Water pump not circulating anti-freeze

Are you trying to pull antifreeze from a jug using a winterizing hose, or are you trying to pull antifreeze from the fresh water tank? Either way, valves must be in the correct position.

I filled fresh water tank with 7 gallons of antifreeze.
I only see one valve and it looks like it is from the city water line feeding into a blue line. (I tried it anyway, no luck.)

I cannot find one from the tank to the pump.

PattiWong wrote:
Ok - so I am a newbie and a very stubborn DIY person. (aka would like to save money on DIY projects to spend on camping fees.)

2018 Keystone Bullet Premiere 19FBPR..

Trying to winterize myself with antifreeze, but the water pump is not circulating through the lines. I checked to see if there were any cutoff values that needed switching (like the one on the hot water heater). I could not find one.

What am I missing?

Thanks!

Patti - the new old kid

Big mistake !
You should have disconnected the intake to the pump and put a tube from it into a gallon of antifreeze. then with all faucets closed turn on the pump and one at a time open each faucet. As soon as you see pink stuff coming out, close that faucet and do the next.
Prior to doing that you should have bypassed the water heater and then drained it.
Also flush the toilet until you see pink stuff and don't forget the shower.

My trailer takes a tad more then one gallon and it is only a five minute job

Guy

Was your fresh water tank empty when you added 7 gal of antifreeze? If not, you've already diluted the antifreeze. Do you get anything from the faucets with the pump running? Did you before the antifreeze?

I suspect you would be better off researching "winterizing an RV" to learn the processes if you've not already done that.

PattiWong wrote:
I filled fresh water tank with 7 gallons of antifreeze.
I only see one valve and it looks like it is from the city water line feeding into a blue line. (I tried it anyway, no luck.)

I cannot find one from the tank to the pump.

Open a cold faucet, start the pump then try turning the single valve one direction, wait 60 seconds. If nothing happens turn the valve the other direction and wait 60 seconds again.

fine a rv guy close to you, your in need of help. just look down your street theres a rv in a driveway ,close.

PattiWong wrote:
Ok - so I am a newbie and a very stubborn DIY person. (aka would like to save money on DIY projects to spend on camping fees.)


What am I missing?

Thanks!

Patti - the new old kid

There's the first problem, Very stubborn and DIY. Ask questions first and then make sure you understand them, if not, ask again. You just wasted 7 gallons of antifreeze. Now you're going to spend time trying to rinse out your fresh water tank and wasting a lot of water. Then you're going back to the store to buy more antifreeze, you only need one gallon at most.

If you never pulled water from the fresh water tank, that 7 gallons may not have come up to the pickup port. As stated above, doing it this way wastes a considerable amount of antifreeze and flushing it out later will be a problem.

Ok, after some research I see that I need to install the winterization bypass valve kit. Can do.
Thanks for the help, and taking it easy on this greenie.

You'll get it. Youtube is a great resource for vids on almost everything RV. The winterization kit is an easy project you can do yourself. ....and get that anti freeze out of your fresh tank asap. Rinse well.