Re-use the "pink stuff"
I'm going to de-winterize for the first time, can I save the "pink stuff" and reuse it next winter?
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- If worried about germs, just reuse the recycled pink in the toilet and traps.
- An RV water line blow-out plug is a very inexpensive investment. That is if you have an air compressor in your arsenal which I always thought was kind of an essential to have for a B owner.
mlts22 wrote:
I've seen other people do exactly as pianotuna does -- blow lines, get pink stuff through all faucets and toilet, then blow the lines again with compressed air. Nice thing with this method is that any water is well mixed with antifreeze, and that de-winterization is a lot easier, with less pink stuff to add a foul taste.
I've done this for two winters now, and it works really nicely. I end up using less of the pink stuff, and de-winterizing takes a lot less water and time.- I only use the pink stuff down the traps and in the grey and black tanks, so I've never had the opportunity to reuse it. But I don't think I would if I could.
I also winterize frequently - we still like to head out in the winter. But I use just compressed air. I don't put the pink stuff in my water lines. I've never had a problem with Utah winters. Might think differently if I lived in Canada though! - Hi,
In my case that would be a cost of $70.00 per year, as I winterize 7 or more times per winter.1775 wrote:
As has been said, for four dollars a gallon and all of two and a half gallons used to winterize, just dump it and buy new.It is not worth the effort of re-bottling it. After flushing the antifreeze through the lines and down the sink and toilet, I just dump my waste tanks with just antifreeze and water in them into a bucket and pour it down the driveway. - As has been said, for four dollars a gallon and all of two and a half gallons used to winterize, just dump it and buy new.It is not worth the effort of re-bottling it. After flushing the antifreeze through the lines and down the sink and toilet, I just dump my waste tanks with just antifreeze and water in them into a bucket and pour it down the driveway.
- With so many people on these forums so concerned about germs and stuff in the water system, why would anyone want to re-use last years pink stuff. It sat in water lines all winter mixing with any bacteria and then it sits in a bottle over the summer where that bacteria grows, and then it's put back into the fresh water system? No wonder so many people complain about their water lines smelling, being yucky, and have to sanatize, sanatize, sanatize. It just dosn't make any sense to me why anyone would want to reuse the pink stuff? You spend a fortune on your RV and then you go cheap to maintain it and then run the risk of dilution and lines freezing anyway? Nope, just don't make any sense to me. Use new every year!
lucytravel12 wrote:
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how do you dispose of the pink stuff?- I couldn't de-winterize this year until I drove all the way south to Texas when we left Minnesota March 1. I simply stopped at a campground with full hookups and ran the water through the gray tank and into the sewer and then flushed it a couple of times that way until I could no longer detect the pink.
- I've seen other people do exactly as pianotuna does -- blow lines, get pink stuff through all faucets and toilet, then blow the lines again with compressed air. Nice thing with this method is that any water is well mixed with antifreeze, and that de-winterization is a lot easier, with less pink stuff to add a foul taste.
