Teeshot1939 wrote:
Please explain the plumbing...where the 3 lines lead and what they are for...thanks.
You didn't mention what year/model of Ellipse you have or what model the fridge was but, since we own a 2011 Ellipse, perhaps I can offer some insight. The winterization procedure you have listed is directly out of our manual too so your procedure is identical to ours. Are you asking about the lines behind the fridge accessible through the outside door? If so, from the valve, one leads to the icemaker/water dispenser, one is the supply line coming from the under sink water filter in the galley and the other one leads directly down where it goes through the floor and out below the slideout as a drain to the outside.
The procedure Winnebago is explaining is for the "no pink" through the ice maker method. It suggests disconnecting the line from the ice maker to the valve behind the fridge and then flushing the supply lines with antifreeze but not pushing antifreeze through the icemaker.
I am still a bit paranoid with this technique so I remove the fridge water filter and install the bypass (essentially you doing the same thing with the other two filters too-the whole house filter and the under sink in the galley filter according to our instructions in the manual). I then apply regulated and filtered 45psi compressed air to the water inlet hose. We have the optional powered hose reel so I attach the air here with an adapter and then also alternate to the inlet directly above the reel to make sure that all water has been moved on through. I then operate EVERYTHING. Faucets, toilets, dishwasher, water dispensers, washer, etc. Don't forget the outside shower valve too. I then use the procedure Winnebago describes for using RV antifreeze and perform all of the individual appliance and faucet procedures, tank dumping and so forth. I do push antifreeze through the fridge and icemaker just to be certain by operating both.
The Ellipse and it's twin sister coach the Tour, have a very expensive to replace onboard water system with the AquaHot and I feel that a little bit extra caution on my part is worth it.
The easiest method is for us to simply head south!
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