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04-02-2016, 01:59 PM
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Hello from Wisconsin
We bought a 2016 A192HW just before winter and have yet to take our first trip but have a weekend planned for mid April. I have been reading everything I can find on winterizing/dewinterizing and am amazed at how everyone seems to do things a little different. From all the different things people do Ive put together a bit of an overkill method I will use, but one thing I'm still not clear about. Do you put antifreeze in your fresh water tank? When drawing directly from a bottle of antifreeze to fill the lines theres usually no mention of putting any in the fresh water tank. One post even said don't put any in the tank... but do put some in the gray/black tanks? So should I or shouldn't I?
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04-02-2016, 02:10 PM
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Don't put any in your fresh water tank. If you don't get a lot out of your faucets, be sure to pour some into your drains to fill the P-traps with antifreeze, some of it will get to the grey and black tanks from there. The tanks aren't really a problem (assuming you've drained them) because they're relatively large and flat and any ice can expand; but the antifreeze that gets to them from your P-traps will take care of it.
The alternative is to blow out your lines with compressed air. If you do this, you still need to pour AF into the drains.
Hope things are better in mid-April. You don't say where you are, but we woke to this view outside this morning at my in-laws in Wis. Rapids.
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04-02-2016, 02:45 PM
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Welcome from another Wisconsinite who woke up to the white stuff this morning.
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04-02-2016, 10:39 PM
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x2 on not putting antifreeze in fresh water tank. it will take you forever and a day to flush it all out.
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04-03-2016, 12:32 PM
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Thanks for the welcome and advice. I was leaning toward putting a bit in just to be safe but now I think ill just drain it. Thanks again!
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04-03-2016, 05:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rockfordroo
Don't put any in your fresh water tank. If you don't get a lot out of your faucets, be sure to pour some into your drains to fill the P-traps with antifreeze, some of it will get to the grey and black tanks from there. The tanks aren't really a problem (assuming you've drained them) because they're relatively large and flat and any ice can expand; but the antifreeze that gets to them from your P-traps will take care of it.
The alternative is to blow out your lines with compressed air. If you do this, you still need to pour AF into the drains.
Hope things are better in mid-April. You don't say where you are, but we woke to this view outside this morning at my in-laws in Wis. Rapids.
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After the snow yesterday, it's 70F today!!
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2012 Roo19 - hybrid (2012-2015)
2016 Mini Lite 2503S - tt (2015 - ???)
2011 Traverse LT, 3.6L, FWD
2009 Silverado 1500 Ext Cab, 5.3L, 4x4, 3.73
2016 Silverado 2500HD Dbl Cab, 6.0L 4x4, 4.10
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04-03-2016, 05:39 PM
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We're in wind lake and had snow on the ground here too yesterday morning but it melted away in a couple of hours. Then there was this freaky blizzard that came through lasting about 10 mins and today it was near 70 here too. Thats Wisconsin spring weather for ya!
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04-04-2016, 10:15 AM
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Welcome to the FRF!
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04-06-2016, 12:06 AM
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Welcome to the forum and you will get the hang of it after a few times doing it
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04-06-2016, 09:18 AM
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Location: N. Wisconsin
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Welcome from another newbie in WI!
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04-06-2016, 09:31 AM
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Welcome, Welcome, Welcome .. Never worry about asking question's in these Forums.. We were all Newbies once upon a time.
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04-06-2016, 11:05 AM
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Thanks everyone for all the welcomes I think I'm going to like it here
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04-19-2016, 01:00 PM
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Location: Wisconsin
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Welcome from another Wisconsinite. We can't wait to get out this year. We have made many changes to our TT.
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