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Re: [GMCnet] Winterizing the GMC [message #106193 is a reply to message #106189]

Fri, 19 November 2010 10:30

emerystora

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On Nov 19, 2010, at 9:00 AM, Richard Denney wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Ken Henderson <hend4800@bellsouth.net>wrote:
>
>> I wasn't able to escape the coldest days we had last year (what, 23*F a
>> night or two?).
>>
>
> Here's my winterizing scheme:
>
> Year 1:
>
> 1. Buy 10 gallons of RV antifreeze. Price: $36, only 1/8 of a Standard GMC
> Unit.
>
> 3. Pour 9 gallons of RV antifreeze into the freshwater tank. As soon as the
> pink stuff starts coming out of the tank drain, close the drain valve. This
> protects the drain valve, which on my coach has too much that is horizontal
> to be sure that it drains completely by itself.
>
> Annual cost is about $15, or about 1/20 of a Standard GMC Unit. It is not
> worth the redesign of the plumbing around the water heater that would be
> required to install a bypass to save $15 a year.
>

Your process seems to take quite a bit of time. With a water heater bypass and the llne adapter to pump directly from a gallon bottle of RV antifreeze I can winterize my system in less time that it would take you to pour 9 gallons into your tank.

I installed the bypass over 15 years ago for a cost, at that time, of about $12. Since then I use one gallon of A/F per time which I can usually buy on sale for $2 or 3 dollars. I pump about 3/4 gallon into my lines and use the other 1/4 gallon to pour into the traps

It only took about 20 minutes to install the water heater bypass. There was no redesign involved. Just disconnect the two lines going to the water heater and install the bypass and reconnect the two lines to the bypass. Very simple job.

So, if you are costing about $15 per year then that means that I have saved at least $180 t $200 over the last 15 years and it only takes me about 15 to 20 minutes to do a complete winterizing.

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM

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