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Old 04-14-2014, 04:50 PM   #1
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Freezing tonite!

We have about 10 gal water in grey tank, it is going to get down to about 30 degrees tonite only, then warm back up, do we need to drain it or will it be ok?
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Old 04-14-2014, 04:53 PM   #2
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At 30°, you'll be fine. If it was 30 for days in a row, that would be a problem. But for a few hours nothing to worry about.

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Old 04-14-2014, 04:58 PM   #3
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I'm just south of you in Fort Worth, water filled, ready to hit the road this weekend......going to be around 30, but only for a few hours.....I'm not going to worry too much about it........
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Our temps plummeted to 20 degrees last night. I'm worried about the TT because I de-winterized it for Spring Break.........argh.
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Old 04-14-2014, 06:03 PM   #5
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Blow out the lines if not in use. A lot easier to undo than flushing out pink stuff.
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Old 04-14-2014, 06:12 PM   #6
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At 30°, you'll be fine. If it was 30 for days in a row, that would be a problem. But for a few hours nothing to worry about.

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X2 of your really worried about it you can open the low point drains to get most of the water out and put a small electric heater in our run the trailer heat on 40. But all should be good I do it all the time including tonight

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Old 04-14-2014, 06:28 PM   #7
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predicted 39* tonight, 34* tomorrow night

we're going to run the small heater in it tomorrow night, just so we won't have to worry 'bout it
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Thanks all, our water main broke so we have been going to trailer at lot to shower, its been fun, he drained everything and blew lines just forgot to empty gray tank.
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Old 04-14-2014, 06:47 PM   #9
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predicted 39* tonight, 34* tomorrow night

we're going to run the small heater in it tomorrow night, just so we won't have to worry 'bout it
Predicted low of 30 tonight and high/low of 65/40 tomorrow here. Unusually cold for us this time of year.
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Old 04-14-2014, 06:48 PM   #10
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It's not the temps worrying us. We *always* get that just before Easter final cold snap. It's the never ending RAIN lately! Got 4" last Sunday alone. And now it's rained ALL DAY today.

I have to cross a lake w/spillway for my job. That area floods about every 10 years, especially with all the snow melt up north. This is gonna be one of those years I'm thinkin'. That means a SEVEN mile detour.
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Old 04-14-2014, 06:51 PM   #11
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Came back from Florida after 4 months on Friday ..2-3 inchs of snow predicted for tonite...that could be a new record for the Detroit area...I drained the water....blew out the lines ...and have the thermostat on the furnace set to 40 degrees for a couple of days ...welcome back to Michigan ...AAAARGH !!!
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Old 04-14-2014, 07:10 PM   #12
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We are camping tonite here in Michigan. WE are not scared of a couple of inches of SNOW!! This upcoming winter though we do plan on moving south.
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We are camping tonite here in Michigan. WE are not scared of a couple of inches of SNOW!! This upcoming winter though we do plan on moving south.
Come on down.

Are you anywhere near Marquette?
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Old 04-15-2014, 02:52 AM   #14
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No where near there we are in lower Michigan near Battle Creek.
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Old 04-15-2014, 08:11 AM   #15
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No where near there we are in lower Michigan near Battle Creek.
We are near you. Our seasonal site is at Hidden Ridge.
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