Water leak Frozen Toilet Line

mdecastra wrote:
Hi,

Here is a good story for those who are new to Class A. I did my normal winterizing on my first winter. The spring time came and went out on a quick test trip.

When I hooked up the city water, there was a leak in my bathroom. With a little research, I determined it was a small line leading to my toilet. The winter froze the line (and the fitting the connects to toilet).

Long story short, don't forget to read all your manuals to see what devices have to be winterized. No one told me to winterize the toilet. All the winterize post have talked about blowing pipes and adding antifreeze, etc.

The toilet needs to be winterized manually to be sure the line is free from water and the toilet flushed to be sure no water in the fitting).

Great reminder!!!
Many of the articles on winterizing mention opening all faucets when blowing out the lines, but fail to mention the toilet flush valve should also be open, to expel any water trapped in that line.