? Winterizing Question
How easy/hard is it for a 12-thumbed DIYer to do? RV mechanic recommends putting in a valve kit at the water pump to bypass the freshwater tanks and pick up antifreeze direct out of the jug. Mech s...
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WyoTraveler wrote:Bobbo wrote:
Don't take off the underlining. Your RV mechanic knows what he is talking about. He means if you just pour the antifreeze into the fresh water tank, it will take about 25 gallons. With the valve he mentions, 2 gallons should do it. The valve the RV mechanic is talking about goes in line just before the water pump. It is highly advised.
Winterizer Kit
Install it once. When you want to winterize, turn the valve and put the hose in the bottle of antifreeze. It sucks the antifreeze right out of the bottle. When done, turn the valve back and you are ready for water in the tank next season.
I'm not saying don't buy the kit. I'm saying with a quick in my head calculation you would need about 2500 ft of 1/2 inch pipe to hold 25 gal of fluid. Are you saying calulations are wrong? I doubt any RV on the road today has 2500 ft of pipe installed in it.
No, I am saying the mechanic was saying it would take 25 gallons of antifreeze to fill up the fresh water tank.
