Winterizing thread

[orbitalsolutions]

You are most welcome, Sir ... ROFLMAO !!


James
78FC33SB "Old School"
Tunica, MS.


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Robinson"
wrote:
>
> hahahah I was waiting and wasn't disappointed. thank you.
>
> On 15/06/06, orbitalsolutions wrote:
> >
> > Being one who's practice of winterizing is to head south, at
the
> > slightest possibility of any freezing temps at my current
location;
> > and not stoping to rest until there is no longer any possibile
> > threat, I thought I would have nothing of value to add to this
> > thread.
> >
> > However, I will address the question regarding the thermal
expansion
> > of matter.
> >
> > Bob, you stated, "I believe that ice doesn't require any more
space
> > be it 24 degrees F. or minus 24 degrees F."
> >
> > You are correct. The frozen matter in question would be equal in
> > volume at either of the stated temps.
> >
> > James
> > 78FC33SB "Old School"
> > Tunica, MS.
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com 40yahoogroups.com>,
> > "one_dusty_hoot"
> >
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Maybe I have just been lucky? Maybe it has not been cold
> > > enough here? Maybe I took a little more care?
> > >
> > > I have opened the front door of a house and the entire
> > > living room ceiling had fallen to the floor, overhead
> > > plumbing and the owner turn off the heat.
> > >
> > > I have had to remove the siding from the back of a house
> > > to repair all the copper pipes damaged from freezing.
> > >
> > > Some winters, not all, it does get very cold here, enough
> > > so that an open foundation vent can burst copper in a
> > > heated house. And, I believe that ice doesn't require
> > > any more space be it 24 degees F. or minus 24 degrees F.
> > >
> > > I would lke a response please from someone who owned a
> > > Bluebird Motor Home, not SOB, not PO "said", YOU! and
> > > only YOU, who feel as though you did the job according
> > > to the manual, taking care to do everything right, had
> > > a broken pipe in their coach due to freezing.
> > >
> > > If you have had this happen I do hope you will not
> > > withold this information because of any guilt or
> > > embarasement for it has been said, you followed the
> > > instructions, and, it did not work.
> > >
> > > Thanks, Bob Janes, Greenville, SC
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com 40yahoogroups.com>,
> > "birdshill123"
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Although I am a new BB owner I feel I am more than qualified
to
> > > jump
> > > > into this thread because: A: I have been RV'ng for 35 years
B: I
> > > live
> > > > where it can and has reached minus 40 in the winter. C. We
> > > winterize
> > > > our summer cottage every fall.
> > > >
> > > > My experience has been that compressed air by itself is not
> > > enough.
> > > > Water will be trapped at the elbows. Especially with copper
> > pipes.
> > > > Assuming you have some sort of bypass the best method is to
> > first
> > > > blow out all the lines. Then using a hand pump, pump the pink
> > > stuff
> > > > BACK from the faucets into the lines. For instance you can
open
> > > the
> > > > bathroom faucet and pump from the kitchen faucet back to the
> > > > bathroom. When pink stuff comes out of the bathroom faucet
pump
> > > from
> > > > the bathroom faucet to the shower. finally you need to make
sure
> > > that
> > > > pink stuff is in the lines from the bathroom to under the
bed.
> > You
> > > > can manually open the check valve in the fresh water intake
and
> > > have
> > > > some one pump from the bathroom till pink stuff comes out the
> > > water
> > > > intake. An alternate method is to disconnect the intake line
at
> > > the
> > > > water pump and pump pink A/F to each faucet and toilet.
Murphy's
> > > law
> > > > states that if a line is going to freeze it will be in the
most
> > > > inaccessable place!
> > > >
> > > > Bruce 1988 FC 35
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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> --
> Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
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