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All Winterized [message #265156] Thu, 30 October 2014 20:40 Go to next message
Steve is currently offline  Steve   United States
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Got her all winterized tonight. Going to be cold in the Northeast.

Installed bypass kit on the hot water heater
Installed bypass kit on water pump to suck in antifreeze
Drained hot water heater
Drained fresh water tank
Blew water lines out with one valve open at a time
Pumped antifreeze into water lines until pink came out each valve
Antifreeze in all drains
Grey and black talk valves in full open position

Used the same process on my truck camper for many many years without a problem.

Goals for winter projects include:
New toilet
New flooring in rear bath
Drop fuel tanks
New fuel lines

1978 GMC Royal
Eastern Pennslyvania
1968 Chevrolet C20 396 Camper Special
1969 Chevrolet C20 Camper Special
1985 Buick Electra Park Avenue
1992 Camaro 25th Anniversary Heretage Edition Black

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Re: All Winterized [message #265181 is a reply to message #265156] Fri, 31 October 2014 09:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
stick miller is currently offline  stick miller   United States
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Add one more thing to your list:

Move South...

IMHO it is just now getting to be good camping weather where we only have to run one roof air, rather than two. Smile

Stick Miller
'78 Royale - "White Trash" - she left me for another man
'76 Eleganza - "Cousin Eddie" Sold
'84 Bluebird Wanderlodge - "Past Tents"
Americus, GA

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Re: All Winterized [message #265202 is a reply to message #265156] Fri, 31 October 2014 14:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
kerry pinkerton is currently offline  kerry pinkerton   United States
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Going down to the upper 20's tonight so I bit the bullet and winterized.

Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L

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Re: All Winterized [message #265206 is a reply to message #265202] Fri, 31 October 2014 15:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Keith V is currently offline  Keith V   United States
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Don't forget the shower drain Smile

Keith Vasilakes
Mounds View. MN
75 ex Royale GMC
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Re: All Winterized [message #265214 is a reply to message #265156] Fri, 31 October 2014 18:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Steve is currently offline  Steve   United States
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Stick, that is a great idea. Move South. I like the way you think. I'll run that by the CFO along with early retirement and see what she thinks. The last time I checked she said I needed to work another 20 years to keep her in the lifestyle she is accustomed to.

I just put another shovel of coal on the fire to keep us warm tonight.

1978 GMC Royal
Eastern Pennslyvania
1968 Chevrolet C20 396 Camper Special
1969 Chevrolet C20 Camper Special
1985 Buick Electra Park Avenue
1992 Camaro 25th Anniversary Heretage Edition Black

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Re: All Winterized [message #265217 is a reply to message #265214] Fri, 31 October 2014 19:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
A Hamilto is currently offline  A Hamilto   United States
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Steve Adams wrote on Fri, 31 October 2014 18:12
...The last time I checked she said I needed to work another 20 years to keep her in the lifestyle she is accustomed to. ...
A common misconception for people that stay up there where snow ruins half their lives annually.

Move down here where you spend a couple hundred a year on heating instead of thousands and a few hundred in annual real estate taxes instead of thousands, and suddenly you don't need to work until you're 70 to retire.

And use your GMC year-round.

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Re: All Winterized [message #265219 is a reply to message #265156] Fri, 31 October 2014 19:27 Go to previous message
SeanKidd is currently offline  SeanKidd   United States
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Don't forget your macerator.

Sean and Stephanie
73 Ex-CanyonLands 26' #317 "Oliver"
Hubler 1-Ton, Quad-Bags, Rear Disc, Reaction Arms, P.Huber TBs, 3.70:1 LSD Honda 6500 inverter gen.
Colonial Travelers

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