Sep-28-2015 04:14 AM
Sep-28-2015 10:05 PM
Flapper wrote:msmith1199 wrote:
... So the water at either end will freeze first and block any expansion for the water in the middle. Will that be enough to burst your pipe? ...
Yes it will. There have been lots of studies. It isn't the ice that bursts the pipes, as it usually has a place to go. It is the trapped water between two pieces of ice, that can build to a very high pressure and burst the pipe, water being incompressible and all.
No, I don't put antifreeze in the lawn sprinkler system, but I do in my pool (12 gal per year!)
2021 Nexus Viper 27V. Class B+
2019 Ford Ranger 4x4
Sep-28-2015 07:41 PM
msmith1199 wrote:
... So the water at either end will freeze first and block any expansion for the water in the middle. Will that be enough to burst your pipe? ...
Sep-28-2015 07:27 PM
Sep-28-2015 07:05 PM
ricelake922 wrote:
Hello. I have always paid to winterized my RV but would really like to learn how to do it myself without just pouring antifreeze down the toilet and sinks. I would really like to use air on the lines butl do not have a clue. Can someone please tell me using the KISS principle on how to do this task. I am placing the RV indoors for the winter. Thank you in advance.
Sep-28-2015 06:37 PM
dodge guy wrote:
The problem with just blowing out the lines is that there is always a low point in one of the lines to trap water. No matter how much air you put through it, you will always have water left in a line somewhere. Do it right with RV antifreeze and you will have no worries. $6 worth of antifreeze is better than ripping apart a wall to try and find a ruptured line!
Sep-28-2015 05:20 PM
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2021 Nexus Viper 27V. Class B+
2019 Ford Ranger 4x4
Sep-28-2015 05:05 PM
Sep-28-2015 04:32 PM
Sep-28-2015 03:30 PM
dodge guy wrote:
The problem with just blowing out the lines is that there is always a low point in one of the lines to trap water. No matter how much air you put through it, you will always have water left in a line somewhere. Do it right with RV antifreeze and you will have no worries. $6 worth of antifreeze is better than ripping apart a wall to try and find a ruptured line!
Sep-28-2015 03:06 PM
Sep-28-2015 02:55 PM
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2021 Nexus Viper 27V. Class B+
2019 Ford Ranger 4x4
Sep-28-2015 02:09 PM
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