To Not Winterize in PA?
I am wondering if anyone has kept their rig heated through the winter in central PA. Right now I'm keeping mine heated, as I still need to dump my black tank once more. I think keeping it heated thr...
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Lantley wrote:1buda wrote:
I just blew air through out the entire water system, filled all the traps with antifreeze. We did get our first snow fall about 2". I plan on going out for Thanksgiving weekend. I think I should be good?
If you did not add antifreeze to your water lines you are taking a chance.
I also am planning to go out for Thanksgiving. I use a space heater when temps. dip below 32º. I am in a milder climate than Pittsburgh but I am also taking a chance.
The only foolproof way to avoid problems is to use antifreeze.
No, that is not true, blowing the water out and opening the low point drains works extremely well. In fact there are thousands (or even tens of thousands)of solar heating systems which USE THE SAME PRINCIPLE as blowing out the lines.
Those systems are call "drain back" systems. When the panel temps dip below the the tank temps the pump shuts off and the ENTIRE panel array simply drains back into the tank VIA GRAVITY. SOME water will stay behind but what does is very small and will allow space for the ice to expand. Simple but yet effective without the need for antifreeze (could you imagine how much it would cost to fill 500 or even 1000 gallon water storage tank full of antifreeze?).
I HAVE been doing it this way for 15 yrs and yet to have any broken lines AND I am about 1 hr NORTH of the OPs location so I often get clobbered by lower temps than Pittsburgh.
