Water drain system on 82 FC 35

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Kerry,

On our 88 FC, there was no HWT bypass nor a HWT drain.
All water in the pipes are drained by the internal air pressure
system, the fresk tank drain and the outside faucet.

Not trusting this method, I drilled a hole in the floor to drain the
HWT thru the drain cockpet. I now use the BB air system to blow the
pipes out, then use a shop compressor to blow-blow-blow more water
out.
Then pump in the pink the stuff, thru the city water hookup into the
plumbing and fresh tank. Run the pump, look for pink stuff at each
faucet, toilet etc, Then, I blow it out again. I feel this is a bit
overkill, But inline with the entire Wanderlodge Overkill.
We get really hard freezes and the time spent is worthwhile.
No fresh water is added until we head South for Winter.
Frozen pipes are always a worry, but this has worked for us.

Bill 88 FC Michigan



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davidkerryedwards"
wrote:
>
> Having just repaired freeze breaks in my plumbing I'd like to get a
> conceptual grasp of how the drain system works for the plumbing. I
> know there's a manual drain under the vanity and an external
faucet
in
> the propane compartment. I also see three cable operated valves
near
> the hw heater and tank in the back but I don't understand how they
> work. How do the hot water heater and water tank drain and does
> anyone have an easy way of retrofitting a system which gets
antifreeze
> into the system? Since there are no bypass fittings on the water
> heater it seems virtually impossible to get antifreeze in the hot
> water pipes.
>
> Kerry
>