Traveling in the winter with a TT
We are considering traveling from Arkansas to Omaha, Nebraska in the next week or so. We are going to watch the weather, but, if the forecast is wrong. It would be nice to have some wisdom from expe...
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If all pipes are inside and not on a cold steel frame or open to the outside then they will stay liquid for a while depending how insulated and warm the trailer is.
Maybe you can blow the pipes out so there is less to freeze in them. This is really the best solution.
The water heater should be fine, it is insulated on the outside but the inner part is not, where the flame burns is a u-shaped tube that is open to the outside world. Maybe put cardboard inside the access door to close of the draft. It might not matter at all on a day drive, esp if the water is hot or warm to start with.
Keep the faucets open. they can still freeze, but this gives the displaced water an exit.
Usually pipes can freeze and not see any damage, it is just annoying having no water while they thaw out. Sometimes pipes break.
Your water tank wont freeze, and if it does will not break, at worst it gets a little slushy at the top.
If all pipes are inside and not on a cold steel frame or open to the outside then they will stay liquid for a while depending how insulated and warm the trailer is.
Maybe you can blow the pipes out so there is less to freeze in them. This is really the best solution.
The water heater should be fine, it is insulated on the outside but the inner part is not, where the flame burns is a u-shaped tube that is open to the outside world. Maybe put cardboard inside the access door to close of the draft. It might not matter at all on a day drive, esp if the water is hot or warm to start with.
Keep the faucets open. they can still freeze, but this gives the displaced water an exit.
Usually pipes can freeze and not see any damage, it is just annoying having no water while they thaw out. Sometimes pipes break.
Your water tank wont freeze, and if it does will not break, at worst it gets a little slushy at the top.
