Post by: sled on November 28, 2011, 06:44:57 PM
my question is should I be worried about it freezing up? it has a furnace, I have a generator. all the lines are inside. the lows are supposed to be around 13 at night, and 33 for a high.
should I blow the lines out or go with it? I am new to this tailer thing.
another option I thought about is filling it with the rv antifreeze and running it through the system.
Post by: rtspring on November 28, 2011, 06:48:54 PM
Another option is take the trailer but dont use the water system, just drain it..
Frozen pipes in a tailer suck and unless you fix it yourself it can get really expensive....
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on November 28, 2011, 06:52:49 PM
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Post by: Hunterman on November 28, 2011, 07:12:41 PM
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Post by: Chadrick60 on November 28, 2011, 07:13:32 PM
Post by: Humptulips on November 28, 2011, 07:21:00 PM
The skirting idea good too but who wants to haul a truckload of straw bales with them.
My advice if it is really cold, drain and don't use it.
Post by: KFhunter on November 28, 2011, 07:21:59 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on November 28, 2011, 07:24:12 PM
The trouble with leaving the heater going 24/7 is electricity. Those RV heaters will drain your battery in one night. Fine idea if you're able to hook up to eletricity though.
The skirting idea good too but who wants to haul a truckload of straw bales with them.
My advice if it is really cold, drain and don't use it.
Oh thats a BTW, you will need a generator to run heater 24/7. :sry:
Post by: 300rum on November 28, 2011, 07:27:19 PM
Post by: sled on November 28, 2011, 07:46:07 PM
Post by: the1rod on November 28, 2011, 07:56:34 PM
anyone ever heard of rv antifreeze being bad for hot water tanks? I thought about running some through the lines.its not bad for the water heater, but if you plan to fully prime your pipes with antifreeze like your supposed to, you should bypass the water heater to save yourself about 6 gallons of antifreeze.
Post by: JKEEN33 on November 28, 2011, 10:20:10 PM
Post by: Special T on November 28, 2011, 10:45:16 PM
Post by: Chadrick60 on November 28, 2011, 11:16:10 PM
If you have the "newer" hard rubber hose for pipe(I don't remember what it is called), it will probably be o.k. The weakest part is the outside shower, the shower is all plastic and will break pretty easily. The new hose is very strong, I have froze my lines before with no problems and have seen another rig freeze up without any problems either. Not on purpose but it happened.If you have the outside shower, what I did was unscrew the shower head and hose and put a piece of insulation in the compartment. I also made a 1X6 frame that was a little bigger than my other storage doors and put insulation in the frames then covered the frames with visquene. its just another way to keep that cold air out. 6 years and no frozen lines while winter camping/ hunting
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