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Old 11-19-2022, 09:48 PM   #21
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You forgot a light sprinkle of tabasco sauce . . . .
I/We always chew our oysters for better flavor!
Ok, so now you pushing both make it worse buttons. Why not add chocolate cake and wash it down with some cold buttermilk
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Old 11-19-2022, 10:28 PM   #22
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`Are these oysters the kind you rope first or the type you swim for?
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Old 11-20-2022, 12:02 AM   #23
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I have camped a few times in single digits over night. The water line going under my shower to the toilet would freeze at this temperature. There is a plastic cover over the shower pan that you should remove so warm air can get into that area. I have also added a few more heating pads to the elbows and black and grey tanks and also the valve box enclosure. I burst a black sewer line from the black tank to the valve box on that cold trip so i learned my lesson.
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Old 11-20-2022, 01:56 AM   #24
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Extra heat pads is a great idea. I have not considered that.
Can they just be spliced into the factory heating pad wiring?
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Old 11-20-2022, 03:07 AM   #25
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Extra heat pads is a great idea. I have not considered that.
Can they just be spliced into the factory heating pad wiring?
Yup just wire the extra pads in parallel. The heating pads for the valve box and pipes are important.
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Old 11-20-2022, 03:16 AM   #26
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Extra heat pads is a great idea. I have not considered that.
Can they just be spliced into the factory heating pad wiring?
Probably not, if your coach is controlled with the BMPro system. My 2021 Axis shows 10A fused circuits protecting each of the grey and black heating pads. Since as I recall each pad draws about 5A, then with two pads on each 10A fuse, it is likely to blow.

Maybe you could up the fuse to 15A which should be safe since it is 14 gauge wire that feeds the pads.

OTOH, I doubt if you need more than 5A on each tank.

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Old 11-23-2022, 04:12 PM   #27
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That is a good point. If we do add heat pads maybe we will run through a relay to keep the pads all tied to the BMPro. Thank you
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Old 11-24-2022, 07:20 PM   #28
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Why would the outside shower freezing "not matter"? If it freezes won't it damage the outside plumbing fixture and water lines?
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Old 11-24-2022, 07:36 PM   #29
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Why would the outside shower freezing "not matter"? If it freezes won't it damage the outside plumbing fixture and water lines?
I have forgotten a few times to flush antifreeze through the outside shower and it never have me a problem when it froze.

Why? I think that the vinyl tubing to the controls as well as the tubing to the shower head is flexible enough to accommodate the expansion of freezing and apparently the valves are ok with freezing.

Some valves aren't and I have had home valves bust in freezing inside temps.

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Old 11-26-2022, 02:17 AM   #30
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`Are these oysters the kind you rope first or the type you swim for?
Weel Durn Happy.. Ya beet me to it!..Altho I prefer those that their former owners oinked... Poached, diced and served with party picks & tartar sauce on the side..
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Old 11-28-2022, 08:47 PM   #31
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Ha HA! I'm okay without either! Used to enjoy sea oysters when we lived on Gulf Coast and found ones that were fresh.

And hey, we camped in 24-26 nights and nothing froze.
Much of our plumbing is pex. A number is pex going to re-enforced vinyl at fittings.
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Old 11-29-2022, 01:45 AM   #32
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Ha HA! I'm okay without either! Used to enjoy sea oysters when we lived on Gulf Coast and found ones that were fresh.

And hey, we camped in 24-26 nights and nothing froze.
Much of our plumbing is pex. A number is pex going to re-enforced vinyl at fittings.
Can always attend "The Testicle Festival" in Montana
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Old 11-29-2022, 02:18 AM   #33
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I will go on record to say that there is not enough beer IN THE WORLD to ever get me to eat the kind you rope!!!
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Don't forget to use RV vent insulators. They press up into the 14x 14 inch vents and prevent a lot of heat loss.
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I will go on record to say that there is not enough beer IN THE WORLD to ever get me to eat the kind you rope!!!
[chuckles.. I was raised on a ranch, as such
Waste not..Want not..
Only things not used were the Moo & Oink..
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