easy way to winterize?

Disregard, wrong thread.

Thomas/NH wrote:
I give up... If you don't want to take it from someone who does it for a living, then so be it! Over think this simple task and do it your way... You win!

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Blow them out.....done.

Water only causes damage when it doesn't have room to expand should it freeze.

I give up... If you don't want to take it from someone who does it for a living, then so be it! Over think this simple task and do it your way... You win!

Thomas/NH wrote:
There's a better way... Blow out the water, get a small air compressor, buy a special fitting that goes for the air hose chuck to a male hose thread. Start by draining the water heater (via the drain plug) then re-plug it. Drain your FW tank then run the pump dry.

Pump air into the city water connection, while building air pressure in the water heater open the faucets one at a time. Don't worry about getting every last drop out (it won't matter). Pour a gallon of the antifreeze into the traps (gray water tanks) and another into the toilet (black tank).

I winterize my rig 3-4 times a year for various trips. Being a master plumber, I winterize 10-12 homes each year (several have forced hot water heating systems). I can't be bother with trying to pump non-toxic antifreeze into the water lines, let alone the expense. This method works best for me and I hate the taste of Propylene Glycol in the morning.

Thomas/NH uses 2 gallons of antifreeze after blowing out his lines.

I use the winterizing kit to pump the antifreeze through all of my lines, and also only use 2 gallons. Cost is the same. His method has the possibility of water pooling in a low spot in the plumbing, mine doesn't. Of course, he will probably say that if you do it right, there won't be enough water to pool. He is right. "IF" you do it right. If is a big word.

It takes me all of 20 minutes to winterize pumping the antifreeze. He can't be much faster.

Three ways to winterize..

Wet method, Pump pink stuff in the lines then have fun getting it all out come spring.

Dry method, Pump air in the lines,, No problem with after taste. If Air ever freezes.. De-winterizing not going to be a problem,, or happen. (We will all be deceased and froze solid).

SOUTH method.. I see you know about that one.

I recommend you open all valves, low point and faucet, Drain the water heater and bypass it, then make like Gabriel with you air compressor and BLOW BLOW BLOW, use a regulator set to like 50 PSI, and blow till you either run out of air or stop getting water out the low point drains.

Wait for compressor to recharge and do it again

Five to 10 times or till you no longer get any "Spitting"

Pink toilets and drains only.

job done.

CloudDriver wrote:
Winterizing kit

the best way unless you want to take a chance on blowing out water from all low spots, etc. water clinging to the sides of pipes after being blown out can settle back into low spots. spend the $5 on antifreeze.
bumpy

There's a better way... Blow out the water, get a small air compressor, buy a special fitting that goes for the air hose chuck to a male hose thread. Start by draining the water heater (via the drain plug) then re-plug it. Drain your FW tank then run the pump dry.

Pump air into the city water connection, while building air pressure in the water heater open the faucets one at a time. Don't worry about getting every last drop out (it won't matter). Pour a gallon of the antifreeze into the traps (gray water tanks) and another into the toilet (black tank).

I winterize my rig 3-4 times a year for various trips. Being a master plumber, I winterize 10-12 homes each year (several have forced hot water heating systems). I can't be bother with trying to pump non-toxic antifreeze into the water lines, let alone the expense. This method works best for me and I hate the taste of Propylene Glycol in the morning.

It's just a short hose that hooks to the pump and it comes with a lot of campers. For years I have just blown out the lines, remove the whole house filter, take the plug out of the water heater and open the low point drains. I put antifreeze in the traps and the pooper.

The easiest way is to stay south until it's warm up north.