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09-06-2006, 03:46 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Henderson
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M.O.C. #430
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cold wether
I am going to spend all winter in Spokane, WA. Should I skirt or not? can I leave my gray water open or should I close them? Do I need to weather proo  f my sewer line? Help I can use all the info I can get.
Bob Franklin
2003, 2850 montana
2003 sb chvey duramax
K&N filter, Banks exhaust
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09-06-2006, 06:00 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Oceanside
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Bob, how cold does it get in Spokane? There are several things you can do to help get through cold weather and we'll try to help you out.
See another Montana or Mountaineer on the road? Flash lights twice, it might be one of us!
Steve Reigle (pronounced Regal)
Fulltiming since 3/21/03
'07 3400RL
'05 Ford F250 SD Lariat CC SB 6.0L PSD/TS FX4 4x4
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09-06-2006, 07:42 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Down the Road
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Bob,
One thing to remember when skirting, you create a nice place for critters to spend the winter. Our winters in Spokane over the past few years have not been as cold as they could be. Even so I would suggest getting heat tape for your water lines, and make sure you leave your furnace set warm enough to keep the basement warm. Dont want to have your holding tanks freeze up. What park are you staying at this winter?? In my opinion, Steve is our cold weather expert. He spends the holiday time in the midwest and could probably walk you through every step to keeping your coach from freezing this winter.
2004 Chevy Silverado LT 2500HD CrewCab Duramax
2004 Montana 3400RL
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09-07-2006, 02:11 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Weatherford
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Also make sure your sewer line is a constant slope downward (not lying on the ground and then having to go uphill to get into the sewer). Any water left standing in the line may freeze. I made that mistake once (with the gray water open) and had to thaw out underneath all the way to the tank before I could even dump.
1999 F250 SD/SC V-10 Lariat
2000 Montana Mountaineer TT 305FKS
'92 GMC Conversion Van - 350TBI
Weatherford, TX
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09-07-2006, 08:36 AM
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Established Member
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We are staying at Alderwood R V park. And Steve I am not sure how cold it get here I been told from 0 to 20's
Bob Franklin
2003, 2850 montana
2003 sb chvey duramax
K&N filter, Banks exhaust
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09-07-2006, 04:46 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Down the Road
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M.O.C. #889
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Bob,
Sounds like you are new to Spokane, let me be the 1st to say Welcome! I have been in Spokane for the past 12 years. Growing up in the midwest, I have to say our winters are mild overall compared to what I am used to. The winter temps average 28-35 degrees. Last year we got as low as -3 degrees for 2 days. The rest of the time we were right around the freezing mark.
2004 Chevy Silverado LT 2500HD CrewCab Duramax
2004 Montana 3400RL
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09-07-2006, 08:37 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Pasco
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I might recommend that if you are gonig to winter in Spokane, by that I am talking 4 months, you may want to see if you can get a PVC pipe for your sewer line. It will solve your freezing problem in the sewer line because it will be smooth inside. The Spokane Valley was starting to crack down on that so it may not work. Just a thought.
Mike
F350 7.3L LB SRW
2003 3575RL
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