How to blow out lines to winterize
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 lin...
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Lantley wrote:
I think both methods work if done properly. However anti freeze is foolproof with less chance for error and for the most part quicker.
To the guys that use the blowout method do you sanitize your water lines in the Spring?
Is the advantage to using the blowout method that there's simply no anti freeze to deal with? Is it the cost savings?
At the end of the day I want the most foolproof method.
I sanitize the water system any time I've gone a few months without using the RV. It's not hard to run some bleach water through everything, let it sit 24 hours, drain, and rinse.
If I were using pink anti-freeze, I would sanitize the water system anyway, and by blowing I don't have to purge the taste of anti-freeze.
To me, blowing out the lines seems perfectly foolproof, quicker and easier, and leaves no taste of chemicals from anti-freeze.
Wayne
