Winterizing Questions
I need to winterize my water system. There are two lines I can't figure out how to get anti-freeze into. I'm at a campground and don't have compressed air. The first line is from the fresh water ta...
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RLS7201 wrote:GordonThree wrote:
if you don't put any in the fresh tank, how do you get AF into the pump and strainer?
You install a winterizing kit.
+1 on the winterizing kit. Winnebago installed one on my rig at the factory, but it would be simple to retrofit if your manufacturer did not. Well worth the expense and effort.
Cut the water line between the fresh water tank and the water pump. Install a water heater bypass valve, with a 3 foot(ish) long water line attached. Put the new water line down into the antifreeze bottle, and the water pump will draw from the bottle rather than from the water tank.
Any water left in the water line between the fresh water tank and the water pump will be inconsequential.
