Freeze Protection

[freewill2008]

Having survived 50 below (really!) in an RV, it sounds like you
should be in good shape. Make sure the freeze stats are really
turning on what their supposed to, and leave the doors open on any
cupboards or compartments that have plumbing.

At home I keep the holding tanks empty and pour in 1/2 gallon of pink
into each so the traps have anti-freeze and the excess ends up down
at the dump valves.

Bob Griesel '84 FC31 WLII WA

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
wrote:
>
> Hmmm, this is a bit scary to me. I don't do anything to winterize my
> coach. I'm hooked up to 50 amp service and keep the interior toasty
> warm, as I'm in here on a daily basis. I assumed keeping the
interior
> warm would keep me safe, and so far, so good, but is there something
> I'm missing? Are there freeze heaters I don't know about that I
should
> be checking up on? I know where at least two thermostats for freeze
> heaters are located, but both are in areas of the coach that stay
> reasonably warm, so I doubt they ever come on.
>
> The only "winterizing" I do is dump a bit of that pink RV antifreeze
> down the shower drain when temps get below freezing, to keep the P
> trap liquid...
>
> -Ryan
> '86 PT-40 8V92 (lows this week dipping below 0...)
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 9:44 PM, Chuck Wheeler
> wrote:
> > Jon,
> > You do not say what bb you have, but our 82 has the plumbing
wrapped with
> > heat tape plus freeze heaters in the pipe areas. If you have the
power for
> > a electric heater I would make sure that the others are installed
and
> > working. It would be very difficult to keep the plumbing areas
warm by
> > heating the inside of the coach. I discovered this when I had a
electrical
> > problem that kept the freeze heaters from working. The plumbing
froze up
> > while the inside of the BB was about 75 degrees. Outside
temperature was
> > 14. I was lucky and didn't break any pipes.
> >
> > - Chuck Wheeler-
> > 1982 FC 31SB Fort Worth TX
>