today I was in the TT and was getting ready to head south, well last fall when I winterized I only blew out the lines since I could not figure out how to add the pink stuff with out a winterizing kit and found it too hard to add one at that time. And since I didn't want to put the pink into the water tank. well, when I turned the valve behind the water heater, I heard a sound like water running and saw some water in the pipes moving around. That scared me, I just knew with the - degree winter we had I would have broken pipes. but I saw no leaks, I'm telling you right now I will never just blow out the water lines again. it is blow them out and add anti freeze even if it means using an eye dropper. I will find a way to get the pink in one way or the other. I know I have seen the posts asking if blowing only is OK, I'm going on record to say No it is not OK. I'm sure some of you out there have been lucky, but your luck may run out.

Good advice to give others next fall when the winterizing topics start to pop up. Hope you don't discover any leaks down the road.

Unfortunately due to the extreme cold in many areas I think there will be more than the typical amount of leaks this Spring.

Hope you don't have any problems with it! Maybe you got enough out so that no damage was done. As for getting the af in, if you have ready access to your pump, its fairly easy. Get a same sized connector and about 3-4' of hose. Identify the inlet connection coming in from the tank, remove that connector and screw the new one on, with hose attached. Put the end of the hose in the bottle, turn on the pump. Voila! Lines will fill with af. Remove the hose and replace the fw tank connection.

However we do it we sometimes always wonder in the spring. Either way works if done correctly. Otherwise RV manufacturers wouldn't recommend you can use either way. If you are uncomfortable blowing out the line then use the other method. Both work and are OK. Either way done incorrectly has its own problems.

What do you blow out the lines with? I have an air compressor but there's no way I would blow the air from that thing into my drinking water.Would it be possible to just use the water pump to blow the lines out? Can it be run dry and will it generate enough air pressure to get the job done?

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mrekim
Explorer
Jan 15, 2014
What do you blow out the lines with? I have an air compressor but there's no way I would blow the air from that thing into my drinking water.

Would it be possible to just use the water pump to blow the lines out? Can it be run dry and will it generate enough air pressure to get the job done?
WyoTraveler
Explorer
Jan 15, 2014
However we do it we sometimes always wonder in the spring. Either way works if done correctly. Otherwise RV manufacturers wouldn't recommend you can use either way. If you are uncomfortable blowing out the line then use the other method. Both work and are OK. Either way done incorrectly has its own problems.
brirene
Explorer
Jan 15, 2014
Hope you don't have any problems with it! Maybe you got enough out so that no damage was done. As for getting the af in, if you have ready access to your pump, its fairly easy. Get a same sized connector and about 3-4' of hose. Identify the inlet connection coming in from the tank, remove that connector and screw the new one on, with hose attached. Put the end of the hose in the bottle, turn on the pump. Voila! Lines will fill with af. Remove the hose and replace the fw tank connection.
Lantley
Nomad
Jan 15, 2014
Unfortunately due to the extreme cold in many areas I think there will be more than the typical amount of leaks this Spring.
sbowman871
Explorer
Jan 15, 2014
Good advice to give others next fall when the winterizing topics start to pop up. Hope you don't discover any leaks down the road.

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