Winterize - Event Date: 05 Oct 2023 |
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3227 |
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Calendar Event: Winterize Posted: 23 Oct 2023 at 5:53pm |
First off, turn your 2 way or 3 way valves on the rear of your HW tank to 'bypass' mode. 2nd - open valve at top of HW tank to eliminate line pressure OR open one of your faucets to give same result. 3rd - open the HW tank drain with a 1 1/16" socket and drain - after draining put a couple wraps of teflon tape on threads and re-insert plug by hand and then snug down with ratchet. 4th - open both low point drains - located underneath - should be a decal showing location along drivers side of your r-pod. 5th - find the open 1/2" pigtail line located upstream of a plastic 2 way valve - usually located below sink, however on some models if you cannot find it turn pump on and listen where the noise of the pump is, the valve will be located nearby the pump, turn the valve all the way opposite to the direction you are currently in. 6th - close both low point drains after water stops dripping out. 7th - insert 1/2" pigtail into gallon jug rv antifreeze. 8th - turn pump on and turn each H and C on, one at a time until a good flow of pink antifreeze flows out. 9th - do the same for outside shower if you have one and toilet. 10th - I use 16 oz. antifreeze for traps and toilet (total) Your total usage to get antifreeze through all the lines should take 2 gallons. |
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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Rdenniso
Newbie Joined: 16 Sep 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 2023 at 3:16pm |
Planning to use antifreeze
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3227 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 2023 at 2:54pm |
Rdenniso, welcome to the forum. We can walk you through the process, it is quite similar with all models of R-Pods. The big question is this: do you plan to blow out with air or simply plan on using a couple gallons of RV antifreeze to winterize?
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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Rdenniso
Newbie Joined: 16 Sep 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 2023 at 12:55pm |
Is there any source of diagrams or just pictures to aid newbie's in winterizing their 2022 RP-202? The generic Forest River Owner's Manual is not much help.
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lostagain
Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2587 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Oct 2023 at 6:19am |
Yes, you need to remove the residual water from the entire plumbing system, potable or waste. Hopefully, you got your leak fixed. There are a number of discussions in the archives on how to winterize and the pros/cons of using air to blow out the water lines. Also, there are lots of videos on the internet showing how to do it. There will probably be a little water on the bottom of the waste water tanks after you have drained them, but there is no need to worry about that as there is plenty of room for ice expansion in those tanks for the small amount of liquid that doesn't drain out.
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Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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CarolinaBlu
Newbie Joined: 03 Aug 2021 Location: KS Online Status: Offline Posts: 3 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Oct 2023 at 8:30pm |
My question is,,, we took our rpod190 out once. It is new. We weren’t able to use the shower or toilet due to leak under rpod. Since we weren’t able to use,,, do we still need to winterize?
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