I winterize and unwinterize my High Country several times over the course of the winter because we take too many trips, leaving frozen Indiana for warmer weather in the Southern states and then return again.
This year, we will be in Louisiana January, February, and March.
Meanwhile, we are back home, anchored down until then, attempting to get some things done, doctor visits, and pets all taken care of.
We are still sleeping in the Montana every night (it's just our thing to do). With that said, we still have the refrigerator running. But!
We're expecting a cold snap and I'm concerned about that water line that runs under the slide for the ice maker in the refrigerator.
Some time ago, I installed a low point drain on that line, right at the point where the pipe comes through the trailer frame. It works great for when I pump the pink. Helps purge the water from that line, so I don't have to stand at the refrigerator and push that little button 30 or 40 times to purge the water until the pink stuff run. Now, only about 4 or 5 times after purging to that point and the pink flows.
This year though, I have not winterized anything. But I am concerned about that one exposed water line.
So, I went ahead and cut the water off to that line under the kitchen sink. I opened the low point drain for that line (under the sink), and I opened the low point drain I put in, and I disconnected the little blue water line from the second cut of valve beside the refrigerator (on the floor). I also shut the water pump off, and opened the kitchen faucet (cold water). The open ends allowed all the water to drain from all the pipes under the trailer, outside the side and all is good there.
However, there is still water (vacuumed) in the line running from that second cut off (at the floor) to the refrigerator itself. With no water pressure to push that water out, is there any way to drain that line (without disconnecting it from the back of the refrigerator itself to break the vacuum?
Pushing the button on the ice maker to cause it to cycle does nothing, except try to dump the tray that has no water in it now, but it's not under pressure. And no.... I do not want to pump the pink.
The good side is, that line is all inside the camper and we're keeping the camper heated, as we sleep in it every night. Still, I'd like to know how to actually drain that blue little hose without using the pink stuff, which would probably require the entire camper would have to be winterized.
Thoughts anyone?