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Jewel59
Groupie Joined: 19 May 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 70 |
Topic: Winterize Questions Posted: 07 Nov 2016 at 11:17am |
Thank you, I'm going to have the rpod out twice in November and just before Christmas (each in warmer locations). After that, I think I'll go ahead and winterize it. It will sit for a couple months after that, roughly late December-early March. Will I have issues not having a heated water hose if temps briefly go freezing overnight (I'm talking like 28-32 degrees at the coldest and warming to above freezing during the day)? Trying to decide if I need to buy a heated water hose.
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CharlieM
Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 07 Nov 2016 at 11:44am |
I'm assuming you are thinking about while you're camping. If so, the easiest solution is to disconnect the external hose at night. Make sure you have plenty of water in the FW tank and use the pump at night. Works great. |
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Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
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Jewel59
Groupie Joined: 19 May 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 70 |
Posted: 07 Nov 2016 at 12:38pm |
Thank you so much....I'm still a newbie with a change in season. Good solution!
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CharlieM
Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 07 Nov 2016 at 6:28pm |
You're very welcome. If you disconnect both ends of the external hose and take 20 seconds to drain it you can reconnect in the morning and have plenty of water immediately. |
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Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 10 Nov 2016 at 2:00pm |
+1, again.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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texman
Senior Member Joined: 24 Jul 2014 Location: TeXas Online Status: Offline Posts: 446 |
Posted: 10 Nov 2016 at 3:53pm |
Can we discuss camping in freezing temps ? by that i mean freezing at night to say mid 20s. my thinking is if you are heating the interior, no worries really as long as the tanks are not full and could potentially burst. my question really is what damage are we worried about? the water pump obviously, but it is inside and will be heated. the exterior lines appear to be a pex type material and should expand if frozen. is that correct? what else is there to consider?
texman
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texman
Senior Member Joined: 24 Jul 2014 Location: TeXas Online Status: Offline Posts: 446 |
Posted: 11 Nov 2016 at 10:07am |
i think i didnt post this correctly. Trying again. Texman
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