Most Common Method Used to Winterize?
Just curious how many folks drain their freshwater (FW) tank, then refill the FW tank with RV antifreeze to winterize their system? I tried this method for the first time a week or so ago. It took a...
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otrfun wrote:
I started this thread because I was surprised just how easy it was to winterize my 5r by just putting antifreeze in the FW tank. I've never heard it done this way---it must not be "cool" or right. There must be some kind of terrible downside.
The downside, whether "terrible" or not, is you're using far more anti freeze than necessary ... fresh water holding tanks are long, wide, and shallow so whatever you put in there spreads out to become a pretty thin layer of antifreeze from which to draw. The title of your thread asked what is the "most common method used to winterize?" ... the answer is drawing it directly from a jug. But hey, if it's floats your boat to pour more than is necessary into your FW tank and draw from it I'm sure none of us really care ... but you did ask. :R
