Winterize residential fridge ice maker

[rmahony49]

I have a 2016 Quantum PD31 with a residential refrigerator with an ice maker. When winterizing the coach do I have to do anything special with the ice maker?

[kannon]

Yes,last thing I do.After all lines are winterized.Put hose in rv antifreeze and make ice till its pink.Done.

[Peterrrr]

It could be a couple of hours before you see the pink. You can speed up the process by removing the cover of the ice maker and forcing it to cycle the antifreeze through. If you use a short insulated 14 gauge wire and jump the T and H holes of the ice maker this will force it to cycle. Caution the wire needs to be insulated as your dealing with 120 volts. It could take 3 to 4 cycles before you see the pink stuff come through. Wait between the cycles...remove the jumper when you hear a click on each cycle.

[petefoss]

Any way to just blow out the water with air?

[rmahony49]

Thank you all for your help.

[Miramar Owner]

Yes... you can blow out the lines. I always blow out all lines with the ice maker off then turn it on and leave the air pressure applied until there are no more cubes. It takes a few hours to run through all the freeze cycles. The last cube will be just a sliver. Then you're done.

[Miramar Owner]

I use no pink stuff except for the drains.

[99dart]

Originally Posted by Peterrrr

It could be a couple of hours before you see the pink. You can speed up the process by removing the cover of the ice maker and forcing it to cycle the antifreeze through. If you use a short insulated 14 gauge wire and jump the T and H holes of the ice maker this will force it to cycle. Caution the wire needs to be insulated as your dealing with 120 volts. It could take 3 to 4 cycles before you see the pink stuff come through. Wait between the cycles...remove the jumper when you hear a click on each cycle.

PETERRR!!! Thanks for making this post about winterizing the ice maker! I wasn't going to winterize our new MH "Myself" this first year. But, I found the RV shops booked up and we are leaving for Mexico tomorrow! The ice maker is cycling right now. I'm just sitting here letting it do it's thing. The water just turned pink the last cycle.

[99dart]

Originally Posted by Miramar Owner

I use no pink stuff except for the drains.

I used compressed air in our old MH. But, being in a hurry to get this done, I just sucked anti-freeze thru the system. I'll get my research done for a good connection point for air next year.

[petefoss]

General winterize question, if you do air is there also drains to open in the water lines? What about the water tank and pump?

[gmc]

Originally Posted by petefoss

General winterize question, if you do air is there also drains to open in the water lines? What about the water tank and pump?

There are 'low point' drains on hot and cold... Ask Thor for plumbing diagrams for your rig to see where...
But I have never opened them...

I do open and drain the fresh water tank certainly...

Never did anything special with water pump when winterizing by air... thinking bout that one...

Whether air or antifreeze for potable plumbing - antifreeze always goes in drains.

I've winterized by air... and antifreeze - and certainly was in subzero weather.

[Deadeye]

I would like to remove the Ice Maker on my residential frig. Can I simply take it out, or do I need to shut off the water to it somewhere first. I would just like to have the extra space in the freezer, and have bags of ice vs. making it.

[petefoss]

Originally Posted by Deadeye

I would like to remove the Ice Maker on my residential frig. Can I simply take it out, or do I need to shut off the water to it somewhere first. I would just like to have the extra space in the freezer, and have bags of ice vs. making it.

My residential fridge has a shutoff valve for the icemaker. In my case it's behind a drawer under the fridge. That's also where my low point drains are (and the inverter of all things)!

Pete