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Originally Posted by Miramar Owner
I have a 34.4 Miramar and the only valve I concern myself with is the wet bay bypass. However, I do not winterize with antifreeze. I use air and blow out all lines. I first drain all lines from low point drains while under air pressure and remove water filter. Then remove hot water heater plug (and leave out) and force all the water from heater and lines with pressure. I then switch the bypass valve and by turning on one faucet at a time push all the water from the other lines. The last item I winterize is the ice maker which I do by dropping the arm to make ice. I let it run through several cycles until the last ice it makes is a sliver. That's it. Don't forget the shower, toilet and outside kitchen for low point drains and faucets. I also leave all faucets open about half way and finally I add 2 gallons of RV antifreeze to the drains and toilet, again not forgetting the show and outside sink.
I know you didn't ask about this but thought it might be helpful. It makes it so much easier to start up in the spring. A side note...I write down each step I used to winterize so I don't forget to do reverse to operate in the spring...such as replace filter, reinstall hot water plug, close low point drains, etc.
Enjoy the winter!
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Miramar Owner.....Thank you. I did not add antifreeze either. I live in New Orleans and the cold snap we’re having is quite rare. I normally just blow out the lines doing exactly what you say with a few exceptions. But I considered using antifreeze throughout due to the very low (for this area) temperatures. Hence the question about the bypass valves.
I did put the hot water heater plug back in after draining.
I wasn’t sure what to do about the ice maker. Without water pressure to push the water through I wasn’t sure if the ice maker would cycle.
One thing I did notice is the inlet water valve has to be set to “city fixtures” to allow air through the system. I also ran the water pump a few minutes to clear any water in those lines.
Thank you again for your response.
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