Using a hand pump siphon to winterize?
My new TT has a hard to reach water pump. Anyone ever use a hand pump to pump antifreeze into the city water connection? If so, can you recommend one that possibly has a garden hose connection with i...
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fj12ryder wrote:Lynnmor wrote:How did you get around the issue? Or was there even an issue since there was plenty of room for the water to expand?
I would caution those that pour anti-freeze in the fresh water tank if they don't know how much plain water is in the tank that the pump cannot pick up. In my case. the tank sagging between supports and the pump pick up port being well above the tank bottom, there was gallons of water remaining. With the dilution, wasted anti-freeze and considerable flushing in the Spring, it is a poor way to winterize.
I added more support under the tank and moved the pump pickup to the drain hose. If one knows that the tank is perfectly flat and level in both planes, and the pump will pull nearly all the anti-freeze from the tank, then I would accept this method. I send the anti-freeze in thru city water port.
