Winterize fresh water gravity fill tube?
My Keystone Challenger has a fill tube that does not drain when finished filling.. it has a low point as it comes in high, then drops along frame and goes into tank top. My question is this, does thi...
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Blowing the line should clear the low point. Open the low point drains and let all the water run out. Blow out the black tank flush system. And blow air thru the city water connection. Then re-cap the low point drains.
But I never put any A/F in any fresh water tank or the water heater. Drain these completely. I blow compressed air into the water heater until no more water comes out. The set the water heater by-pass. Take the shower hose off the shower and connect to the inlet side of the water pump. The other end goes into the jug of A/F. Turn on the pump. Run around opening all the cold/hot water faucets until pink runs out. Also flush the toilet until pink runs out. Make sure you open the outside shower faucets, too. And Clothes washer if you have one.
Let the pump bring the system up to pressure with A/F. When it stops, disconnect the hose at the pump. Poor some A/F into the drain traps. Your done.
Since there is no A/F in the tanks, it is a very simple task to de-winterize. Simply run freshwater thru the system to flush the lines. No residual A/F taste.
But I never put any A/F in any fresh water tank or the water heater. Drain these completely. I blow compressed air into the water heater until no more water comes out. The set the water heater by-pass. Take the shower hose off the shower and connect to the inlet side of the water pump. The other end goes into the jug of A/F. Turn on the pump. Run around opening all the cold/hot water faucets until pink runs out. Also flush the toilet until pink runs out. Make sure you open the outside shower faucets, too. And Clothes washer if you have one.
Let the pump bring the system up to pressure with A/F. When it stops, disconnect the hose at the pump. Poor some A/F into the drain traps. Your done.
Since there is no A/F in the tanks, it is a very simple task to de-winterize. Simply run freshwater thru the system to flush the lines. No residual A/F taste.
