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jwboudreau

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Posted: 04/13/12 08:10am

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Does anybody blow their water lines out in the spring, getting the anti-freeze out and then running water through to clean the lines. We are going out next week and just debating whether I want to drain the lines first by blowing them out, or wait and just run water through when we get to our location.

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Posted: 04/13/12 08:36am

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Blowing them out will not sanitize them. You really need to properly sanitize the system before yse.

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Posted: 04/13/12 08:39am

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If you want to save / recycle what is in the lines, blow them out. No matter what flush them, then sanitize, then flush again. Antifreze is not antifungal.

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Posted: 04/13/12 08:43am

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I usually pressurize the system then go to each faucet and run into a jug till I see the color changing. I am able to save probably 3/4 of what I put in. No I'm not cheap, just frugal.

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Posted: 04/13/12 08:54am

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Hook up to city water, flush the lines...done!

...and before everyone starts typing back no we don't use our lines to drink or cook with

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Posted: 04/13/12 09:01am

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whats the best way to sanitize?

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Posted: 04/13/12 09:22am

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I blow my lines out every fall. In the spring, I fill the water tank and add 1/4 cup of bleach per 15 gallons of water. I then pump that through the system, including the water heater. Let that sit for a few hours while I do other stuff and then drain down the fresh water tank and water heater. Fill with fresh water and start pumping that through the lines until I can smell no more chlorine. Top off the tanks and I'm good to go. We don't usually drink the water from tanks either.

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Posted: 04/13/12 09:52am

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We dont drink or cook from the tanks either... Just for baths and washing dishes.... Who knows where that water has been haha...

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Posted: 04/13/12 10:34am

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I blow out my lines when I winterize the 5er. Drain the hot water tank and flip the by-pass valves. I keep all the faucet open, as well as the drains, all of them! The only place I use "antifreeze" is in the drains with "p" traps.
When I'm ready to take the 5er out I fill the fresh tank with water and a 1/4 cup bleach. Then I run it through the system, leaving it in the gray tank for a while. The next day I flush with fresh water. Done.

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Posted: 04/13/12 10:50am

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Blowing them out is OK but unnecessary. flushing water through your lines after simply opening the low point drains and faucets for a while, will have the same effect. You should sanitize the entire system anyway and that should also remove any residual antifreeze taste.

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