? Winterizing Question

Bobbo wrote:

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.

:E 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.

What kind of mechanic ARE you talking to? :H

You do NOT have to fill the fresh tank up with antifreeze to make use of the water pump to pump antifreeze thru the lines of your RV.

The inlet is on the bottom of the fresh tank all you have to do is cover it with antifreeze so the pump can suck it. I have a big long fresh tank and I get away with 5/6 gallons at 2 bucks a gal. If you have a smaller fresh tank than mine it would take less.

It really does not get any simpler than this.