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Art_Davis
Explorer
Dec 07, 2020

Toilet Freezing Issue

Hi Folks.

We usually migrate from here in Oregon to Yuma for the winter, but are spending our first winter here in cold country. I have always kept some water in the toilet bowl to prevent the seal from drying out. Now I am storing the rv here where it freezes at night. Is there any additive I can use for the toilet bowl water to keep it from freezing? I have found that antifreeze clots and fouls the toilet. I considered adding salt, but am afraid it would damage the toilet.

Any suggestions? Thanks!
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  • dieseltruckdriv's avatar
    dieseltruckdriv
    Explorer II
    Dec 11, 2020
    pianotuna wrote:
    After I drain all tanks.

    1. blow lines
    2. bypass water heater
    3. install pink
    4. blow lines and catch as much pink as possible
    5. treat traps with undiluted pink

    I save the pink for the next year.

    This is almost exactly how I do it, but I just drain instead of blow the lines, and the pink I recover is what goes into the sink and shower traps. I know you get colder than we do, we only get to -30 F. ;)

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