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    Posted: 25 Sep 2013 at 10:59am
Ok after further review the second drain is right next yo the first but buried under the foam. I broke some of that off and hopefully will be able to remove it. Thank you again. I would never have found those.
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Should be one for hot, one for cold..
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Ok after further review the second drain is right next yo the first but buried under the foam. I broke some of that off and hopefully will be able to remove it. Thank you again. I would never have found those.
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My question is about the pink 'RV antifreeze'.....I can't find anywhere online where it would be 'safe' to use in my homemade 1/2" black tubing vegetable garden irrigation system. Does anyone know if the stuff has any adverse reaction on soil used for vegetable gardens?
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I don't know anything about winterizing a garden... maybe try GardenWeb.com...?

In general, any outside hose will be fine if it freezes. It's the hose bib and and house plumbing that is in danger if the hose stays connected to it and holds water in that freezes.

The RV anti Freeze is safe/non toxic to humans, otherwise you couldn't use it in your drinking water system. But in high concentration, what it would do to plants I don't know.
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Originally posted by TrinityTurret

My question is about the pink 'RV antifreeze'.....I can't find anywhere online where it would be 'safe' to use in my homemade 1/2" black tubing vegetable garden irrigation system. Does anyone know if the stuff has any adverse reaction on soil used for vegetable gardens?
There is not a chance in the world I would put that through my veggie irrigation system in my garden.  While it is "non-toxic" that doesn't mean that it is good for you, and you are going to be adding it (even if it is only trace amounts) to the food you are growing by doing that.  Best thing to do for your garden system is to blow it out with a compressor to make sure the lines are all clear. 
 
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MSDS for RV antifeeze..
 
 
From another source.. "Similarly, propylene glycol is an approved food additive for human food as well.["
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S C A R Y ----- The Walmart stuff is poison, and the Camco -50 seems to be the 'safest-of-the-bunch', as far as I can come up with in online searches. Anyone have an msds link or experience using this?

http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/50-below-rv-antifreeze-gallon/57726#qanda

Here's what I was referring to regarding the 'walmart' RV antifreeze:

http://www.heartlandowners.org/showthread.php/34372-Warning-toxic-antifreeze/page2
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Originally posted by TrinityTurret

S C A R Y ----- The Walmart stuff is poison, and the Camco -50 seems to be the 'safest-of-the-bunch', as far as I can come up with in online searches. Anyone have an msds link or experience using this?

http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/50-below-rv-antifreeze-gallon/57726#qanda


Please link whatever you are looking at at walmart...

??? RV anti freeze is RV anti freeze. Wal Mart doesn't make it's own. And NONE of it made for/as RV anti freeze is poison. Automotive anti freeze is, but that is NOT what we (or anyone else) uses for winterizing. In fact the last time I bought some, it was from walmart. I actually don't use it anymore, but still have some out in the garage for the "P" traps and black water tank.
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OH.. and here is an MSDS for the Camco.. same as the one I linked earlier.

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/pdfs/MSDS/Camco/CAC_30767,30768_MSDS.pdf

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http://www.sfm.state.or.us/cr2k_subdb/MSDS/ARCTIC_BAN.PDF
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