Winterizing - Extreme cold winters
So, I am ready to winterize my trailer's water system. I have a nice full brass fitting, an air compressor that can be adjusted for 30psi, and an air line. Now, I know some of you know how to do th...
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I use a $100 ten gallon tank compressor from Tractor Supply, though virtually identical models are available from everywhere. I set the regulator to around 40 psi. When a tap is open, it almost certainly isn't maintaining the 40 psi because it runs more or less continually.
Did you try going around to all the taps etc. (including toilet, low point drains, etc.) in succession a couple times? Maybe the water you hear gurgling will be expelled from some other place. Hearing it gurgle does suggest that there's sufficient water in a low spot to block the line fully, which is more than I'd care to have freeze there.
It can take a little while to get every last minute droplet out of the showerheads on my motorhome.
Did you try going around to all the taps etc. (including toilet, low point drains, etc.) in succession a couple times? Maybe the water you hear gurgling will be expelled from some other place. Hearing it gurgle does suggest that there's sufficient water in a low spot to block the line fully, which is more than I'd care to have freeze there.
It can take a little while to get every last minute droplet out of the showerheads on my motorhome.
