31 below zero, RV antifreeze failed?
I see the forum format has changed since I have posted last. I have a 2005 Bigfoot 9.6 truck camper. The camper is covered and is under a carport with an open front. I winterize it every year wi...
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Well I guess I got caught off guard with it being a solid. No the frozen jug is not bulging. I had never looked in past years and it was always fine in the spring. I am going to build a small air flush out of an old small compressed air tank. I will put a regulator and ball valve on it for a low pressure push. I had thought about this before because I don't like how long it takes to get the left over smell out. I have a detailed winterization process. Draining the fresh into a tub to toss outside, filling P traps, faucets open etc. It is a great camper in like new condition. I just want to keep it that way. I appreciate the responses. You never stop learning.
Dodgemahal wrote:Well I guess I got caught off guard with it being a solid. No the frozen jug is not bulging.
If you have an empty jug fill it with water and put it outside, just to prove the difference to yourself and give yourself some peace of mind for the future.
When that jug freezes it will be so bulged it won't even stand upright anymore.
Well I beat you to the suggestion. I left this water bottle in the truck overnight. I guess I won't be using that one anymore. LOL Yes well aware of the power of ice. I have repaired many PVC pipes shattered from a solid freeze. The good thing is the Bigfoot looks like it has pex in it. That stuff handles freezing pretty well usually. It is has Rv antifreeze in it. It was always fine at each spring thaw. I had never looked till this years 31 below. Have a look at the picture... Oops.
