Why can't I just add anti-freeze?
Hi everyone, This is my first winter with an RV. I live in Cleveland Ohio and right now it's 12 degrees. My rig is in an indoor heated storage facility and I didn't winterize. I'm going to Flori...
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Oldme wrote:
So everyone here goes by the "what if" fear rule.
I do not see it. I gave up living fear long ago.
His RV, like mine is a Class C.
Fresh water tank will be inside.
Fresh water lines will be inside.
Empty or near empty gray and black are outside.
Recommended some pink antifreeze in my first reply.
Storage is heated.
I guess a power outage for days is a possibility.
Without his knowledge for days? Maybe.
Driving - inside the Class C will be heated, so
the fresh water line and tank will be above 32*.
If for some reason temps drop below 32* what little
water that is on the fresh water line will take hours to freeze.
Non pressurized lines with open faucets will give any remaining
waters plenty of room to expand if it did somehow drop that low
inside coach while driving.
To each his own.
Mine stayed outside in 6* weather for 2 days with the heat set on
the lowest setting and Pink stuff in the traps and tank.
Never in the lines.
Was I lucky? Maybe.
Nothing freezes above 32* and the inside does not get that low.
The OP can real all the replies and make his decision.
Lots of opinions.
1-8-2015 FYI ...
It got down to 11* last night here.
RV is in the driveway just as I said above.
It was 50*+ inside.
I check it daily. No problems.
I guess we don't need insurance either...
Everything happens for the "first time" for reasons. Every season is not the same. Every day is not the same. Too many variables to put in play to say 20 minutes of doing something and less than $10 in pink stuff. But then again, I don't really gamble or buy lottery tickets. I will throw some nickels in a slot machine every 10-15 years when I'm near one. You are from Georgia (as am I originally). The OP is from Ohio. Which is kind of funny because my brother in law is from Columbus. He has lived in Georgia for over 25 years. They live south of Atlanta. He had a toyhauler. He would never use the pink stuff and would blow out the lines. One year, in the spring, he went to use the toyhauler. Had water everywhere. He says he "thought" he got all the water out of the lines. "Thought"...ther are no guarantees.... I don't have the time to waste on repairing things. I want to enjoy them when I have the time and therefore I play it safe when it comes to this sort of thing...And all campers/motorhomes are not built the same....if they were, then we would never have to second guess a salesman, would we?
