gonna get cold, pipes?

[3_dog_nights]

I've got a 15' Winnebago-37F. Tanks are all empty, lines are full. Having winterized Wed. (along with a couple of other things) Is running the gas furnace enough to get thru the nights till then? Supposed to be 20 tonight. Will I get enough warm air circulation?

[Ralph_Cramden]

Groover wrote:



On a slightly different subject, PEX waterlines are supposed to be able to survive freezing, just like a garden hose.

Good Luck. Yes the pex tubing will usually survive freezing. The crimped on fittings however usually will not.

[Groover]

3 dog nights wrote:
You guys are too much. Yes, if I pay someone to work on my stuff I expect them to stand behind it. If I have put the system in danger prior to them working on it I will tell them. Always have, always will, that is why my service people will work with me and give me a priority. This is a new vendor, I have to earn their trust as they earn my business.

You pretty well described why I do as much of my own work as I can. I am the only one that I have found that stands behind my work.

On a slightly different subject, PEX waterlines are supposed to be able to survive freezing, just like a garden hose. I find that after I drain the tank (and water heater) I can turn on the water pump and it moves enough air to do an adequate job of blowing out the lines with very little work. I then undo the feed line to the pump itself to make sure that it is drained, make sure that the water filter is empty and pour a little antifreeze in each P-trap and I am done. I do keep some heat going but I am not sure how much it helps.

[3_dog_nights]

OP here, well Ralph was right. I put an indoor out door sensor next to the water pump(which is located in a compartment next to the rear wheel on the outside wall) Set the thermostat to 50. Got up this morning to 23 outside, 50 in the coach and 44 @ the waterpump. Will finish my coffee and read the paper and go out and turn things off. Feel much better knowing everything worked like it's supposed to. (as you can probably tell, coach is new to us)

[Ralph_Cramden]

MitchF150 wrote:

3 dog nights wrote:

2oldman wrote:
Might put an electric heater in the basement. Any reason you can't pump or blowout yourself?

4 reasons..
1) Back
2) Hips
3) Knees
4) and most important, I want someone I can hold responsible if anything happens. So off to the dealer & as I said, need some other things looked at and adjusted while I'm there.

So you want to hold someone else responsible for you waiting too long to winterize your rig? Or what am I missing here?

I don't think he waited too long.

Central VA had some areas that dropped below 25 about 2AM and went to 22 or so but the highs are close to 50 and will be back above 32 as soon as the sun rises, and that's in the higher elevations. The long range shows nothing below 32 for at least 8 days out, and even then (weekend of 11-17) lows only around 29. Highs in or close to the 50's all week and into the week of 11-19.

The OP is worrying over nothing.

[MitchF150]

I know you can't predict the weather, but why did you come home 5 days early if you knew your appt date?

[3_dog_nights]

Doug, I have found your advise and experience to be very helpful on my previous unit and hope I can depend on it in the future. If I'm ever in your neck of the woods I would love to buy you a coffee/beer. Not trying to get something over on someone, just want them to stand behind their work. nothing more, nothing less.

[3_dog_nights]

You guys are too much. Yes, if I pay someone to work on my stuff I expect them to stand behind it. If I have put the system in danger prior to them working on it I will tell them. Always have, always will, that is why my service people will work with me and give me a priority. This is a new vendor, I have to earn their trust as they earn my business.

[dougrainer]

3 dog nights wrote:

2oldman wrote:
Might put an electric heater in the basement. Any reason you can't pump or blowout yourself?

4 reasons..
1) Back
2) Hips
3) Knees
4) and most important, I want someone I can hold responsible if anything happens. So off to the dealer & as I said, need some other things looked at and adjusted while I'm there.

So, you expect the Dealer to test your complete system BEFORE they winterize?????? Will you pay them to do that? Will you be honest and admit that you had the RV in freezing weather BEFORE you brought it in for winterization? Our policy is simple. IF we had freezing weather before the unit is brought in for winterization, we ask if they want a water system/appliance test BEFORE we winterize. We charge 1.0 hour labor to do that. If the customer declines, we winterize and the RO states that we are not responsible in the spring if freeze damage is found. Doug

[3_dog_nights]

Sorry Mitch, didn't give the front story. Just got back from our southern beach trip. Booked the dealer back in Sept., this was the earliest they could get us in. Only reason we came back when we did.

[MitchF150]

3 dog nights wrote:

2oldman wrote:
Might put an electric heater in the basement. Any reason you can't pump or blowout yourself?

4 reasons..
1) Back
2) Hips
3) Knees
4) and most important, I want someone I can hold responsible if anything happens. So off to the dealer & as I said, need some other things looked at and adjusted while I'm there.

So you want to hold someone else responsible for you waiting too long to winterize your rig? Or what am I missing here?

[pianotuna]

Hang the light so it touches nothing. Or put a bedside table lamp in the bay.

3 dog nights wrote:

PastorCharlie wrote:
Dollar Tree usually carries regular 100 watt light bulbs. They make good heat sources for pipes.

Fear the heat would melt the bay floor. Both wet bays are heavy plastic

[3_dog_nights]

PastorCharlie wrote:
Dollar Tree usually carries regular 100 watt light bulbs. They make good heat sources for pipes.

Fear the heat would melt the bay floor. Both wet bays are heavy plastic

[MitchF150]

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[PastorCharlie]

Dollar Tree usually carries regular 100 watt light bulbs. They make good heat sources for pipes.