A funny thing happened when I winterized my RV (story)
Well this is our new to us A class that we've had for about 8 weeks now. We had a c-class for 16 years so we know our way around an RV.... so we thought. We also knew it was a fixer upper and were prepared for a lot of little surprises, but the fun just never stops.
Ok, so I started to winterize, open all drains , blow out the water, bypass engaged, HW tank drained, start pumping the antifreeze....... still pumping.....hmmm...this unit sure takes more than our old unit.. that's when I noticed the big puddle under the WH drain hole. Time for some research on a one valve bypass system (thank you RV.NET) so my check valve on the HW tank is shot and there is no rear access to the WH. So I had to pull the WH out. Now this is when the fun started... the slightest stress on the CPVC plumbing and it started to snap like Jiminy Crickets hips (at the joints) unbelievably brittle. So I told my wife, guess what we're doing this weekend dear.... and the next weekend? Removing to old stuff was easy, the slightest pressure and it snapped. So we are now in the process of replacing all the water pipes with PEX, red and blue so it will look pretty. I'm using surprising few joints as the PEX can flex around the corners making rerouting a breeze with less chance of joint leaks in the future, Oh and as a bonus I flushed out the 6 gallon water heater, you would not believe the calcium that was left after I was done, most of it was dissolved by the 2 gallons of white vinegar, or floated down the driveway but I still managed to scraped together about 3 cups worth. Rving is always an adventure whether your on the road or parked in your driveway. One day I'll tell you about the leaky skylight repair, 3.5 pounds of caulking removed later.
Ok, so I started to winterize, open all drains , blow out the water, bypass engaged, HW tank drained, start pumping the antifreeze....... still pumping.....hmmm...this unit sure takes more than our old unit.. that's when I noticed the big puddle under the WH drain hole. Time for some research on a one valve bypass system (thank you RV.NET) so my check valve on the HW tank is shot and there is no rear access to the WH. So I had to pull the WH out. Now this is when the fun started... the slightest stress on the CPVC plumbing and it started to snap like Jiminy Crickets hips (at the joints) unbelievably brittle. So I told my wife, guess what we're doing this weekend dear.... and the next weekend? Removing to old stuff was easy, the slightest pressure and it snapped. So we are now in the process of replacing all the water pipes with PEX, red and blue so it will look pretty. I'm using surprising few joints as the PEX can flex around the corners making rerouting a breeze with less chance of joint leaks in the future, Oh and as a bonus I flushed out the 6 gallon water heater, you would not believe the calcium that was left after I was done, most of it was dissolved by the 2 gallons of white vinegar, or floated down the driveway but I still managed to scraped together about 3 cups worth. Rving is always an adventure whether your on the road or parked in your driveway. One day I'll tell you about the leaky skylight repair, 3.5 pounds of caulking removed later.
