Holding tanks frozen. Now what?

[sfedeli3]

Ryan,

I would try mixing a 5-gallon bucket of warm water and Kosher Salt.
Use a whole 5 lb. box of the salt- Kosher salt will dissolve more
readily in water and it should help you by seeping down around the ice
and eventually melting it. I try to stay away from rock salt because
it usually does not fully dissolve and tends to stick in the seats of
the paddle valves. When we run in the winter, I usually pour 4 cups of
table salt into a 5-gallon bucket and put one load in each tank. I've
never used heat tape on anything but the fresh water hose and hose bib
at the campsite. That's not even needed if you just fill up and dump
when needed and put the hoses away.

Shane Fedeli
85PT40
Hershey, PA

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Ryan Wright
wrote:
>
> Maybe not the entire tanks (not sure how to tell), but the drains are
> frozen, anyway. I got the grey valve open and I know the tank is half
> full but nothing comes out. Can't even budge the black valve. Any ideas?
>
> Has anyone wrapped their drain lines with heat tape? Good idea?
>
> -Ryan
> '86 PT-40 8V92
>