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Tim
Groupie Joined: 22 May 2016 Location: Harrison Oh Online Status: Offline Posts: 47 |
Topic: Winterize Questions Posted: 03 Nov 2016 at 8:07am |
Couple of questions: If the grey, black @ fresh water tanks are empty, and the WH is empty, do I need to open the low point drains? Secondly, do the valves at the WH need to be switched? There have been different posts about how to do this. I plan on using air compressor.
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 03 Nov 2016 at 9:19am |
I'll take a crack at trying to answer your questions.
Low point drains? Yes. Open them. It drains water from the lines, not the tanks. You can wait until after you have blown out the lines. I did it while I had the compressor connected. I went through and did the bathroom sink and toilet, the kitchen sink, and the outside shower first. There was not much water left when I opened the drains, but there was enough that it was a good idea to drain them. I did bypass the water heater first (see below) and drained the tank by removing the anode rod. That not only drained the tank, but gave me a chance to check the condition of the anode rod so that I could replace it if it were needed. For the water heater, it depends on the valves. Mine has three valves. One is on the cold water inlet line. A second is on the hot water output line (red). The third is on a line that goes between the cold and hot water lines. To by pass the hot water heater, close the cold water and hot water valves and open the bypass valve. To use the hot water heater, close the bypass valve and open the cold and hot water valves. If yours has a different valve setup, you will need to refer to whatever instructions you were given for that setup. The main reason for bypassing the hot water heater is if you use the RV antifreeze. It is very corrosive to the anode rod. If you have removed the anode rod and drained the tank and blown the water out of the rest of the system, I suppose you could skip the bypass and leave the tank inline. If there is a chance of you using the antifreeze though, you should bypass the water heater. |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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Tim
Groupie Joined: 22 May 2016 Location: Harrison Oh Online Status: Offline Posts: 47 |
Posted: 03 Nov 2016 at 12:27pm |
Thank You!
I really appreciate your help....as usual!
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john in idaho
Senior Member Joined: 04 Nov 2014 Location: Eagle Idaho Online Status: Offline Posts: 611 |
Posted: 03 Nov 2016 at 1:04pm |
Remember to turn the air pressure down to around 40 psi. at the compressor. I have a drain plug somewhere out in the weeds by the barn from forgetting to turn the air pressure down on the pickup camper years ago.
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Tim
Groupie Joined: 22 May 2016 Location: Harrison Oh Online Status: Offline Posts: 47 |
Posted: 03 Nov 2016 at 1:42pm |
Will do! Thanks
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2019 Coachman RBS192
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 03 Nov 2016 at 2:45pm |
Thanks for covering the part I didn't. You must have had some air pressure! Since the pump puts out about 50 psi, 40 psi on the air line is great to make sure nothing blows out. Drain plugs are easy to replace. Water lines would be more of a pain.
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StephenH
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 03 Nov 2016 at 9:07pm |
+1.
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Jewel59
Groupie Joined: 19 May 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 70 |
Posted: 04 Nov 2016 at 9:15pm |
Another winterizing question. If temps dip below freezing temporarily overnight during the winter months, do you need to winterize. I live in SC, there is not a good deal of freezing weather but it does happen occasionally.
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 04 Nov 2016 at 10:21pm |
For the occasional dip below freezing you may not need to winterize if the temperatures will be above freezing the next day. However, the only time we did this, we had the heater running. If the temperatures are expected to be in the low 20's or teens, especially if there is no source of heat, it would be better to play it safe and winterize. If you are not going to be using it, then don't risk your plumbing. Winterize it and you will have the peace of mind that nothing will freeze and break.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 05 Nov 2016 at 6:49pm |
+1.
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