holding tanks and freezing

[Henry Jay Hannigan]

---Gardner:

CAUTION about putting heaters on bottom of tank!!! My 90SP HAD
heaters on bottom and they melted my tanks and they had to be
FIXED....needles to say..I disconnected them!!! Previous owner must
have left heaters on in summer..........so tread carefully on where
u put the heaters....My 90SP is still the BEST!!!
Regards,
Hank Hannigan
90SP36..NOT for sale..
80FC31...FOR SALE in VEGAS for 6 more days & then into
storage..$30,000 and I pay Air Fare..NEVER find a better one!!!
Ready to drive across the country!! NO BUGS!
In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gardner Yeaw"
wrote:
>
> I suppose I could look into electric tank heaters, but it seems to
> use a bunch of electricity. I would guess that you would attach
them
> to the bottom of the tanks and then put some kind of insulation
over
> them to keep the heat in. I think I am beginning to understand
where
> the term 'hot sh&%$t' came from.
>
> Gardner
> 78FC33
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
> wrote:
> >
> > Gardner:
> > We can get into the high teens and the low twenties in NW FL.
We
> open the dump valves and let water slowly run from faucets
servicing
> the gray and black tanks. In my coach it is the bath sink and the
> kitchen sink. When the temp gets above 30 we shut them off. No
> water, no ice. Moving water is difficult to freeze. This may not
> work in extended sub-freezing situations and very low temps but
the
> Snowbirds in SOB's do this. Snowbird engineering in NW FL I
guess.
> Water is in the park fee. LOL
> >
> > Leroy Eckert
> > 1990 WB-40
> > Niceville, FL
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Rob Robinson
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 10:26 AM
> > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] holding tanks and freezing
> >
> >
> > Some have used rock salt
> >
> > On 24/10/06, Gardner Yeaw wrote:
> > >
> > > I may stretch the North East season with a trip in early
> December to
> > > Washington DC. I have small electric heaters in the cabinets
> with
> > > plumbing as well as the rear compartment with the fresh
water
> tank and
> > > hot water heater. What I am concerned about is the grey and
> black
> > > water tanks. Is there a recommended antifreeze that can be
used
> to
> > > prevent freezing of the liquid that isn't bad for septic
> systems?
> > >
> > > I would expect the temperatures to be above 20 and so I
don't
> need a
> > > lot, but I don't want the dump valves to freeze up.
> > >
> > > Gardner
> > > 78FC33
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
> > 94 WLWB
> >
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