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rutzbeck
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Nov 22, 2016

Frozen hot water tank

So I had to fly down to Seattle and though I emptied my water tank I forgot to empty the Hot water tank. I didn't have time to put antifreeze in the system. It had been in the 40's and the weather was suppose to stay there. Of course it didn't. It dropped to 22 degrees for 3 days prior to my arrival back. I plugged in the camper and warmed it up and all the water lines were fine. I pulled out the freeze plug in the hot water tank and could see the ice. What I need is an idea how to safely melt the ice in the tank. I thought of turning on the hot water tank but was afraid that would damage it. Any ideas?

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