| Well winter is fast approaching and you're all done | | | | on hand in the garage. I drain the hot water tank and |
| with your RV or trailer. Now before the winter | | | | make sure I have the by-pass value turned on. Some |
| comes, you have to winterize your RV. Hopefully | | | | RV's have the by-pass kit already installed on the |
| you've done it already like myself because winter is | | | | pump but I didn't so I had to installed my own. |
| already here. If you live in a warmer climate, maybe | | | | Now that the hot water tank is drained, I re-place |
| the winter hasn't hit you yet. So you will have a little | | | | the plug, flip the by-pass valve on the hot water |
| longer to do this or your still using your RV or trailer. | | | | tank and now turn the by-pass valve on at the |
| Where I live, right after the Thanksgiving long | | | | pump. Now I place the suction line on the pump, |
| weekend, I get myself ready to winterize my trailer. | | | | place it in a jug of anti-freeze and turn on the pump |
| First I take out all the food, clean it up, put things in | | | | to prime the pump with it. Now I go to the farthest |
| their proper place and just basically tidy it up. I give | | | | tap which is my bathroom and start 1 tap to get |
| the trailer a good washing on the outside, also don't | | | | anti-freeze through it. Once you see the pink color, |
| forget the awning as well. I open it up, prop the | | | | stop. Go to the next tap and repeat. Then do the |
| support arms underneath the trailer so the awning | | | | bath tub and shower. Once you see the anti-freeze |
| top is flat to the side of the trailer. A good power | | | | come out, stop as the line is full now. When the jug |
| wash will clean whatever has gathered on the top of | | | | run's out, just replace with a full one. Now do the |
| the awning. I then clean the wheels with Armoral to | | | | taps in the sinks as well. Also don't forget to do your |
| protect the sidewalls and then cover them with | | | | toilet to! On my camper the lines are clear so I see |
| wheel covers. | | | | that all the lines are full of anti-freeze underneath my |
| Now I'm ready to flush the all the tanks. I always do | | | | sink. |
| this every fall to make sure the tanks are in good | | | | Once all the lines and taps are full, I pour some |
| condition for when I open the camper up for the | | | | anti-freeze down all the traps, in the black and grey |
| new season. Now once everything is cleaned out, I | | | | tanks and the fresh water tank. I also go outside to |
| drain all the lines inside but running all the taps so a | | | | the city water connection, pull the mesh screen off |
| little as possible of water is not left inside the lines. | | | | and push on the little plug to get anti-freeze through |
| Now I have already bought my RV anti-freeze so I'm | | | | that as well. Now my camper is winterized and good |
| ready to run it through all the lines. I usually use | | | | to go for the new season when I open it up and |
| about 4 gallons of anti-freeze so I always have some | | | | flush all the anti-freeze out! |