winterizing with compressed air
I have a 2004 Fleetwood Bounder which I have always winterized with anti-freeze in the lines. Last fall I was talked into having it done with compressed air and yesterday, when I hooked up the water ...
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When Blowing out by air, you MUST know what you are doing.
1. With an Icemaker, you MUST manually cycle the Icemaker to get the water solenoid to open and push air thru the valve.
2. With a Dishwasher, same thing, you must cycle the water solenoid and then install antifreeze IN the dishwasher to pump out thru the drain pump.
3. With a Clothes washer, you must run a cycle to blow out both the Hot and Cold solenoid valves. Then install antifreeze in the drum and do a manual drain to pump antifreeze thru the drain pump
4. Macerator toilet, must run and flush cycle until the air blows out and same for regular toilet.
5. Demand water heaters same thing.
6. Aqua hots require BLOW out and then pumping enough antifreeze thru the hot water coil in the Aqua Hot inner tank to fill that copper coil.
I have done this for 40 years and have NEVER had a freeze damage from my customers. I do not like to pump antifreeze thru the Washer and the Icemaker as the antifreeze seems to leave a slime in the icemaker molds that takes a lot of flushing to remove. Doug
1. With an Icemaker, you MUST manually cycle the Icemaker to get the water solenoid to open and push air thru the valve.
2. With a Dishwasher, same thing, you must cycle the water solenoid and then install antifreeze IN the dishwasher to pump out thru the drain pump.
3. With a Clothes washer, you must run a cycle to blow out both the Hot and Cold solenoid valves. Then install antifreeze in the drum and do a manual drain to pump antifreeze thru the drain pump
4. Macerator toilet, must run and flush cycle until the air blows out and same for regular toilet.
5. Demand water heaters same thing.
6. Aqua hots require BLOW out and then pumping enough antifreeze thru the hot water coil in the Aqua Hot inner tank to fill that copper coil.
I have done this for 40 years and have NEVER had a freeze damage from my customers. I do not like to pump antifreeze thru the Washer and the Icemaker as the antifreeze seems to leave a slime in the icemaker molds that takes a lot of flushing to remove. Doug
