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StephJohn2010's avatar
Apr 30, 2013

Do you think anything will freeze?

Ok. So, I'm back home in South Dakota, but my motorhome is in an outdoor storage facility near Fort Collins, Colorado. I placed it there just a few days ago and now I see in the weather forecast that there is a freak cold snap coming into Colorado Wednesday. I really really don't want to travel in the car 350 miles, rent two nights at a campground (so I can keep the motorhome warmer during the cold snap), and then drive the 350 miles back home. Do I need to worry about things freezing up if the temperature is going to get down to 23 degrees overnight? The daytime temp shows it to be about 38 degrees for a high. I didn't winterize because, well the hard freeze stuff is not supposed to even happen this time of year in that area. I drained the water heater, grey and black tanks, and I have 'low point' hot and cold drains which I also drained. Really the only part that I'm really worried about is the tiny fresh water line that goes to my residential refrigerator. That probably has some water in the line. What would you do...just cross my fingers and hope or drive down and try to keep the rig warm during the overnight cold snap by staying in it and running the propane furnace?
  • I wouldn't worry. A little water in lines won't hurt anything as it has room to expand.
  • It snowed on my birthday (May 22nd) one year in Fort Collins when we lived there in the 70s. What made you think the cold weather was over?

    Why are you storing your rig so far away?

    Barb
  • Based on your description of what you did, if I were in your position (and I have been), I'd risk it but allow some time when you're taking it out next to fully check it over.