RVSKIER
Seattle, WA
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my tanks on my old Class were exposed and I camped in -5 deg F weather all the time to ski. I would use lots of the pink stuff in the tanks but occasionlly they would freeze and I would have to wait a day or 2 to dump but never had any dammage. You do have to make sure the water lines are inside the coach so they don't freeze, they might split if they do.
go and enjoy yourself
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rockhillmanor
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For one trip, I'd leave the MH winterized.
Here is what I do when traveling in winter.
Purchase a porta-potti, Walmart usuallly has the Thetford on sale for about
$60.00. Same size pot as the one in your motorhome and has a detachable tank
for dumping at a truck stop. Wash hands with baby wipes or waterless antibacterial soap. Lot less hassle, you don't have to use the public bathrooms along the way, AND you don't have to worry about anything freezing on the coach.
"We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned,
so as to have the life that is waiting for us".
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Nail_
central Illinois
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Heck why worry with a port-a-potty? Carry a five gal jug of water to flush stool with. 5 gals will go a long way. Put some regular auto antifreeze in the holding tank......no freeze, no problem.....Nail
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tozz
Boston
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You're going to need to winterize, Eddie if you see nighttime temps in the teens and twenties. If you intend to use it from time to time in the winter, you might want to use the compressed air method outlined in the manual. Then just put a few cups of antifreeze in each of the traps. I don't know if it is a consensus, but my read of this board is that those that need to winterize/dewinterize several times a year seem to prefer the compressed air method. It's less of a mess.
oreddie wrote: In early September we sold the folder and purchased a 2006 Winnebago View (23' class C).Now I'm not sure at what point I need to worry about winterizing the water system....We'd like to use the rig from time to time but I don't want to risk the pipes. Any thoughts?
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coverton11
Leicester,NC USA
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We live in the Blue ridge mountains the only time I don't take it out is because of Icy roads we keep are inside temperture 70 plus we have vents going to holding tanks to keep them from freezing temps we never leave hose connected to water we use are holding tank till weather gets warmer will be heading to Pigeon Forge Tenn for Xmas and should be there till march it just how much you want to do it and willing to put up with cold weather on the outside
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HiTech
Texas
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We just flush with gatoraid jugs of water and the rock salt in the tanks. Works great for us but we do have enclosed tanks and basement storage.
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oreddie
Bend, Oregon
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I followed this advise and am really glad I did. A week before Thanksgiving I bought a compressor and 'blew' the system out. Much colder than normal weather followed shortly after. In the week after Thanskgiving we had 10" of snow followed by 3 weeks of day temps in the teens/20's - nights down to below zero at times. Much concern when weather warmed; found carpet in stairwell and along dinette bench soaked. Much relief when we found half a 12 pack of canned selzer water forgotten beneath the bench seat had ruptured.
You're going to need to winterize, Eddie if you see nighttime temps in the teens and twenties. If you intend to use it from time to time in the winter, you might want to use the compressed air method outlined in the manual. Then just put a few cups of antifreeze in each of the traps. I don't know if it is a consensus, but my read of this board is that those that need to winterize/dewinterize several times a year seem to prefer the compressed air method. It's less of a mess.
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EandRG
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Has anyone actually had damage to their grey/black tanks or the dump due to freezing? I figured I could wait for the tanks to thaw. My worry wasn't so much with the contents of the tank freezing. My worry was with the long pipe from the grey tank to the dump splitting due to freezing conditions. My tanks/pipes/dump are completely exposed under my rig.
I had even gone as far as to purchase some Water Pipe Heating Cable, fiberglass pipe insulation, & duct tape from Lowes while I was in Albuquerque over Christmas, but I never got around to installing it since the temperature was unseasonably warm.
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