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Bob_Barrett
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Oct 18, 2015

Winterizing

I am posting to get some imput on winterizig my camper . Last year i used the red non-toxic antifreeze , and took forever to get it out one we started camping again . This time im trying the air method , and seem like the hotwater heater gurgles forever , I dont want to ruin anything , How do you winterize ? Is the air method trustworthy ?
  • Thanks for all the replys , by the way i did put the antifreeze {non toxic )in the fresh water tank . I dont even know what a hot water heater bypass is , would i have one on a 95 Keystone Zypher ?
  • I've been doing it in WY with no problems. I dump fresh water tank & I dump my water heater. Run the water pump until no water comes out of lines. put the plug back in and finish blowing out the lines. When finished I remove the water heater plug to make sure it remains drained. After blowing out the lines remove any water filter housings. Pour pink stuff in traps. I put couple of cups of pink stuff in my washer and spin it out to fill washer trap. Make sure toilet and outside shower get blown out, also ice maker line. I leave one valve open all the time. Open second valve close first to make sure pressure doesn't build too high. Set my compressor to 45 PSI. I winterize and de-winterize on the road. Takes me about 15 minutes. A little slower with the washer spinning out.
  • BB_TX wrote:
    Don't know why it took so long to get it out unless you put antifreeze in the fresh water tank.

    Maybe the OP is talking about the taste from the antifreeze?
  • Don't know why it took so long to get it out unless you put antifreeze in the fresh water tank. Just pumping it thru the water lines and it will clear out very quickly when you hook back up to a fresh water source.

    And winterizing the water heater means draining it, not putting in antifreeze or blowing it out.
  • Pull the drain plug/anode rod to drain the water heater.
    Go to backside (inside the trailer), and actuate the water heater bypass valves.
    Run the water pump a few seconds to clear out its little piece of line.
    Attach air to city water connection.
    Open low point drains and blow water out. Finger tight the caps back on.
    Open each faucet (kitchen, bathroom, shower) and toilet to blow them clear.
    Do the low point drains a second time for the fun of it.
    Open all faucets.
    Pour a little antifreeze down each drain, enough to fill the trap plus some to make it to the holding tank. Pour a little down the toilet.

    Do this to mine every year, sees -20*F.