Turn heater on for the night or winterize?
I'm in Portland, Oregon. Temperature is supposed to get to 25F tonight. I was getting ready to go winterize the motorhome when it occurred to me that I might be fine just going over to the storage l...
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rr2254545 wrote:ford truck guy wrote:
Like Terry said, if it is only a few nights of freezing temps, you should be fine. As long as the temps are above in the day..
I can winterize with 4 gal of pink stuff or $16 - if the power goes out and it freezes how many repairs can you make for $16 - its easy for other to say you will be fine they do not have foot the repair bill if they are wrong
Says the guy from MN. Yup, us guys from MN have experience with freezing pipes and low temps. Also, it doesn't have to be 10f before damage sets in.
A lot depends on the pipes in use and if there is pressure in the lines. Typically, if there is pressure in a line, 25f won't be a problem if temperatures rise during the day. Unfortunately, most guys will kill the 12V battery power while in storage and that means no water pressure. The flip side of this coin is that if the pump is left on and a pipe does burst, the pump will run until it's shut off. Pumps are dumb.
If it was my situation, I'd drain and blow the lines, pink out the traps and tanks, and get a good night's sleep.
