Had to go out to the 5'r, the other night, looking for something. In the process I thought I'd just look around and make sure everything was surviving this brutal winter. Lifted the toilet seat and found the anti-freeze was more "frozen" than "anti". What's up with that? I've always heard that it gets kind of slushy but this was a bit more than that. Now I'm sweating bullets about my water lines. I always blow them out before adding the anti-freeze and have never had a problem but have never seen this, either.

It freezes but does not EXPAND like water does. Stay calm..... ;-)

Don't worry, ours freezes solid too.

Yup, checked mine the other day after it got down to 17 below. It was hard but nothing looked cracked, or stretched. The bottle of gatorade I left in there on accident though didn't fair as well.

Paul said it best. It might freeze, but will not expand like water, thus no busted pipes, etc.

Hi,Next year, after you install the pink antifreeze, blow the lines out.

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empty_nest
Explorer
Feb 26, 2015
noplace2 wrote:
We're fulltimers, so our idea of antifreeze is moving south. However, reading some of the posts here has me wondering. If you go to the trouble of blowing the lines, why would you bother with antifreeze?

Lots of differing opinions on that....... for me it's just an extra precaution. Besides, got to get some into the p-traps and toilet.

However, I DO like your solution the best. :B
noplace2
Explorer
Feb 26, 2015
We're fulltimers, so our idea of antifreeze is moving south. However, reading some of the posts here has me wondering. If you go to the trouble of blowing the lines, why would you bother with antifreeze?
C_B_
Explorer
Feb 26, 2015
I went to the 100plus blue RV antifreeze made by Zecol this year.

Cost me approximately $3.00 more per gallon.

Here's why I invested the extra $6.00.

Pink -50 freezes at +12 deg F

Blue -100 freezes at -60 deg F

C.B.
pianotuna
Nomad III
Feb 26, 2015
Hi,

Next year, after you install the pink antifreeze, blow the lines out.
robsouth
Explorer II
Feb 26, 2015
Paul said it best. It might freeze, but will not expand like water, thus no busted pipes, etc.
6_7_tow_rig
Explorer
Feb 26, 2015
Yup, checked mine the other day after it got down to 17 below. It was hard but nothing looked cracked, or stretched. The bottle of gatorade I left in there on accident though didn't fair as well.
tbred
Explorer II
Feb 26, 2015
Don't worry, ours freezes solid too.
paulcardoza
Explorer
Feb 26, 2015
It freezes but does not EXPAND like water does. Stay calm..... ;-)

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