Do I have to Winterize?

[Coolharts]

Originally Posted by Mr. Dan

Did you open your low point drains?

Yes and I keep them open after blowing the
m out like any other faucet. I have lever valves on all of my drain points. Some pink comes out but that is OK,
my main concern is the pump and toilet. I broke a toilet valve once on a rewinterization, that was a $50 mistake.

[Mr. Dan]

Originally Posted by Coolharts

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I broke a toilet valve once on a rewinterization, that was a $50 mistake.

Yep... so did I (mine didn't cost that much). RV parts counter person said it only took 1 tablespoon of water in a toilet valve to burst it if it froze.

[Coolharts]

When I blew the toilet valve out you could definitely hear it was all air. I used a Camco brass fitting attached to my air hose and set the compressor at 40lbs, a lot easier than using an air chuck plastic blow out tool, that is where I ran into trouble last time, the DW did not understand the process. That was in Feb one year, we came back from South Carolina and it was snowing, and got into the low teens, I am sure that is when it happened.

[banda]

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[5picker]

Originally Posted by Coolharts

I winterized mine today, took about 30 min. I drained all of the tanks, bypassed the water heater then blew out the lines with a compressor about 5 times, just air was coming out. I then ran pink through the pump to the kitchen faucet. I added extra pink to the P-traps. I also drained and rinsed the water heater. If we want to camp this winter it is easy to dewinterize and winterize again. We can get into the teens here but usually warm up above freezing during the day. I have been known to turn on the electric fireplace/heater just to keep the inside above freezing.

Only the kitchen faucet or did you run pink to all other places as well?

[Coolharts]

I blew the other lines out with compressed air at 40 psi, the pink is there to protect the pump. Just an fyi pink can be run through the system and then blown out, it will displace water. Many people with boats get rid of the pink because it can become slushy at vey low temps and can still crack engine blocks.

[Mr. Dan]

So OP Shoe1214, did you get what you needed from this thread?

[Wolverine 1945]

Originally Posted by Shoe1214

If I drain the Hot water tank then do I need to put the Winterize solution in my pipes if I am going to store the RV for the Winter?

We are in Utah so it is going to get cold but I was wondering if no Water was in the tanks or lines then would it be ok or NOT ?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I have a Cherokee Travel Trailer 274RK

The only way to have no water in your lines is to blow them out with a compressor,,, and 30 to 40 PSI !!!
If you search Winterizing you will find many many pages !!!
I am guessing your unit should have already been winterized !!!

[dwa1000]

Yes. Don't forget the outside shower if you have one.

[timfromma]

Originally Posted by Wolverine 1945

The only way to have no water in your lines is to blow them out with a compressor,,, and 30 to 40 PSI !!!
If you search Winterizing you will find many many pages !!!
I am guessing your unit should have already been winterized !!!

Not 100% accurate. Blowing the lines wont empty the the water pump or the lines directly connected to it.

[Wolverine 1945]

Originally Posted by timfromma

Not 100% accurate. Blowing the lines wont empty the the water pump or the lines directly connected to it.

You're right,,, that is why I run about a gallon & and half of RV antifreeze thru the sys after I blow it out,,, and pour the rest on the drains & Porta Potta !!!