Ice Maker - What is this!
So I was looking at winterizing my RV. I have never winterized one with an ice maker so I opened the compartment and found the solenoid. The thing I noticed is a piece of aluminum foil tape on the s...
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stugpanzer wrote:chuckftboy wrote:
Living in the south, I use my ice maker a lot and never have to winterize. If you need to winterize, just remove the lines from the solonoid and most of the water will gravity drain from the ice maker line and valve. You should be fine then.
Just don't forget to reconnect it next spring before you turn the water on.
I believe this is the method I will use.
If you go this method, I would then cycle the ice maker to open the tube for complete draining.
We do the following.
cvbdsl wrote:
When winterizing the MH I just leave the ice maker on until I get pink slush. I can't get good access to the back of it to jump the solenoid as the owners manual states.
In the spring when I de-winterize I also sanitze, again I turn the ice maker on until I get clear ice. Do the same again when I flush out the chlorine. Takes time but our camping season finishes long before the freezing cold sets in.
Chris
