Water heater bypass
I've been reading several "winterizing" posts, and something just occurred to me. If you are blowing out the water lines instead of adding antifreeze, is it even necessary to bypass the water heater?...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:n7bsn wrote:
Well, I would need 12 gallons as opposed to 2
I understand that at least one of the water-heater makers recommend against RV antifreeze in the tank
OP isn't using anti-freeze just blowing lines out
I drain and blow lines only.
Because of water in bypass line I do open bypass valve while draining (leave cold and hot valves open) so that section doesn't have any trapped water.
Sounds like a good idea. I only use antifreeze in the traps and toilet so no danger of getting antifreeze in the hot water tank. Thanks for the suggestions.
