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Winterizing?

truckie481

truckie481

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When you guys put your campers up for the winter, do you remove the battery? I drain the water, open the hot water heater, use RV antifreeze in the traps and I cover the old girl but I hate removing the battery, do I have to?
 
I never have going on my fourth winter. I run two golf cart batteries and leave it plugged in while parked all year without issue so far.
Maybe leaving them plugged in with the inverter keeping the charge makes the difference. Otherwise I probably would pull them.
 
As long as they stay dry you should be good. I just run off an adapter to the outside of my garage. I don't have a 30AMP plug yet, but maybe someday. It's fine for what I use it for, I just don't try to run the air unit while it's sitting there.
Leave a little RV antifreeze on top of the toilet seal too...they can dry out and start leaking. Just don't use anything that will degrade the seal.
 
I hear ya on the seal, I have about a cup in it, as for the extension how do I protect it from snow? We will have up to 8' at times and I can't raise it above the snow so I have to protect it from it. I'm thinking of rapping it.
 
I have always pulled my battery in the off season. Put it on the charger come spring and throw it back in before we take off for the first time of the season. Have had no problems.
 
12ga diesel said:
I have always pulled my battery in the off season. Put it on the charger come spring and throw it back in before we take off for the first time of the season. Have had no problems.
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I have pulled mine in the past but it's a bear to get it out of it's compartment and I don't know why I should pull it. I don't have a problem with my truck batteries through the winter.
 
truckie481 said:
This is what I am thinking, I just wanted some support so I can blame some one else when I need a new battery in the spring.:D
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Whatever...just go ahead and send me your Pay Pal address now so we can just "getter done" ...lol

P.S. I see your eyeballing the same thread I am right now "over there"...getting hot!
 
truckie481 said:
I have pulled mine in the past but it's a bear to get it out of it's compartment and I don't know why I should pull it. I don't have a problem with my truck batteries through the winter.
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Mine is not too bad to pull out and unhook, so it's something simple to do. I could see leaving it in there if it was a PITA to remove.
 
I blow the lines out with the air compressor, about 10psi, then drain the hot water tank, pull the drain plugs and run the RV antifreeze in the traps and toilet. I leave the battery in all winter and will plug it in once or twice for a week or so to charge the battery. I have the 30 amp box alongside the trailer so when were getting ready for a trip the A/C and fridge can all be running.
 
rtquig said:
I blow the lines out with the air compressor, about 10psi, then drain the hot water tank, pull the drain plugs and run the RV antifreeze in the traps and toilet. I leave the battery in all winter and will plug it in once or twice for a week or so to charge the battery. I have the 30 amp box alongside the trailer so when were getting ready for a trip the A/C and fridge can all be running.
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I'm glad you posted this! This is the RIGHT way to "winterize" any RV. I have been in the RV service for over 25 years and still today people want to pump the antifreeze thru the whole system. The pink stuff WILL STAIN and PLUG UP AERATORS on the faucets as well as single lever temp control cartridges. Most threads out there on this matter tell you to pump it thru the whole system just to sell more of the "pink" stuff!
 
Not to mention it's a bitch to get that stuff back out. Better off just blowing it out if you can. That pink stuff stays behind forever and stinks up the potable water.
 
floriduramax1 said:
I'm glad you posted this! This is the RIGHT way to "winterize" any RV. I have been in the RV service for over 25 years and still today people want to pump the antifreeze thru the whole system. The pink stuff WILL STAIN and PLUG UP AERATORS on the faucets as well as single lever temp control cartridges. Most threads out there on this matter tell you to pump it thru the whole system just to sell more of the "pink" stuff!
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I've been doing it this way for about 15 years and never had a problem with a line that froze or burst. I also, when done disconnect the lines to the water pump in case there is water that didn't come out and this will give it a place to expand. By the time I'm done with the compressor I'm at 25 psi but have the faucets all open so I don't blow a line out. Nothing but air is coming out.
 
Put me down for blow over pink. Previous owner used pink and I still havent gotten the taste out of the fresh water system. Bleecchh!


Took a grand total of 10 minutes to winterize the RV with the comp..

MAKE DAMN SURE YOU DONT EXCEED 20 OR SO PSI!!! It dont take much. Start in the furthest spigot from the city water connection and then work towards it. I usually do a second circuit just to make sure. You dont need the lines bone dry, you just want to make sure that there is enough room for the water thats left to expand if it freezes.

I do use the pink stuff in the sink traps.

A properly charged batter wont freeze or be damaged by the cold. Just make sure to charge it once in a while. I put my charger on my garage door light. everytime I run the garage door, I get a 4 minute charge to the batts.

Tim
 
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