Winterizeing

We don't do anything except make sure the tanks are closed off.

That's easy, I can do that without a problem. :)

IF you are going to run pink thru the lines anyway. No need to blow them out. Just run until the pink comes out of all valves.

Of course after blowing lines. You do need to get some thru the pump. Then You only need to pour pink into the traps, and bathroom bowl

Terryallan wrote:
IF you are going to run pink thru the lines anyway. No need to blow them out. Just run until the pink comes out of all valves.

Of course after blowing lines. You do need to get some thru the pump. Then You only need to pour pink into the traps, and bathroom bowl

Good to know as I would have to borrow an air compressor because I don't own one.
My second thought for winterizeing is to store the TT some where that doesn't get below 40 degrees as we like to camp in throughout the year.:)

Do you guys generally pour the pink stuff straight into the fresh tank and distribute through the system via the water pump?

Does it freeze enough in Lancaster to have to do that. If it doesn't get below 30 or so for more then a few hours you don't need to do it. I have camped in 15 degree and was OK, the poop froze but everything else was OK

Tacswa3 wrote:
Do you guys generally pour the pink stuff straight into the fresh tank and distribute through the system via the water pump?

No to the antifreeze in the fresh water tank! After your fresh tank is completely drained, the method varies. On my trailer, I have an adapter that I use that requires you to disconnect the fresh water line coming from the tank into the waterpump, and attach a short section of hose that you then put into the gallon of anti-freeze that you then use the water pump to run through all the plumbing. Newer trailers/fifth wheels, sometimes have a combination of valves that include a winterize mode that already has a suction input to run the anti-freeze through the plumbing.

also be sure to set your water heater to bypass mode, and drain the water from it. If you don't change to bypass, you will fill your water heater with antifreeze too. I am able to do my trailer with about a total of 3 gallons which includes running some extra down the traps and into the tanks.

djousma wrote:

Tacswa3 wrote:
Do you guys generally pour the pink stuff straight into the fresh tank and distribute through the system via the water pump?

No to the antifreeze in the fresh water tank! After your fresh tank is completely drained, the method varies. On my trailer, I have an adapter that I use that requires you to disconnect the fresh water line coming from the tank into the waterpump, and attach a short section of hose that you then put into the gallon of anti-freeze that you then use the water pump to run through all the plumbing. Newer trailers/fifth wheels, sometimes have a combination of valves that include a winterize mode that already has a suction input to run the anti-freeze through the plumbing.

also be sure to set your water heater to bypass mode, and drain the water from it. If you don't change to bypass, you will fill your water heater with antifreeze too. I am able to do my trailer with about a total of 3 gallons which includes running some extra down the traps and into the tanks.

I agree. I suggest you check for a winterizing kit.
IF you try to do it thru the fresh tank. It will take a lot of antifreeze. Maybe 5 gal or more. IF you can do it as stated above. Less than 2

Dennis Smith wrote:
Does it freeze enough in Lancaster to have to do that. If it doesn't get below 30 or so for more then a few hours you don't need to do it. I have camped in 15 degree and was OK, the poop froze but everything else was OK

A couple times in the winter temperature gets down to 20 degrees for a few days. Couple of years ago it went down to -12 degrees, we stayed inside for those days.

My first year with the TT but I also plan to pull the battery and it put it in my heated garage on a battery tender.