I hope everyone’s rv is ok after these brutal temps

3ringer

Senior Member
I guess we will all find out soon if we winterized our campers correctly. It would be a good idea to test your pipes before going camping again.
 

Meriwether Mike

Senior Member
Left my heat on until I winterize on the 14th.
 

T-N-T

Senior Member
Pulled the low point drains and turned on heat a few days ago.

Never let me down before.
 

walters

Senior Member
Camper

Blow the lines out on mine Everytime I leave when it gets this cold, only takes about 10 minutes, heep a small compressor in camper
 

95g atl

Senior Member
hadn't been to my hunt club since october, planned to go back and winterize. OOPS.

I may be fixing some plumbing. facepalm:
 

WayneB

Senior Member
expect the air relief flush valve on the toilet at a minimum.
valve is almost 1/2 the cost of the stool, just keep that in mind when you have to order parts.
 

95g atl

Senior Member
expect the air relief flush valve on the toilet at a minimum.
valve is almost 1/2 the cost of the stool, just keep that in mind when you have to order parts.

I blame the false forecast the weather folks provided. They said mid upper 20's and it was 12. Horrible miscalculation. I had intentions of going the next day. After I saw 12 degrees, I said the damage is already done.

Hopefully won't be too bad. I turned off the water in october, and opened all the facets to drain water, but that's it. I did the same w/the old camper in the past and it got down in the single digits years back and no pipes busted.
Aren't the newer RV's PEX pipes?

guess i'll find out next weekend when i go ck on things.
 

WayneB

Senior Member
with water off and taps open, you may get lucky. You left room for expansion..
I wouldn't get my hopes up too quickly though.
Yes, they should be 1/2" PEX lines.
 

T-N-T

Senior Member
Pex is crazy stuff
But mine had plastic Ts and elbows. Not copper. I don't know what kind of durability they have.
 
The stem to my sink faucet cracked and fell into the sink. Water trapped above the shut off valves. Flush valve also busted on toilet. What fun. Drained everything, but missed where water was trapped.
 

Dialer

Senior Member
I opened the faucets, and drains. Looked inside the other day, no busted pipes. Water heater was very light too...Will know in a few weeks when it warms up enough to take the cover off and pressurize it...
 

LTZ25

Senior Member
I hope mine is drained , its been in Tenn all winter and its been a cold one . I will find out soon .
 

LTZ25

Senior Member
Went up this weekend and everything is fine , went through every system , only issue is mouse got into a paper towel under the sink .
I ordered a REC TEC for the camper today .
 

95g atl

Senior Member
I blame the false forecast the weather folks provided. They said mid upper 20's and it was 12. Horrible miscalculation. I had intentions of going the next day. After I saw 12 degrees, I said the damage is already done.

Hopefully won't be too bad. I turned off the water in october, and opened all the facets to drain water, but that's it. I did the same w/the old camper in the past and it got down in the single digits years back and no pipes busted.
Aren't the newer RV's PEX pipes?

guess i'll find out next weekend when i go ck on things.

Checked middle January........forgot to post.
I have PEX so pipes didn't bust.
Only casualty is the kitchen sink. Bought a new one.
I am lucky. :)
 

3ringer

Senior Member
We used ours last weekend. Everything was fine. I used the compressed air method of winterizing the pipes. I am keeping and eye on the long range forecasts for freezing temps in case I have to winterize again. I guess I could turn the heat on for a night or two to protect from freezing. No mice this time. I did have ants last summer even after spreading Sevin Dust.
 

blondiega1

Senior Member
Our is stored in doors in our coach garage so it's fine.
Stays hooked up to 50 amp and water year round.
 

WayneB

Senior Member
I guess I gotta check mine.. Had a blowout last trip and got a spectacular hole in the floor to repair, been dreading the time on my knees to demo and repair, then all new floor covering.
 

Tank1202

Senior Member
Just seen this, got some what lucky. Only lost the shower head and the toilet flush. Found out last month on the years first camping trip. All is fixed and have since purchased the adaptor for blowing everything out with an air compressor.
 

walters

Senior Member
Toilet

That toilet valve always the first to blow, bet I have put a hundred in people's campers for them
 
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