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Old 12-01-2010, 06:21 AM   #1
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So the winterize valve dirverts water or antifreeze

from the city fill connection through the water pump, and thus through your system???
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Give us a little more info as well as a pic and we'll be better able to answer your question.

The winterize valve on our unit pulls liquid through a hose into the pump/system instead of the normal route.
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Old 12-01-2010, 08:04 AM   #3
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from the city fill connection through the water pump, and thus through your system???
No. Depending on your model and the whim of the guy
who plumbed it at the factory, you might have 1, 2 or
3 valves in the bypass area. (This is the rear of the
water heater)
One of these valves is between the hot water heater inlet
and outlet lines. It connects the inlet with the outlet.
In order to bypass the water heater you open that valve
and close the other valve(s).
This allows you to pump antifreeze throughout the system
without pumping it into the water heater because it's
been "bypassed".

There is either a hose already on your pump with cap
or valve on it OR you have to add your own. This
extra hose is used to suck antifreeze right out of the jug
and pump it into your system during "winterization".

The length of water tube that runs from the city water
inlet to the T near the pump is not involved and IMO really
needs to be blown out or drained in some way to protect
it. I have been known to do this "blowing" with my
mouth
(Insert joke about me being a big blowhard here......)

As Bama said, a photo of the rear area of your water
heater would help us give you specific instructions.

Good Luck!
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Old 12-01-2010, 08:10 AM   #4
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On the left side, the red valve is the theater bypass valve. Below that, the light blue is the 'winterize valve'


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Sorry, no clue here. I looked up B&B Molders and that was no help. You might need to do a little investigation to find out how that valve is hooked up and to what. Please post back when and if you find out. There was a post a while back about the same thing but no replies so it's obviously a valid question.
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Old 12-01-2010, 01:14 PM   #6
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Yep...When I enable the winterize lever, I am amble to suck antifreeze through my city water connection (on the outside) and send it through my water lines via the water pump...

That was easy!
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Cool Maybe I can remember this post next time someone asks!
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Old 12-01-2010, 04:07 PM   #8
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My bad, I've never seen a set up like that.
In my defense you didn't tell us anything about your
trailer, make, model, year......
I was going by what my last 3 trailers were like.
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Old 12-03-2010, 07:45 AM   #9
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Perhaps I should have posted this from my 11 Sandpiper TT

"Docking Station: Easy Winterization, Hot and Cold Spray Port, Black Tank Flush, Pull Valves for Tanks"


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