Winterize toilet while no shower connected?

Question

So I didn’t get my winterizing done before everything got frozen. Stupid mistake. Got everything thing thawed and started to pump antifreeze through. Turns out I had a small leak in my shower fixture near my toilet. Waiting on a new fixture. Do you know if it is possible to winterize the toilet/lines at this time? Or will the pressure in the lines shoot antifreeze shoot up and out of the open shower lines?

larry_cad · Answer

When you pump the anti freeze into the system, I will pressurize all the water lines and yes, it will squirt out any hole in the system unless there is ice in the line blocking the flow!

newman_fulltime · Answer

1/2 inch pipe plugs plug off where the faucet is and winterize

all_i_could_aff · Answer

If you have a helper and you open up other faucets prior to turning on the water Pump,  it would be fairly easy to block off the open shower lines with a wine bottle cork or similar for a few seconds at a time, it won’t build pressure if another fixture is open.

2oldman · Answer

Blow it out.

nancil · Answer

If the leak is at the shower head; then just keep the hot and cold faucets closed and you should be ok. If it is in the faucet(s) you will not be OK.Jack L

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