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Gjac
Nov 19, 2016Explorer III
JaxDad wrote:It really depends on how you use it. I open all low point drains and blow out the water lines and use the windshield washer fluid in my traps and toilet. If I go south for the winter I wait until it gets warm enough before filling FW tank. I have never used RV antifreeze and have been winterizing as described for the last 10 years.Gjac wrote:
To answer your question directly windshield washer fluid is good to -20 degrees and is less than 1/2 the price of RV antifreeze.
That's an incredibly bad idea.
The 'antifreeze' is alcohol because it's designed to EVAPOURATE so as not to form ice on your windshield.
When you pour it into a tank with as much surface area as a grey or black tank, it evapourates very quickly and leaves you with a tank of straight water.
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