I usually winterize mid-October by fully draining & bypassing the hot water heater, then blowout & antifreeze all freshwater Pex lines.This year I am thinking about some November weekend local trips. Here on Long Island the late fall days will normally be above freezing, yet the nights will commonly go below it.My TT is parked in my yard between trips and if I don't winterize until winter, should I be concerned?Could I just leave my faucets open? (city water & pump off obviously)TT has an insulated & covered underbelly. Should I set up an electric space heater to kick on when it gets below freezing or should I not be worried too much for several hours of overnight temps below 32 degrees?

Yes, a pipes can freeze in few hours! Probably not a full hot water tank, but pipes can, especially if they are near a wall or floor.I would blow out the water, but not add antifreeze. P.S. there usually is a disconnect to the toilet, be sure to blow out the valve then disconnect! Don't ask how I know!

Or, just leave the furnace running, set at about 45 or 50 degrees. Watch to be sure you don't run out of propane though.

A small electric heater in the wet bay and one inside in the kitchen/bath area will like work well. Open cabinet doors that have plumbing inside. Should be cheaper than running propane but is certainly a viable open as well.Don't leave water in there and hope for the best. That can be a costly mistake.

This is not a question we can answer. Far too many variables. The right answer is maybe.

I never winterize. Electric heater inside and another in the wet compartment in the basement turned on as needed. Its parked here at home in NC where it does sometimes go down to Zero.

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WNYBob
Explorer
Oct 17, 2023
Yes, a pipes can freeze in few hours! Probably not a full hot water tank, but pipes can, especially if they are near a wall or floor.
I would blow out the water, but not add antifreeze.
P.S. there usually is a disconnect to the toilet, be sure to blow out the valve then disconnect! Don't ask how I know!
Bobbo
Explorer II
Oct 17, 2023
Or, just leave the furnace running, set at about 45 or 50 degrees. Watch to be sure you don't run out of propane though.
LouLawrence
Explorer
Oct 17, 2023
A small electric heater in the wet bay and one inside in the kitchen/bath area will like work well. Open cabinet doors that have plumbing inside. Should be cheaper than running propane but is certainly a viable open as well.
Don't leave water in there and hope for the best. That can be a costly mistake.
Grit_dog
Navigator
Oct 17, 2023
This is not a question we can answer. Far too many variables.
The right answer is maybe.
ferndaleflyer
Explorer III
Oct 17, 2023
I never winterize. Electric heater inside and another in the wet compartment in the basement turned on as needed. Its parked here at home in NC where it does sometimes go down to Zero.
ssthrd
Explorer
Oct 17, 2023
LouLawrence wrote:
A small electric heater in the wet bay and one inside in the kitchen/bath area will like work well. Open cabinet doors that have plumbing inside. Should be cheaper than running propane but is certainly a viable open as well.
Don't leave water in there and hope for the best. That can be a costly mistake.

^^This.....

Winter temps along the panhandle are not so much different than here on the inner coast of Vancouver Island. That's exactly what I do here, and have never had a problem.

I removed one of the access panels to the plumbing area from inside the cubby, and left the small heater run on medium full time. That space in my rig is vented to the living area thru vents in the stairs to the bedroom, and so gave a bit of heat to the rest of the trailer as well. That's assuming that you are plugged in to shore power.
dedmiston
Moderator
Oct 17, 2023
Here out west we do most of our camping between November and May. In the coldest parts of winter it will be in the 40s during the day (I know, not that cold) and the 20s overnight. Nobody in my group has ever had pipes freeze because we keep the insides warm enough to not freeze ourselves. I think I'm the oddball in the group because I set the thermostat to 55 overnight while everyone else sets theirs in the high 60s or even 70.

So our experience is that a few hours of cold in the 20s isn't enough to do any damage as long as we keep the inside temps livable.

But Grit's answer is still the most sensible: "Maybe"
rhagfo
Explorer III
Oct 17, 2023
It all depends on day time temps and how cold it will get overnight. Before we full timed, I didn’t worry about overnight temps down down to about 28f as long as daytime is in the mid to high 40’s.
AllegroD
Nomad
Oct 17, 2023
What is year, make & model of your TT?
Dusty_R
Explorer
Oct 17, 2023
I've heard that hot water will freeze quicker than cold.