Keeping low point drain from freezing
We will be camping next week in Pigeon Forge and they are predicting a few nights of temps down around 17. We have heated tanks but our low point drains are exposed and in the past they have froze. ...
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My fresh water tank drain is on the bottom of the tank. There is a very short piece of PEX with a inline Flair-it valve. For it I use an outdoor faucet cover hooked to the valve stem. Never had any problems with it freezing with temp in the teens at night and the occasional 10 to 12 degrees at night. My FW tank is heated by a hole in the heat duct passing over it but only has coroplast on the bottom.
For my low point drains there are Flair-it angle valves under the kitchen sink where they go through the floor. The plywood floor was drilled out large enough for the outlet nuts on the valves to fit snuggly into the holes. You might be able to do something similar or you might see if you can attach an eye hook between the low points and then use an outdoor faucet cover over them.
For my low point drains there are Flair-it angle valves under the kitchen sink where they go through the floor. The plywood floor was drilled out large enough for the outlet nuts on the valves to fit snuggly into the holes. You might be able to do something similar or you might see if you can attach an eye hook between the low points and then use an outdoor faucet cover over them.
