;)Just a public service reminder that you need to blow out the water from the black tank flush line. I forgot last year and I lost a weekend fixing it. Quote to repair was $200 from the RV dealer.

Didn't even think about it the first year of ownership. Got lucky and no damage.Now I fill it with antifreeze since I pump antifreeze thru the rest of the system.Outside shower also if you have one.

Also the toilet bowl rinse hose

BB_TX wrote:Didn't even think about it the first year of ownership. Got lucky and no damage.Now I fill it with antifreeze since I pump antifreeze thru the rest of the system.Outside shower also if you have one.How do you add antifreeze through this line? It's not connected to rest of system.

oxygen wrote:BB_TX wrote:Didn't even think about it the first year of ownership. Got lucky and no damage.Now I fill it with antifreeze since I pump antifreeze thru the rest of the system.Outside shower also if you have one.How do you add antifreeze through this line? It's not connected to rest of system.Mine has an outside shower connection near the black tank flush connection. I connect a short hose to the shower connection, pump antifreeze until it comes out the hose, connect the other end of the hose to the black tank flush connection, and pump antifreeze into the flush line.You can also get a hand pump.

pbohart wrote:;)Just a public service reminder that you need to blow out the water from the black tank flush line. I forgot last year and I lost a weekend fixing it. Quote to repair was $200 from the RV dealer.OMG! What did you break? The whole system is a hose fitting, a vacuum breaker, a plastic nozzle with a bunch of holes that doesn't hold water and some flex hose.

Don'f forget to winterize the black tank flush!!

Lynnmor
Explorer
Nov 11, 2014
stephend wrote:
I pour 3 gallons of pink in the fresh water tank (empty first, also empty water heater and bypass), turn on the water pump and run each faucet until I see pink.

Many tanks don't drain completely so you will have diluted anti-freeze in the system.
dewey02
Explorer II
Nov 11, 2014
stephend wrote:
I pour 3 gallons of pink in the fresh water tank (empty first, also empty water heater and bypass), turn on the water pump and run each faucet until I see pink.

I'd recommend buying the winterization kit that hooks up next to your water pump.
Saves gallons of antifreeze (only takes 1 gallon to fill the lines) and really saves you time in the spring trying to flush out all of the pink stuff from your FW tank, and yeah the taste of your water will suffer even after you flush.

I did it through the FW tank when I got my first TT, but learned from this forum about the winterization kit. WAY EASIER and faster.
bmj11
Explorer
Nov 11, 2014
stephend wrote:
I pour 3 gallons of pink in the fresh water tank (empty first, also empty water heater and bypass), turn on the water pump and run each faucet until I see pink.

I do believe you will love the taste of your water next year
Doug33
Explorer
Nov 10, 2014
THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER. I just went back into the TT and realized I never flushed the RV anti-freeze into the toilet. I let it run for about a minute so there is pink stuff now in the lines and black tank.
stephend
Explorer
Nov 09, 2014
I pour 3 gallons of pink in the fresh water tank (empty first, also empty water heater and bypass), turn on the water pump and run each faucet until I see pink.
sbowman871
Explorer
Nov 09, 2014
If you leave the AF in the lines, relieve the back pressure on the city water connection. The check valve holds a small amount of water behind it. Make sure you stand off to the side when pushing in the valve.
spadoctor
Explorer
Nov 09, 2014
I just blow everything out including the traps and refill traps with pink. Done this for 20 plus years and no problems at all
dadmomh
Explorer
Nov 09, 2014
Oh, good grief! So glad you mentioned this. I don't think DH did that. Actually don't know if he even did it last year, and maybe we just got lucky. Back for more pink stuff. Such a simple job was a PITA this year between the stuff he normally uses being "lost" somewhere in the garage and he modified the hoses and then dropping one jug on the ground, etc. Sometimes things just don't work like they should.
Bmach
Explorer II
Nov 09, 2014
I just used my air compressor and blew it out.
BB_TX
Nomad
Nov 09, 2014
On mine the black tank flush consist of 10 to 12 feet of small pipe from the connection to the tank. And the last few feet go straight down, so that part will drain into the tank. So it is not going to take much antifreeze for that.