Hey guys and gals. Where we live it gets cold but not as bad as most places. We don't carry fresh water and I always dump my tanks when we leave camp. The trailer sits outside, uncovered. Should I worry about any leftover water in the system? At night it probably does get below freezing. We plan on still taking it out on a couple more trips before the year is out so I don't really want to truly winterize it. Thoughts? Teach me oh wise ones. :) This is our first year camping. Loving it so far!

crazyro wrote:Hey guys and gals. Where we live it gets cold but not as bad as most places. We don't carry fresh water and I always dump my tanks when we leave camp. The trailer sits outside, uncovered. Should I worry about any leftover water in the system? At night it probably does get below freezing. We plan on still taking it out on a couple more trips before the year is out so I don't really want to truly winterize it. Thoughts? Teach me oh wise ones. :) This is our first year camping. Loving it so far!Depends on when you are planning to use it again. If not until Thanksgiving. You should winterize it. At least blow out the lines. Only takes a few minutes, and won't cost hardly anything. Getting the water out of the valves in the faucets is most important. Should it freeze in the faucets. It will damage the seals. WalMart sells an adapter to hook air to your city water connection. Yes it does get cold enough in Rock Hill to freeze lines in the winter. Especially in December, Jan, and Feb.

After you've done the process one time, you'll see that you can do the whole thing in about 20 to 30 minutes and with less than a gallon of $2.88 pink RV A/F from walmart.Cheap insurance if you ask me.

Terryallan wrote:Depends on when you are planning to use it again. If not until Thanksgiving. You should winterize it. At least blow out the lines. Only takes a few minutes, and won't cost hardly anything. Getting the water out of the valves in the faucets is most important. Should it freeze in the faucets. It will damage the seals. WalMart sells an adapter to hook air to your city water connection. Yes it does get cold enough in Rock Hill to freeze lines in the winter. Especially in December, Jan, and Feb.Our next trip is the second weekend in November and then one more time in December possibly. I'll look into the blower. Will probably winterize it after our Nov trip.Come down and visit in Rock Hill sometime!

gmw photos wrote:After you've done the process one time, you'll see that you can do the whole thing in about 20 to 30 minutes and with less than a gallon of $2.88 pink RV A/F from walmart.Cheap insurance if you ask me.Very true. I need to go through the process for sure. Like anything else, practice makes perfect, right?

Balance 15 minutes of time to blow the lines with air and a gallon of pink antifreeze for the traps with a couple thousand if the pipes and water heater burst.I'm going to use my trailer again for Thanksgiving, but I've winterized it. I stop on the way south to fill my water tank. Then winterize again before I head home.

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Terryallan
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Oct 27, 2017
crazyro wrote:
Hey guys and gals. Where we live it gets cold but not as bad as most places. We don't carry fresh water and I always dump my tanks when we leave camp. The trailer sits outside, uncovered. Should I worry about any leftover water in the system? At night it probably does get below freezing. We plan on still taking it out on a couple more trips before the year is out so I don't really want to truly winterize it. Thoughts? Teach me oh wise ones. :) This is our first year camping. Loving it so far!

Depends on when you are planning to use it again. If not until Thanksgiving. You should winterize it. At least blow out the lines. Only takes a few minutes, and won't cost hardly anything. Getting the water out of the valves in the faucets is most important. Should it freeze in the faucets. It will damage the seals. WalMart sells an adapter to hook air to your city water connection.

Yes it does get cold enough in Rock Hill to freeze lines in the winter. Especially in December, Jan, and Feb.

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