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Re: How do you winterize the LD’s water lines?
Reply #25 –
My class B had bypass valves for the hot water tank but one failed somehow and wouldn't cut off water to the tank. I didn't much care and never replaced the bad valve because there were additional valves at the low point of the plumbing, With those opened water exited to the ground. Worked great. I didn't even need to use compressed air.

Now that we have a TK I'm deciding between compressed air and antifreeze myself. Initially I thought I would add a bypass but as I looked at the limited space i would be working in it just seemed like a lot of trouble even though I've done a lot of plumbing in very shallow crawl spaces over the years. My less than ideal experience with the class B bypass is probably influencing me as well. Though I suppose a bypass failure is pretty rare.

Probably the main driving force for me to use compressed air is that I live in the Oregon Willamette valley and we love our winter trips to the Oregon coast. I too want to be able to quickly dewinterize for quick get aways for the winter.

Just curious, has anyone experienced burst pipes with LD's outfitted with PEX? My '92 class B had the gray plastic plumbing but my 2003 TK has PEX. PEX stretches right?
Steve
2003TK
Re: How do you winterize the LD’s water lines?
Reply #26 –
Quote from: 73gitane  - 
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Probably the main driving force for me to use compressed air is that I live in the Oregon Willamette valley and we love our winter trips to the Oregon coast. I too want to be able to quickly dewinterize for quick get aways for the winter.

Just curious, has anyone experienced burst pipes with LD's outfitted with PEX? My '92 class B had the gray plastic plumbing but my 2003 TK has PEX. PEX stretches right?

Interesting about pex not freezing or breaking when frozen I should say. News to me and after doing some research on it apparently it is at minimum highly break resistant if not 100% break proof. I wish i had known that when i built my house. I considered it at the time but was hearing scary stories about connection failure as time went by. Maybe it was myth or maybe that's now been solved but in retrospect i wish i used it.
Pertaining to your case i think I'd feel very comfortable blowing it out and possibly thats not even necessary from what I'm reading but it couldn't hurt to be a little extra safe.
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Re: How do you winterize the LD’s water lines?
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Quote from: Sawyer  - 
Couldn't agree more. My query was only meant to further the conversation for those in the process of making a decision in
Didn't mean to step on any toes or bruise any egos.

Trust me my ego is not bruised or my toes feel stepped on.   I never take anything person on the internets.......  I've learned many many years ago the ONLY voice you hear on the internet is your own unless you know the other personally.

On putting wine or beer in RV lines for winterizing .....  the issue is simple.   At or near freezing water/ice expands.    If the water/ice has a place to go then there is no harm.   A proper blowing out of lines will work.

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Re: How do you winterize the LD’s water lines?
Reply #28 –
Quote from: colddog  - 
Trust me my ego is not bruised or my toes feel stepped on.   I never take anything person on the internets.......  I've learned many many years ago the ONLY voice you hear on the internet is your own unless you know the other personally.

On putting wine or beer in RV lines for winterizing .....  the issue is simple.   At or near freezing water/ice expands.    If the water/ice has a place to go then there is no harm.   A proper blowing out of lines will work.

glen




Your ego or toes were never in question. That was a comment on a post where someone got very defensive about a questioning post of mine.

On ice having a place to go i would take issue based on my accidental real world observation of leaving a glass or jar outside with water in it in winter. When the water freezes the container breaks even though the ice has plenty of room to expand up. Why would this be any different in blown out pipes where a small amount of water may gather in a low spot? Maybe there is some reason I'm missing here?
After the housing bubble burst and all the foreclosures we looked at a lot of homes for sale as a rental investment and according to realtors their was some government regulation that the plumbing had to be winterized with pink stuff not just blown out so all the houses we looked at had pink in sinks and toilets. Government does tend to over regulate with no regard for cost differential but it did make me think maybe there was a valid reason for pink stuff over blowing.
On second thought it may be that pink stuff is idiot proof and if every sink and toilet runs pink you are 100% assured it's winterized and there is visual evidence of compliance with regulations.
Maybe that's why I personally prefer the pink stuff method. It's idiot proof and if every faucet runs pink theres no question in my mind and I sleep better on those sub zero nights.
Am I copping to being an idiot here? I'll let others decide that.LOL
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Re: How do you winterize the LD’s water lines?
Reply #29 –
Methinks we (myself included) have covered the pros and cons of anti-freeze vs compressed air most thoroughly. Perhaps it's time to shut this topic down.

Chris
Formerly: 2002 30' IB
Re: How do you winterize the LD’s water lines?
Reply #30 –
A seasonal reminder for those of us who winterize using the pink stuff.

Complete instructions:  The Lazy Daze Companion: Winterize

(1) Don't forget the city water inlet!  You need to see pink stuff dripping out or the job isn't finished.

(2) And don't forget to turn off the water pump and relieve the system pressure before pressing the white stem in the city water inlet!

(3) Instructions to fix the city water inlet o-ring if you forget #2:
The Lazy Daze Companion: Repairing City Water Connection

We're scheduled for a hard(ish) freeze next week in NC.  I almost forgot the city water inlet....

Rich

2003 MB