Water drain system on 82 FC 35

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Ralph,

Thanks for the warning, I need all the help that I can get.

The HWT is going on 18 years old and I hope the final drain and
compressed air purges out most of the Pink Stuff.
The square HWT is really tight with space & plumbing, This will be a
frustrating project, when adding the bypass and replacing the HWT.

Thanks Again,

Bill 88 FC

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ralph L. Fullenwider"
wrote:
>
> Bill and Kerry:
>
> One word of caution on using the pink stuff. It is ok, of course,
but I
> would like to suggest a by pass kit put on the water heater after
the air
> blow out prior to putting in the antifreeze. If you have an Atwood
11 gal
> water heater, the tank is aluminium and the "pink" stuff will etch
and eat
> away the aluminium tank.
>
> Safe travels,
>
> Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
> Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma
> http://home.swbell.net/rlf47/index.htm
>
> At 02:25 PM 6/14/2006 +0000, you 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
> > >
> >
>