The water lines in an rv are usually very thin and have little room to expand.
Winterizing rv water heater.
With all traces of rv antifreeze removed you can reinstall any water filter cartridges that were removed for winter storage.
The rv water heater has a water line at the bottom where the cold water goes in.
This allows you to add rv antifreeze and not waste 6 10 gallons to fill up the water heater.
A special winterizing chemical much like an anti freeze color is placed in the lines for the winter and all petcocks to the water heater etc.
To winterize an rv start by draining the water from the fresh water black and.
Leave the drain plug open until spring.
Learn how to winterize your rv water heater so that it is protected from the elements and will be ready come next spring.
Flush out any sediment using a water heater tank rinsing wand.
The water heater must be bypassed to prevent the antifreeze from filling up after some time.
Rv antifreeze is pink.
If the water heater wasn t bypassed the antifreeze needs to be drained from the water heater tank and collected in a bucket or other container.
It is advised to follow your rv manufacturer s recommendations or instructions but the general steps are as below.
You may have a water heater bypass valve which is used during winterizing it shuts the line down going to the water heater and bypasses it to the other side.
With lots of plumbing and areas for water and moisture to hide winterizing your rv is a critical step in saving yourself a lot of expensive fixes once things start to thaw.
To winterize your rv once 2 to 3 gallons of rv antifreeze is required.
2 fill the system with rv antifreeze.
A more reliable way to ensure that all water is removed.
Open the water heater drain plug valve and empty the tank.
Should be in the open position unless again a chemical was used in which then they would be closed.
An introductory video describing water heater winterization in a t da travel trailer.
They need rv anti freeze.
On top of that line there is a hot water line that feeds your pipes.