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10-21-2012, 07:03 PM
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Winnebago Owner
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Minnesota and Mississippi
Posts: 52
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Cold weather question
I was planning on heading south soon, hoping to beat the cold weather. I see by the local (Minneapolis) weather predictions are for some very cold nights, in the 20's. So, today I opened up the waterheater and system drain, hooked up my air compressor and blew out the water system and drained the holding tanks. Do you think that should be enough for a couple weeks until I hit the road? or do you think I should "pink" the whole system. I think I got most of the water out of the system, but a little may remain.... What are your thoughts....???
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Maggie..Calico, Clayton..Silver Tabby
2003 Winnebago Adventurer 38G, 2013 GMC Terrain
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10-21-2012, 07:05 PM
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Winnebago Camper
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Hillsboro, OR
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I say Pink It!
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10-21-2012, 07:12 PM
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Winnebago Owner
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Bellevue WA
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I would pink also,
but keep in mind that it may not be cold enough long enough inside the MH to harm anythink, but if it does it can be messy.
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10-21-2012, 07:25 PM
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Winnebago Master
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 962
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If you have electricity where your rig is stored you can probably avoid winterizing by putting a couple of trouble lights (with incandescent bulbs) in a couple of strategic bays ... where your water pump is located ... and the service bay where the freshwater supply inlet is located ...
My guess is this will work if the daytime temps are above freezing and the overnight temps are above 20 ...
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10-21-2012, 07:45 PM
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Winnebago Master
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Buxton, North Dakota
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You might want to put some RV anti-freeze in the traps. If you blew every thing else out with air, I wouldn't worry about it.
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10-21-2012, 07:57 PM
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Winnebago Owner
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Minnesota and Mississippi
Posts: 52
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Quote:
Originally Posted by John Hilley
You might want to put some RV anti-freeze in the traps. If you blew every thing else out with air, I wouldn't worry about it.
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Thanks for reminding me about the traps, I forgot them.. I blew it for about 10 minutes, and wasn't getting any water out of the system drain or the waterheater, so I would guess there isn't but a few drops, if any, left in the system.
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Maggie..Calico, Clayton..Silver Tabby
2003 Winnebago Adventurer 38G, 2013 GMC Terrain
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10-21-2012, 08:09 PM
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Winnie-Wise
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Mo/Texas
Posts: 318
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tbomn
I was planning on heading south soon, hoping to beat the cold weather. I see by the local (Minneapolis) weather predictions are for some very cold nights, in the 20's. So, today I opened up the waterheater and system drain, hooked up my air compressor and blew out the water system and drained the holding tanks. Do you think that should be enough for a couple weeks until I hit the road? or do you think I should "pink" the whole system. I think I got most of the water out of the system, but a little may remain.... What are your thoughts....???
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I would take about 15-20 minutes and 3 gals of pink. Pretty cheap insurance to me considering how ugly it could/might get. 
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10-22-2012, 12:08 PM
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Winnebago Owner
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Minnesota and Mississippi
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Well, I took everyone's advise and pinked the whole thing. A pain in the rear, but now I have peace of mind... My luck is now that I have done all that, the weather won't be as cold as they predict and I wouldn't have had to do it......Oh well, better safe than sorry..
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Joe and Joan...Retired Educators
Maggie..Calico, Clayton..Silver Tabby
2003 Winnebago Adventurer 38G, 2013 GMC Terrain
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10-22-2012, 12:13 PM
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Winnie-Wise
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Mo/Texas
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