Why can't I just add anti-freeze?
Hi everyone, This is my first winter with an RV. I live in Cleveland Ohio and right now it's 12 degrees. My rig is in an indoor heated storage facility and I didn't winterize. I'm going to Flori...
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Trackrig wrote:
If you don't drain out the water, depending how much there is such as 50 (?) gallons in your fresh water tank, it will dilute the antifreeze so much that it will be worthless and freeze solid.
Bill
Correct.
Draining allows you to properly winterize with far less antifreeze.
As far as whether you need to winterize-- depends on both temperatures where it is stored and also the first couple of days on the road AND how exposed your tank and plumbing is.
