Opinion on winterability of my rig
I have a Class C Coachmen Freelander 2006. The freshwater tank is actually in the platform of the bed (so in the heated area). What is exposed under my coach is: -Black Tank -Grey Tank -Thick...
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Got surprised by a 25F night 2 weeks ago on the road...
Black & grey empty, fresh and water heater full...
-Dumped anti-freeze into tanks and shower trap (1/2 gal total).
-Ran water heater on propane overnight.
-Opened cabinets and ran 2 space heaters on low. 64F inside at night.
Temps hit 31F around 1am, dropping to 25 by 4am, above freezing at 9am. Ya I was a bit worried, but worked out fine. YMMV.
Water has one of the highest heat capacities (energy required to raise temperature) of any substance. If one had fullish black and grey tanks with daytime temps in the 50-60 range I doubt they would freeze.
Small fittings and water lines will freeze much more quickly if exposed. Due to differences in construction and routing it's hard to say what a particular (your) RV model will endure.
Given your description I would:
-Check routing of All water lines. Are they inside/heated?
-Grey pipe to dump valve. Unusual. This will be risky since grey "heat mass" won't heat pipe/valve. Insulate or heat.
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Black & grey empty, fresh and water heater full...
-Dumped anti-freeze into tanks and shower trap (1/2 gal total).
-Ran water heater on propane overnight.
-Opened cabinets and ran 2 space heaters on low. 64F inside at night.
Temps hit 31F around 1am, dropping to 25 by 4am, above freezing at 9am. Ya I was a bit worried, but worked out fine. YMMV.
Water has one of the highest heat capacities (energy required to raise temperature) of any substance. If one had fullish black and grey tanks with daytime temps in the 50-60 range I doubt they would freeze.
Small fittings and water lines will freeze much more quickly if exposed. Due to differences in construction and routing it's hard to say what a particular (your) RV model will endure.
Given your description I would:
-Check routing of All water lines. Are they inside/heated?
-Grey pipe to dump valve. Unusual. This will be risky since grey "heat mass" won't heat pipe/valve. Insulate or heat.
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