Quick winter question

Grit dog wrote:
Tues and Wed night could freeze some lines if they're exposed to ambient. If you hadn't just bought the camper, I'd suggest you may know where the water lines are and it would likely be fine with the heat on. Considering it has tank heater(s), is it marketed as 4 season capable?

It's not the couple gallons in the tanks you need to be concerned about anyway until it freezes longer and they have more water in them, it's the lines.
If you have the time, no time like the present to figure out where the water lines run and if they are insulated/see heat from the furnace.

Good time to figure it out, if you camp in the cold weather anyway, or could be camping in cold weather.
Have fun!

I was told no Forest River campers are 4 season capable (I have a 2020 Forest River Flagstaff Micro Lite). Corporate said for those temps to drain tanks open low points and drain and set heater to 40 to 50 and should be good. "Should be" made me uncomfortable so until I can get a change to really figure out the plumbing on this unit I went ahead and winterized the unit, which took me 30 mins watching a youtube video specific to my unit. Better safe than sorry.

At those temps and with what you are doing you should be fine. Now if the wind starts blowing and you get significant wind chill that would be another issue.

Tues and Wed night could freeze some lines if they're exposed to ambient. If you hadn't just bought the camper, I'd suggest you may know where the water lines are and it would likely be fine with the heat on. Considering it has tank heater(s), is it marketed as 4 season capable?

It's not the couple gallons in the tanks you need to be concerned about anyway until it freezes longer and they have more water in them, it's the lines.
If you have the time, no time like the present to figure out where the water lines run and if they are insulated/see heat from the furnace.

Good time to figure it out, if you camp in the cold weather anyway, or could be camping in cold weather.
Have fun!

Ended up doing a quick winterization. This guy's video made it very easy because my unit is very similar!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKVPrqEaJBE

Wal mart sells the Camco water inlet blow plug. Screw it into the city water inlet a blow high pressure air through your water lines. Drain your system also using the low point drains and drain the tanks dry. Do not run the water heater when empty.

HawkTX wrote:

troubledwaters wrote:
30 minutes and $5.00. Is it really worth the risk?

Yeah… I’m just going to winterize it to be safe. Dang it! LOL!

Probably the best bet. Without knowing the routing of your lines, it's very hard for anyone to know if heating the interior cabin would be a sufficient resolution. Outdoor shower? Lines running underneath the cabin? Fresh water spigot? All these, and more, might not benefit from a heated cabin.

You do know that the pipe that busts will be in the most inaccessible spot possible, right?

If that is the lowest the temp. gets with daytime temp. warmer, it will most likely be okay with your furnace set to 50 with cupboard doors open. Key words are "Most Likely"
Enjoy your New Camper, Brian

HawkTX wrote:
4. Turn heater/furnace to maybe 60 degrees? Should I go higher than 60?

50 if it will go that low.

Drain all the tanks.

troubledwaters wrote:
30 minutes and $5.00. Is it really worth the risk?

Yeah… I’m just going to winterize it to be safe. Dang it! LOL!