how important is this step in winterizing?
my buddy, who's not good with computers, forgot this step when winterizing last week in NJ. He did not blow the lines and added antifreeze at the water pump bypass inside. Everything else was done...
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#1nobby wrote:
Best bet is to fire up the water pump again and press in that check valve until red comes out.
"Best bet" is to IGNORE this erroneous advice and NOT push in that check valve stem with the system under full pressure, as YOU found out yourself. Instead, turn the pump OFF, open a faucet for a few seconds to relieve some of the pressure in the system, then push in that check valve stem. Do it this way and you won't displace the rubber O ring inside the check valve, causing it to leak.
