How cold does it have to be to winterize the RV?

blow the pipes out with air and leave a small heater going in the living area and leave the cupboards open. that is what I plan on doing.

Add the pink RV antifreeze... I just did mine and now have peace of mind.... No worries about a sudden drop in temps. Plumbing repairs are not something I want to take on. Just took me about an hour to blow out the lines and make sure that all is well.

Just saw that we will be dipping below freezing here this week ourselves. Will probably be winterizing ours soon also. We have no more trips planned for the year, but that doesn't mean we won't use it. We just won't use the water inside. Many people often think they can't use their RV after they winterize it. You can if you will be at a location with a bath house. We did this earlier this year with our TT. Went to MB and parked close to a bath house. Just did all of our stuff in there that we would do in the camper that involved water. Ate our meals out with exception of a light breakfast. If you have anything like water (dish water in a dish pan), just take it outside and pour into the sewage dump if you have FHU's. Of course you will have to bring water in containers with you. But we really enjoyed doing this. We will be looking forward to doing this when we get the time and we get a decent break in the weather.

We will winterize our unit soon before we head South. I use the antifreeze that is good for both plastic and metal just to be sure. It only takes a few minutes and very few dollars. The result is no risk and worries.

Trying to make sure all areas are warm enough sounds like more work and it does cost to keep heat on for a month.

Just for general information, Ace hardware here in ohio has gallons of rv antifreeze for $1.99 a gallon. I don't know if that is regional our nation wide. Check the new flyer in your area.

Water freezes at 32 degrees. When temps consistently get below that point your RV can be endangered.

It would take no mire than 15 to 20 minutes to winterize. Why risk it.

radar_indy wrote:
Just trying to be safe. Advice will be appreciated.

If you want to be safe, and want advice, just take 20 minutes and invest $12.00 and winterize it. Peace of mind.

I think it would be too risky with a whole month to go before heading south. A hard freeze could come on suddenly and compromise the integrity of your plumbing system, better safe than sorry IMHO. A few dollars of antifreeze and under a half hour of effort (many of my neighbors have it done by their preferred servicer) and you can sleep peacefully knowing chances are remote for experiencing damaged plumbing from over-exposure to frigid air. Have a great time down South.

Just keep in mind these are not your house pipes they are small plastic tubing. The diameter of these plastic tubes is VERY small compared to residential plumbing. Not to mention they are held together with crimps.

They DO freeze solid enough to 'blow the crimps' that hold them together in a shorter time it would take to freeze the size of a residential pipe.

It is very hard not to want to winterize knowing you are leaving ever so close to the cold weather hitting. BUT living in Indiana you gotta know that freezing temps can come on at anytime!:C

Been there done that when I would leave Wisconsin to go to Florida. I always winterized in October when it was nice out and let her sit until the trip down south so I did NOT have to worry and watch the weather every night worrying.

I waited ONCE figuring I could get out of dodge without winterizing.....ended up I was out there in the middle of the night in one of those early freezing ice/snow blizzards trying to winterize the MH. NEVER again after that lovely experience.