Purchasing a Winterized RV
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I just sold a truck camper in January- living where I do it was obviously winterized. For prospective "tire kickers" I did three things regarding the plumbing:
1) I told them it has been winterized.
2) if they questioned further the integrity, I would open a fresh bottle of RVAF, close all the valves and turn on the pump to suck some the pink stuff through the system to prove there are no leaks once the pump ceased operation and fully pressurized the plumbing.
3) if the prospective buyer wanted to take things further to insure water heater operation I would then propose a fee for my time and materials for full de-winterization/ re winterization; the fee of $100 would be deducted (or applied) to purchase price should they decide to buy it.
This method told me who is and is not a serious buyer. I am not going to waste my time on the casual inquiries during winter. Sumner would be a totally different situation as I would have these system fired up and operating by default.
The person to whom I sold the camper chose option #2 to get a gist of the plumbing. No charge for materials as I was including as terms of the purchase some 5 gallons of RVAF anyway.
1) I told them it has been winterized.
2) if they questioned further the integrity, I would open a fresh bottle of RVAF, close all the valves and turn on the pump to suck some the pink stuff through the system to prove there are no leaks once the pump ceased operation and fully pressurized the plumbing.
3) if the prospective buyer wanted to take things further to insure water heater operation I would then propose a fee for my time and materials for full de-winterization/ re winterization; the fee of $100 would be deducted (or applied) to purchase price should they decide to buy it.
This method told me who is and is not a serious buyer. I am not going to waste my time on the casual inquiries during winter. Sumner would be a totally different situation as I would have these system fired up and operating by default.
The person to whom I sold the camper chose option #2 to get a gist of the plumbing. No charge for materials as I was including as terms of the purchase some 5 gallons of RVAF anyway.
