PRECAUTIONS WHEN OVERNIGHT IS BELOW FREEZING
We will be camping next weekend and the current weather froecast has the overnight lows at about 30 degrees. Is there any risk of freeze damage.? What precautions should be taken to prevent the possi...
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Bill.Satellite wrote:
There are 2 pieces to the puzzle.
1) The hose from the faucet to the RV.
2) Holding tanks inside the RV.
My personal recommendation is that anytime the outside temps are expected to be below freezing you fill your holding tanks, disconnect and drain your fill hose and turn on your water pumps. That's all that needs to be done if the temps will be in the 30's.
If the temp is expected to be in the 20's or below then you are likely going to need to provide to your holding tank are as well. Most RV's are setup such that the coach heat also heats the tank area. You need to verify that yours does or does not. You can also add small propane electric heater in that bay if you have the room and connections available and there are electric heat mats which can be installed if you are looking for ways to avoid turning on the heat (making an assumption here).
In my previous motorhome I would sometimes put an electric lamp in the area of the water tanks and associated plumbing. I would turn it on at night whn I expected temps to be well below freezing. The bulb (about 100 watts) supplied enough heat to do the trick.
