Water in winter
What does one do about waste water in freezing weather? We're planning on taking the RV on a trip, but I'm not sure about fresh water and black water in this winter weather. I'll be in the RV the en...
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If the outdoor temp will drop to below freezing and remain there &/or get colder furnace air pumped into the bays will help but will not prevent freezing if the temps drop below 10, especially if there will be high winds.
"Know" what the temp is in your water bays instead of guessing. Buy a remote temp sensor (we have a small weather station unit) so you can tell when the pump and lines are vulnerable. When we had temps drop below about 20 and stay there we put a 60 incandescent bulb in the water bay and with our temp sensor could see that the pump and lines stayed above freezing. We never had the tanks freeze solid even down to sub-zero.
Tanks aren't really the biggest worry because if they are 1/2 to 3/4 full they will remain more fluid longer than exposed lines or the pump. But if you allow any of the tanks to get lower they may freeze quicker. You can add RV antifreeze to your waste tanks but of course the fresh tank is the one you cannot amend.
So it will entirely depend at what temp you will be traveling.
"Know" what the temp is in your water bays instead of guessing. Buy a remote temp sensor (we have a small weather station unit) so you can tell when the pump and lines are vulnerable. When we had temps drop below about 20 and stay there we put a 60 incandescent bulb in the water bay and with our temp sensor could see that the pump and lines stayed above freezing. We never had the tanks freeze solid even down to sub-zero.
Tanks aren't really the biggest worry because if they are 1/2 to 3/4 full they will remain more fluid longer than exposed lines or the pump. But if you allow any of the tanks to get lower they may freeze quicker. You can add RV antifreeze to your waste tanks but of course the fresh tank is the one you cannot amend.
So it will entirely depend at what temp you will be traveling.
