Winterizing

captainwings
captainwings Posts: 30
in Heating/Plumbing & Winterizing
Aloha All, Second time winterizing this winter. First time I used RV anti freeze. Second time I drained and blew out the water lines. I used a cheapo 12 volt tire inflator, the kind you plug into cigarette lighter and 50 feet of garden hose. Attached garden hose to city water fitting on side of T@b and attached other end to air pump using a RV blowout plug. With all trailer faucets CLOSED I turned on the airpump and pressurized hose to 45-50psi .  Opened faucets one at a time, pressurizing hose between opening of faucets, and blew water from all lines. Garden hose acted as a pressure accumulator and supplied ample air to blow out the lines. A lot less work and no issue  flushing out anti freeze.

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  • Nomad
    Nomad Posts: 7,209
    Cool - The antifreeze is a pain - Blowing is much easier.
  • TabberJohn
    TabberJohn Posts: 588
    edited February 2017
    captainwings said:
    Garden hose acted as a pressure accumulator and supplied ample air to blow out the lines. A lot less work
    Nice trick!
    2015 T@B Max S (White/Silver) -> 2014 Ford Escape 2.0L (turbo, AWD, factory tow)

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