Antifreeze in everything!
I couldn't figure out why I could not stop getting pink water at the taps until I realized previous owner added some antifreeze to fresh tank! Not only that, but he didn't bypass the water heater. :( ...
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sele wrote:georgelesley wrote:us too then flush and sanitize in the spring but we use bottled waterfor cooking and drinking anywayrockhillmanor wrote:robsouth wrote:WoodGlue wrote:
Oh my!
This is why people should film their PDI or dealership walk through!
WoodGlue
I actually overhead a salesman once telling the prospective customers how easily they winterize by putting several gallons in the fresh water tank and just turn on the pump till pink came out the faucets.
That's how I do it.
Yep us too, and we live in Northern MN. He should have added drain fresh, black & grey water tanks, and HW heater.
In our previous MH I always fill the freshwater tank with antifreeze when winterizing. This way I guarantee that I have antifreeze in the pump.
Here is an example from first hand experience and proof that this is the safest method to winterize. We picked up our brand new MH this past Feb in the dead of winter. I made sure the dealer winterized it (pink stuff in all the taps and traps) but really did not question how they did it. About a month ago when I dewinterized and filled up the water tank, turned on the pump, a river of water started to gush out from under the bed. Opened it up and noticed water spewing out from the pump housing (under warranty to no problem except inconvenience). Thought to myself, this is a brand new pump so how can this happen. Then it dawned on me that the system was probably factory tested with water but the dealer winterized by pumping antifreeze via the city water connection to save on material. So whatever water was left in the pump froze and cracked the pump housing over the winter. I cannot blame the dealer as there was no way to test the water system in the dead of winter without filling it up.
