Boon Docker wrote:
I'll see your one :R and raise you two :R:R
Thanks for the science.
You can be as sarcastic (and perhaps insensitive to others) if you like.
Truth is, plastic of any type can and does absorb minute amounts of odor/taste particles from the fluids contained within.
Once cleared of the offending material, there will be small trace amounts left which over time will now leach back into the desired material.
In the case of RV antifreeze, yes, the plastic does absorb trace amounts while it is in there.
Yes, you can remove and flush with copious amounts of water to the point you might not be able to taste or detect.. BUT, there are folks who will still detect the trace amounts that are still there even with copious amounts of flushing.
My DW is hyper sensitive to chemical odors which does cause severe Asthma attacks. She developed a hyper sensitivity to chemical odors in the last 5 yrs, have find and use no/low odor detergents/softener for clothes, low odor dish soap, hand soap, hand cream, absolutely no perfumes what so ever. Gets even more sensitive to something silly like taking a shower..
I for one refuse to add something to the water system that has the potential for leaving trace amounts of chemical odors. Not to mention requires considerable amount of wasted water in flushing the RV antifreeze out to the point I can't detect it.
So, I do not and will not add RV antifreeze to my RV water system. Instead I use nothing but air pressure to blow the lines out. This method has worked for me very well for the 20 winters that I have had RVs..
People are so scared of leaving trace amounts of water in the lines, trace amounts are OK as long as there is plenty of air space for the water to expand when it freezes. The expansion is the issue and as long as you allow air space it won't bust anything.
Interestingly enough, this yr as I was doing my winterizing, I decided to crack open the line on the water pump after blowing out the water.. That connection was BONE DRY. Not one trace of water existed in the line to the pump nor inside the pump.. The air blowing past the connection created enough vacuum to pull the water out of the line connecting to the pump..
Once again.. "Science".
