I need some pointers on winterizing the water system.
I bought the RV antifreeze and hooked a hose onto the intake side of my water pump. My plan was to run the antifreeze through the entire system.
Last year I just drained all the tanks and opened all the water dump valves. This year because I have the washing machine and the dishwasher I had hoped that running through the antifreeze and running the appliances I would work the antifreeze into the pumps and drains.
When I started the water pump I saw that the antifreeze was headed straight to the atwood 10gal water heater.
I don't see a loop around the water heater, is there one?
I suppose I could just buy about 13gal of the RV antifreeze and fill everything up, I was hoping for another way.
Any tips? Thanks.
You can install a water heater by pass kit so you don't need to fill the water heater with antifreeze.
Lon
You could also blow it out with air (including the washer hoses) the put a half gallon of antifreeze in the washer and pump that out to get some in the pump and pour some in each sink and the toilet.
Thanks John,
The by-pass will have to be a future job. I think I have to remove the atwood next spring anyway to check the motoraid hoses. That will be a good time to install a by-pass.
I waited to the last minute this season. The area campground closing date is the 1st of November so I wanted to get as much use of the coach as I could this year. Next week I will be out of town for work all week so I won't have a chance to install a bypass before a freeze.
I will head to Menards and buy the anti-freeze I will need to fill the system Sunday, it was on sale last weekend for a couple bucks a gallon. For $30 I will be done with it .
This is what I did for the by-pass. Inexpensive and worked great.
http://www.foreforums.com/index.php?topic=15884.msg99452#msg99452 (http://www.foreforums.com/index.php?topic=15884.msg99452#msg99452)
Dean
Earlier coaches like the 95 models didn't have the Monobloc system. Their bypasses need to be done at the back of the Atwood water heater. Mine is quite simple - its more expensive but take no time. I stay in Central Florida during freezing weather...