Winterizing?

[sforl]

Temps are suppose to get down to upper 20’s tonight! I’ve not winterized my MH and hope not to! I’ll be leaving in a couple of weeks to go to Florida. Temps here are usually above freezing at night and in the upper 50’s during the day!
For occasional temps below freezing at night do you think I can get by without winterizing?

[Long & Winding road]

Yes and no. High 20's is not bad ..... esp. if its just for like a couple of hours. Is your RV in a storage building? If not - can you leave a small electric heater going all night? Do you have AC power here the RV is at?

I would try and have a small heat source in the rv. Maybe Put some RV antifreeze down your tanks?

Or can you warm up the RV tonight (with the propane heater) up to like 80 deg. at like 10pm then next morning warm it back up?

[Bob Denman]

I agree: put some heat to it, and you should be okay...

[sforl]

The MH is in a storage unit that is enclosed on 3 sides. It’s plugged into shore power for the furnace, plus I keep a small heater running inside.
I think it should be OK but I was second guessing myself!

[Bucket List Inn]

Originally Posted by sforl

The MH is in a storage unit that is enclosed on 3 sides. It’s plugged into shore power for the furnace, plus I keep a small heater running inside.
I think it should be OK but I was second guessing myself!

You should be ok but to be on the safe side I would suggest blowing out your water lines, draining your hot water heater, and fresh water tank. Put a cup or two of rv antifreeze down your sinks and a little in your toilet. Don’t forget your outside shower and outside sink if you have one.

[Birdman]

I agree with the comments above. To me, the most critical part is opening the low point drains and fresh water drains especially if you are planning to use the unit during the winter. I live in eastern NC and we do get a three or four day hard freeze occasionally. I learned the hard way by showing up at a local camp ground in early Spring, turning on my city water and flooding the bathroom due to a frozen and cracked part on the toilet. So now, I also disconnect the water supply to the toilet and drain that part.

[The Gritz Carlton]

Regarding your initial question...you should be fine...same situation here. A night or two in the upper 20's, reaching 40's or 50's during the days will be OK. Any more than two nights at this temp would require a small heater for safety measures. Open up cabinets under sinks and put a small fan inside coach to circulate heat evenly. If under cover (like mine) the above freezing days will not warm it up as quickly as if it was sitting outside in the sun. At worse, the water may become mildly "slushy" but will not freeze hard enough to expand and crack pipes. Run your pump each day, mid day to push exposed water through the lines. It will be a tad colder than what's in your tank. I only winterize if the temps are going to be below 25 for 3 days straight or more. Never had any issues with last 3 campers over 22 years.

[Justcurious]

We are leaving for Williamsburg Virginia next week. We will need all the fresh water pipes usable for drinking, showers etc. if we hit a freeze below freezing for more than 8 hours should I put anti freeze in the grey water and black water tanks ahead of time? fresh water tank will be full and all pipes are inside cabin. Fresh water tank should not freeze if full.
Quantum RS26, class C.
Thanks

[knucklehead]

Originally Posted by Bucket List Inn

You should be ok but to be on the safe side I would suggest blowing out your water lines, draining your hot water heater, and fresh water tank. Put a cup or two of rv antifreeze down your sinks and a little in your toilet. Don’t forget your outside shower and outside sink if you have one.

We had some 20° weather in NC before leaving for Florida the first of December. I set the propane furnace to 55° and did a partial winterize at the outdoor shower and the sink at the outdoor kitchen. Open all kitchen cabinet doors and I even took the cushions and wood tops on the dinette seats so the fresh water tank and the water pump would stay toasty...