Winterizing 5th wheel
When winterizing my 5th wheel , can i just drain fresh water tank and pour rv antifreeze in and run pump though faucets
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Look at the "water in" side of your water pump. Is there a T-connection with one line being a short section of hose with an on-off valve and the other end not connected to anything? That is the line that you put into the anti-freeze bottle. Turn the value in that line to "open". (I'm doing this from memory: isn't there also a value in the other line, which goes to the fresh-water tank? Close it.) With the short line in your gallon of anti-freeze and the valve on that line "open", start your water pump. Go to the bath and open a tap until you see pink. Close that tap and repeat for each tap. Run the toilet until you see pink. Do the same for each kitchen sink tap.
BEFORE DOING THE ABOVE, you will by-pass the hot water heater. Normally, this is done by turning three values: the cold water line into the heater, the hot water line out of the heater, and a third line that routes cold water to the hot lines without going through the heater. (If you don't do this step you will put anti-freeze into the hot water heater and not through the hot lines.)
My fifth-wheel can be winterized with one gallon of anti-freeze. You might want two gallons on hand, just in case. If not needed, the extra gallon will always keep until next year.
BEFORE DOING THE ABOVE, you will by-pass the hot water heater. Normally, this is done by turning three values: the cold water line into the heater, the hot water line out of the heater, and a third line that routes cold water to the hot lines without going through the heater. (If you don't do this step you will put anti-freeze into the hot water heater and not through the hot lines.)
My fifth-wheel can be winterized with one gallon of anti-freeze. You might want two gallons on hand, just in case. If not needed, the extra gallon will always keep until next year.
