Winterize City Water Line?
If I have only used the city water line this season (no holding tanks), will there be much if any winterizing to do? I did a search on this subject and the thread was closed plus did not answer this ...
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Acdii wrote:
Well this is one I hadn't considered, but now that I think about it, Between where you connect the hose, and the check valve, how do you get antifreeze in there, or blow out the water that is sure to be there?
Would it be better to get an air line adapter, plug it in there, and blow the system out from there?
It is simple. You disconnect the inlet to the water pump.
Take a look at the size of the tube you disconnected and go to Lowes and pick up a piece of clear plastic tubing the same size. Get about two feet of it.
Connect one end to the inlet of the water pump, and put the other end in a gallon of the pink stuff.
Make sure you water heater is by passed.
Shut off all your faucets.
Turn the switch on for your water pump
The pump will suck up the pink stuff and pump it through your system
One by one open each faucet and as soon as pink comes out close that faucet.
The pump will suck up the pink stuff and pump it through your system
When you have them all done flush your toilet a few times to get the pink stuff through it.
Make sure to do your shower too
When I am done, I usually put a couple of spoon fulls in the city water inlet, or otherwise the spring in the check valve will freeze and break
Jack L
