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    Posted: 02 Oct 2011 at 5:20pm
Directly behind the left (road side) wheel.
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Where i can find it on my 171 rpod , tks
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The  'low point' drains are not the drain for the fresh water tank.  The drain for the water tank is on the bottom of the tank and has a fairly large diameter end cap.  The low point drains are smaller diameter pipes with 'white' caps that extend out of the bottom of the floor. They are connected to interior pipes. You may have to slide under the Pod to find them.  I was lucky on my Pod...the drains are located within an arm reach from the side of the Pod.
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Posts: 73 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Oct 2011 at 9:06am
hi everyone,

i'm trying to locate the 2nd low point drain, i understand there is one for the fresh water tank but where is the other?

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Thanks for the quick response, I also called my dealer in the Up of Michigan.  Service said that they do recommend bringing them in.  When I asked what the dealership does in the unsold units on the lot over the winter she said they leave them on the lot in the trailer.  Go figure.

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I store my Pod here in central MN in an unheated machine shed.  Last winter the temp dropped to well below 0 F.  The LCD/DVD unit worked fine this spring/summer.  The screen looked fine this spring when I tried it out again.  I did not touch the unit at all during the winter...I did not try to swing the screen down, nor try to run the DVD player.  I suspect that you could do damage to the unit if the screen and or electronics were frozen and you tried to pull on the screen or run a DVD in it.

My CD player in one of my trucks, which sits out all winter refuses to run if the vehicle interior gets down below freezing.
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Thanks to all the posts on winterizing I have my pod all winterized for a cold winter in Northern Wisconsin.  What about the undercounter tv/dvd player?  It is an LCD screen and I have read that they can freeze up in zero to below zero weather.  We get temps in the -20 F range and long spells under zero.  Do any of you who have the tv/dvd player in your rpod and live in the north country remove them and bring them inside for the winter?  The manual has no directions relative to the storage requirements as many other tvs do.

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Posts: 704 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Nov 2010 at 7:42am
Originally posted by HerbL

This winter I am planning on just leaving the Pod plugged in with the battery installed.
 
I too thought about leaving my batteries installed with the charger on this winter - right after I pulled the batteries and put them in the garage. Duh. (Slaps forehead)
 
 
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I'm no expert, but regarding the battery, I would think it would be OK if the Pod was left plugged in - always maintaining charge on the battery.  A fully charged lead/acid battery will not freeze until -70 to -90F.  I HOPE it doesn't get that cold this winter.  If I were to do so, I would turn off all un-needed circuit breakers ( like the water heater, AC, etc.).  Just make sure to leave the circuit breaker that powers the power supply on.
 
On a related note, if you have not drilled drain holes in the bottom of your black battery box, I think it a good idea to do so.  They will retain water that gets in thru the openings - like the vent holes on the lid.  I put one 3/8" hole near each corner, on mine.  I kind of forgot to do it to the new camper, this last Spring Embarrassed.  When I did remember (along about late June) the box was nearly full of water.
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StarWhile I have found the latch, I usually leave the door totally open, and put the little ice tray in the "jaws" of the freezer to keep it proped open. And have the box of soda open in all.
 
Can't decide wheather to leave the Pod hooked up to the house (can't draw that much) or pull the battery and put in the  somewhat heated garage. Probably will pull propane tank and to garage.
LOLGetting the tire covers this week and maybe put the wheels up on the little flat risers.
It has been "pinked" , cans out of storage, pot holders that mice LOVE to tear up for nest, t.t. too.
Can't do anything about the matress, hope they don't decide they LOVE that too! I have used a whole box of Bounce sheets through out, the smell alone would drive me out, may turn out I am supplying mice with shredding material
Will not be getting out to experiment camping without unhitching. Just other things have gotten in the way and its getting into the November rainy season here.  Time to break out the cider and cookies and light a match to the wood for a crackling fire.  Tis the season.
 
Have a scrumpious Thanksgiving.
Would love to hear from those that are Podding for Thanksgiving. Might try sometime.
 
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