Water drain system on 82 FC 35

[pattypape]

Yes,
If you go thru the city water hook-up, I think everything is
protected. Rig an air compressor fitting to the city hook-up.
I do not exceed 40 psi, Then rig up a pump line into the same city
water hook-up, all fittings available at HomeDepot/ Hardware Store,
Etc. The drain was accessable for the HWT, your 82 may be
different.
Drilled a hole into the floor, I think it was plywood then a steel
sheeting, On our 88 Fc, if you keep drilling you are into the fuel
Tank, Go carefully and slow with the drill bits.

Bill 88 FC Michigan

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davidkerryedwards"
wrote:
>
> I like the idea of a drain on the hw heater. Where is the petcock
for
> that drain, I can't see one on mine.
> I was thinking of some kind of overkill system like you use. How
do
> you pump in the antifreeze thru the city pressure hookup?
>
> Kerry
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "pattypape"
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > 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
> > >
> >
>