The Wrong Way to Winterize your RV. RV Repair. Super C RV Travels. Fulltime RV Life. Christmas Joy

Going up to help take care of the grandchildren so our daughter can have a retreat week. I'm in for a surprise when I arrive.

Did not Plan on fixing broken pipers and leaky valves. Frigid temperatures are coming and I'm not prepared to live in this Super C RV for a week.

I've got to get it fixed and fast but it wouldn't be this way if I didn't make a mistake when I winterized the RV, Curiosity.

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[Vals-]

David you are hilarious. Sorry about all the waterfalls. Good on you and you grandfather duties

[garymelanson]

I live in Canada, we have a 30 Foot Class C and winterize it for the winters because we don't go south. Temps drop to -30* Celcius (cold) in the winter. We blow out all the water lines, water heater, etc. Then we put in "people safe" ant-freeze. It's a pain to flush it all out in the spring but a lot easier and cheaper than fixing cracked and broken pipes and joints. We've had our unit for ten years and knock on wood, no problems yet. I feel bad for you for the problems you've experienced, Rvs are so much fun!! haha. Cheers from Atlantic Canada

[tomrobinson]

Proper winterization requires putting rv antifreeze in the system. Blowing the lines out is not enough. You will have water sitting in your low points and fittings. 30 psi is all the pressure you need.

[MrSafetyForever]

I ordinarily learn from my own mistakes so now I only need to watch your videos!! Very informative! Thank You Kindly! Take Care

[fitfifties]

I read were several viewers said to blow out the lines than run RV anti-freeze. Why not just run the anti-freeze? The goal is to remove/displace the water, and the anti-freeze has the density and ability to do that. Also, it ensures that the anti-freeze gets down onto the P traps, need to get the water out of those as well. I've winterized my own campers for years this way with no issues. I tried the compressed air one year and was not confident with how it was working so before I stored my RV I went back, rewinterized it using the tried and true.

[ricka]

They make rv antifreeze for the water lines. 2 gallons thru the sysgem and you will be good. Some advice from a salt belt rv er.

[annamaybeekman]

SORRY DAVID. I HOPE SONDRA IS HAVING A BLAST... HAPPY MERRY CHRISTMAS SEASON... FAMILY IS EVERYTHING. GOD BLESS LOVE YOU

[jodiesebek]

Water is an RV's worst enemy. Not just broken and cracked pipes but it can also cause soft floors and mold
Especially if you don't notice it until it's to late and wind up having to replace floors and or siding. Glad the ladies are off enjoying their retreat. Merry Christmas 🎄

[christygr]

What a nightmare that was. You continue to amaze me David! What a handy guy to be married to. Sondra is a lucky one, bad Dad jokes and all (I have a great one too). Thank you for including the beautiful video of the Christmas lights at the end. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to both of you and your family.

[RickV]

Oh dear. That’s a painful lesson. I made a tremendous error a few years back with a speedboat we had. Evidently I didn’t winterize it properly on year 3 we had it and in the spring we put it in the lake and it nearly sank with us on it. The winter cracked the engine block and when we tried running it, it filled with water faster than you could imagine. Painfully expensive lesson learned for me. Glad yours wasn’t a major catastrophic failure. Merry Christmas to you and Sondra and the rest of your family!

[marychristie]

We use the anti freeze -Doesn’t take long to do and you can leave it for as long as needed -😊Unfortunately, not all of us can escape to warmth in the winter 😢🥶

[regmcguire]

You can absolutely use a pancake compressor to blow lines out, we do the same every winter weekend at our cabin in northern Ontario. Turn the output down to 60psi, and do one line at a time. Give the compressor time to rebuild pressure at times, and only stop when all there is coming out is a fine mist. We plumbed compressor fittings into our main lines and blow it all out. My cousin had a rule on this- you can heat it or blow it out, nothing else works in the winter for water.

[lisafrancis]

oh good grief...i can only imagine the cussing...what a day ...but you have shown us that you can fix anything❤

[lindaraleigh]

I love your positive attitude on things going wrong. It's so refreshing. Have a very Merry Christmas to you, Sondra, and your family. 🎄☃️🤶🎅❤️

[badgerpa]

Merry Christmas. Putting an RV in storage, blow out, 30-40 pounds will do it, then use antifreeze the "safe" kind. Also I would disconnect the truck battery and pull the fuse on the fuel pump, do not leave the fuse were someone will see it and put it in if they try to "borrow" you rig. Make a note what you did and attach it to the keys you give your daughter, etc so they could move it if needed. I use to help my exfather in law winterize what they left behind when they went to Texas for the winter so someone knew what had to be done to unwinterize, I always wrote out a note to help me remember because if I was doing it something bad had happened.

[MT-ijbz]

David
I always spend $15 on pink non toxic antifreeze and can be done in less than 30 mins. I have never had a frozen pipe in other 30 yrs.
Blowing out with an air compressor is not 100% full proof
Merry Christmas!

[IdahoNancy-lxsq]

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 to you both. Enjoy your time with family. 🫶

[jeremiahgudvangen]

Hello David I am watching your video and if you want to make sure you get your camper winterized great. Use your transfer pump that you have for Orion and hook it up to your city water connection and push rv antifreeze through the whole system and don't push it through your hot water heater. Done it for years in my rv in northern Minnesota.

[kbVACArestatecarsnrvs]

Oh how I don't miss water problems, heater problems, any RV problems for that matter. But I do miss, sometimes, the adventure. Merry Christmas to you both and enjoy your time with family during this holiday season.

[tobbiemoody]

I am so sorry.you are great to be able to fix. Anything please hang in there.Merry Christmas