

| Subject: | Re: Winterizing Newbie Question |
| From: | Mike Collum |
| Date: | Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:53:31 -0400 |
Mike Elliott wrote: > 1984 WBX, will be pretty much doing nothing during these much colder > winters, what should I do to winterize her? (Or him. Whatever.) Easily overlooked for Westies is any water in the onboard fresh water lines and the P trap. Even if the "City water" port is never used, water can leak by from the faucet and put fresh water in that line. There is a check valve at the port itself and pushing it inward with a small shaft will allow it to drain. Blowing out the "P" trap is a good idea so the drain pipes don't freeze and break. You can place the cardboard tube from a paper towel roll over the drain (cap removed from under the van, of course) and blow water out of the trap. Putting RV water tank antifreeze in the onboard fresh water tank is a good idea. Then running the pump (turn on the faucet) so that the line from the tank is purged of fresh water and antifreeze takes it's place. The antifreeze that then fills the drain trap is a bonus. Mike Houlton, Maine/Glade Spring, Virginia
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