!
I bought 4 gallons for less! Lol

Turbs

[fonzie]

Yes I can say "expensive".....

[TURBS]

Originally Posted by fonzie

Yes I can say "expensive".....

Oh fonz!

What a Racket!
$14.00 for 1 gallon of antifreeze and you still have to add water to it to make 2 gallons!

Where do I sign up for this ?!?!

Turbs

[ColoradoRick]

Yep, the old "RV" markup trick....example: "Bubble Gum-.50" "RV Bubble Gum - $2.50"

Arfbee: Do you have a Walmart nearby? Ours always has tons of RV antifreeze at this time.

[youroo]

Originally Posted by hockeytownmom

I'll be installing mine this weekend.

I cant believe Members put these in (Very Restrictive) look at the (Hole Size) you have to feed the pump from the F/W tank after you install this Valve! The drill bits show the (Decreased Size) after install! Then Members complain about (Low flow in the shower,or elsewhere in the RV). Your choice,I just screw on a input(suction side) hose to pump AF,then remove. Youroo!!

[Arefbee]

Originally Posted by f1100turbo

Can you say EXPENSIVE!
I bought 4 gallons for less! Lol

Turbs

Last time I grabbed some at Tractor Supply it was $6 so figured I could suck up the difference.
Looks like I had the really good stuff since it is now $4.
*sigh* - I need more time to get ready so the important stuff doesn't cost so much.

Oh well, back to work!

[vinmaker]

Originally Posted by hockeytownmom

So with the Roo, I used antifreeze pumped from the city water inlet. Now I see the winterizing bypass kits from the water pump lines. What is the difference between using the lines from the pump vs the city lines using the Camco antifreeze pump? Pros/cons? Does it matter? I never had any issues doing it from the city line in the Roo, is it different in the motor homes?

I think the only danger is that your water pump would still have water in it. The water pump draws off the fresh water tank. The city water would enter the system differently.

I like to draw the antifreeze up thru the pump to get it filled with antifreeze and displace the water that is in there.

As a final step I depress the city line backflow valve to fill that internal hose as well with antifreeze.

Good luck.

Vin.

[hockeytownmom]

I almost never used my F/W tank in our Roo, so that explains why we never had issues there I guess. .

[kandl]

[QUOTE=trdutch;724121]

Originally Posted by kandl

The "non-toxic variety of RV antifreeze will typically contain ethanol. I don't want even trace amounts of ethanol in my dishwater or my shower. Just saying...

I hate to be the one to tell you but there is trace amounts of ethanol in Orange Juice,vanilla extract that you put in those camp cookies and tons of other foods we eat that's how it works as an antifreeze without killing us
Even if a trace amount were left behind that would be less alcohol in your dish water than putting a dirty Wine glass in the sink
Athletes pour Alcohol over each others head all the time
We are all going to be OK

Ok but I don't want orange juice or camp cookies in my shower either. Or wine, or beer, or corn.

As for the de-winterizing you made ref to before you amended your post, I don't need to do that because (save for the traps and the biffy bowl), there's no antifreeze in my plumbing. Just charge the system, check for leaks and go! Been blowing out plumbing for many years. It works - all the way past -40.

All the best,

[youroo]

Story next! Youroo!!

[youroo]

This is my neighbors (3010DS Sunseeker) 2014.F/R (Chainsawed,Tore,Chewed) the access Hole for the Filter area! With the little cover door in place it looks ok? When I winterized it for them last year I told him to have F/R give him another door or a Larger door that would allow access to the Water pump for Winterizing also,without having to be a (Contortion Freak)! Well here it is agin,my saw will come into play this time! SHAME on F/R for this (Very Crude) area! Youroo!!

[RvBill3]

Yup that's about the way mine looks too. I just remove the screws from the white panel and remove it for winterizing or dewinterizing. Use the black door the rest of the time for access to fresh water drain valve.


2012 Forest River Sunseeker 2300 Chevy

[ATVer]

X2 for mine as well but at least the cutout has square corners so it doesn't look too bad. I drilled a 1 1/2" hole in the white panel so I can reach my winterizing valve on the pump inlet.

[B and B]

I purchase 11 litres for $9.99 at TSC in Canada. This is close to 12 gallons.

[ATVer]

Originally Posted by B and B

I purchase 11 litres for $9.99 at TSC in Canada. This is close to 12 gallons.

I think you meant 12 quarts. 11 litres is about 3 gallons.

[kandl]

Originally Posted by youroo

Story next! Youroo!!

What the heck!

FR engineering had the week off?