Re: How do you store your coach?
Reply #20 –
I really would be hard put to say how long it takes me. I "putz" around doing as much as I feel like every day during the last week before we are supposed to take the coach up to storage. Weather affects what & when I can do some things.
Being retired and able to do everything right here in our yard helps. I have water, electric, air, and all the tools I need right here.
The driveway is blacktop, coach is level, and the DW does the emptying of everything in the coach while I haul the stuff for her. Wash and waxing the coach & wheels I do on a nice day--before opening and drying the awnings. For washing I use an extendable mop made for this purpose--goes real quickly. Waxing I use Turtle Wax Ice--this does take a while!! But results worth it.
The holding tanks are thoroughly flushed at what I know is our last outing at the dump station so I know only clear water comes out here at home (third valve and tank spinner help) onto the lawn.
On my prior post I forgot to add that I lube all compartment and door locks and hinges, and go around and tighten any screws that might be loose on the beltline moulding. I also check all external lights and make sure they are in working order. Easy since all clearance lights are now LEDs.
Our engine takes only twelve quarts with two (2) quart filters. I prefill the filters, have made a little rack to hold them upright so they don't spill when I have to drag them under the coach.
Tire pressures? I check & fill them with my long air hose while sitting on my roll-around seat.
Also, I do scrub the roof with Mop & Glow (another one I missed listing) before wash & wax from the ground.
Adding RV antifreeze? I use a 12V pump I bought from Harbour Freight and plumbed into the overflow hose on the fresh water tank. I put in about 9 gallons and then use the onboard Shurflo pump to circulate throughout the system. I have extended the floor drain hoses so I can catch the antifreeze after saturating the system. I reuse it once, then it goes in the sink traps, toilet, and holding tanks. (catch it or it will kill the grass)
I do put the wheel covers, windshield cover, and windshield wiper covers in the coach bedroom.
After parking in storage I/we will open the doors on the fridge and U-line ice maker, and then remove the batteries from the smoke alarm, the CO2 alarm, and anything else that stays in the coach that has batteries, like clocks. One year I forgot to remove the battery from the CO2 alarm and it kept sending a change battery signal until the battery died. Drove the landlord nuts!
So many things to do and usually whenever I find time between Drs, PT, and lawn work, so you can see I really can't put an exact amount on prepping, so I say one week. Sorry
It is a labor of love, kind of like taking the DW wherever she HAS to go since her surgeries.
Topic: How do you store your coach?