Dumping in Nova Scotia in winter

Hi,

Condensation may be an issue. If it does happen open a roof vent and crack a window.

Hi,

thank you for your replies.

Good idea with the macerator and the water works. I will check this out.

Ok, some information about my RV. I built it on my own and I had regular ones before. I was always pissed off when we are travelling in the winter. So when I decided to built my own, winter use was an issue, because we used it also to go skiing etc.

I am from Germany and there is a company who builts "boxes" for expedition vehicles. My box has fibre glas outside and inside and 56 milimeter PU-foam between.

We have a water heating system and we heat this system with diesel. We also have water floor heating and real hartglass windows (dubble thermo glas with alumunium frame).

All holding tanks are in the heated inside. The draining valves are motorvalves (sit directly at the grey and blackwater tank). I open them with remote control. Also the longer pipe is in the heated compartment. There is only one open connection to the outside where I screw a hose. So there is nothing which can freeze.

We also have 800 Watt solar panels on the roof. And up to now, I never connectet to shore power (I could but it was not necessary). I have also an b2b charger - if I am driving, it charges my batteries as soon as the starter battery is full. Ok, I will have to remove the snow or drive a few kilometers.

So this is why I call it winterized.

We do not connect any hoses directly to a camp ground. I need every 8 days a dumping station to drain the tanks.

Thank you
Tom

Municipal water works may allow you to dump and replenish the water supply.

Will you have access to shore power?

tomtom112 wrote:
Hi,

great forum, hope I get some help....

We are new to the province and we want to use our RV in winter in Nova Scotia for fulltime living. It is absolutely winterized. So it is not an issue if it works technically.

But what I do not know is, where to dump my black and grey water tanks and get fresh water?

The campgrounds I checked are closed for the winter. And I usually do not use campgrounds. We park the RV where ever we find a nice spot. Sometimes it has to be Walmart :C

Thank you

Tom

JaxDad wrote:
How exactly does an “absolutely winterized” RV keep the drain pipes and valves from freezing?

By enclosing them inside the heated wet bay, typically. At least, that's how mine is set up. I don't know if Coachmen called it "absolutely winterized" or not, to be honest.

Obviously, if one is hooked up to the sewer (or water supply) long-term rather than just filling or dumping and disconnecting, the hoses etc. will freeze unless steps are taken to prevent that.

How cold does it get where you are?
Who told you it was absolutely winterized?
USUALLY at -20C or so all bets are off.
You may survive but I do not think you will thrive

In our experience is that unless you have access to a S&B sewage system you're SOL(pun intended). There just aren't many campgrounds to start with and one week before Halloween we found one place that was open and it was scheduled before the end of October.

Sorry but with out some one who will let you use their septic, you're going to find it very difficult.

How exactly does an “absolutely winterized” RV keep the drain pipes and valves from freezing?

Macerator and maybe a heated hose for the really cold days.

Now you can dump at any pit toilet rest area stop, etc.

I don’t know much about them, but maybe a Porta-Potti would work. I have heard of hunters using them in cold weather.

maybe an rv dealership which has an inside service area with dump facilities for their service and repair operation.