In the Middle of Winterizing!!!!

ELK
ELK Posts: 213
in Heating/Plumbing & Winterizing

Hi all. I'm in the middle of winterizing....blew out the taps, closed the valves for winterizing, poured 2 gallons of diluted pink anti-freeze into the fresh water tank....turned on the water pump....and I'm getting nothing. I waited at least an hour and still nothing. The water pump is working and things are gurgling....but nothing comes out of any of the taps or the flushed toilet.

I DID open my cold water drain valve (under the seat with the blue and red pipes) and drained it....could that be a problem? Seems unlikely. 

How long does it take to pressurize?! Thanks

Should taps be open or closed when pressurizing...mine have been closed.


2015 T@B Max S.  TV: 2015.5 Volvo XC70. 

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  • webers3
    webers3 Posts: 436
    My experience is that you are going to need more than 2 gallons in the tank, probably 3-4. On my 320 the pump stops pumping but the water level gauge shows almost 20% left in the tank
    2017 T@B 320S   2019 Jeep Cherokee - Southern Connecticut
  • pthomas745
    pthomas745 Posts: 4,645
    Some more ideas in this thread:


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  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Posts: 10,035
    I assume you bypassed the Alde by opening the bypass valve and closing the hot and cold supply valves.  But, I think you need to close the drain valves in order to be able to use the plumbing to deliver the AF.  If you were just using the pump to take a shower, you wouldn’t open that valve.  
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • Deb55
    Deb55 Posts: 293
    I had to put more than 2 gallons to get it circulating. I think we ended up with 4. That said, we probably could have used 3 if the camper had been level. Are you level? 
  • ELK
    ELK Posts: 213
    I suspect that if I lower the nose, I met get some action!
    2015 T@B Max S.  TV: 2015.5 Volvo XC70. 

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