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10-24-2016, 07:52 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Ogden
Posts: 638
M.O.C. #13862
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How cold, and for how long before winterizing?
I recently moved my Montana to S. Utah for storage. I'm wondering if it is worth winterizing as I plan on using it occasionally through the winter, and "un-doing" the winterizing is a pain for weekend outings. I'm thinking about simply blowing out the lines with compressed air, and forgoing the antifreeze.
It seldom gets too cold there and then not for long. It might drop into the 20's at night, but it's just a matter of 6 or 7 hours usually, then it bounces into the 50's during the day typically. I can't imaging the 20's for that long would penetrate into the interior enough to do damage? Thoughts?
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10-24-2016, 08:03 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Massillon
Posts: 437
M.O.C. #18658
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Lots of folks just blow the lines. Anti Freeze is pretty cheap also for the 2 gallons it takes. When those pipes and fittings crack they are always in the most hard to get place. I never lost a RV with antifreeze. I lost a few plastic fittings and faucets with air.
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10-24-2016, 08:57 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake Gaston
Posts: 8,773
M.O.C. #12156
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Mark N.
I recently moved my Montana to S. Utah for storage. I'm wondering if it is worth winterizing as I plan on using it occasionally through the winter, and "un-doing" the winterizing is a pain for weekend outings. I'm thinking about simply blowing out the lines with compressed air, and forgoing the antifreeze.
It seldom gets too cold there and then not for long. It might drop into the 20's at night, but it's just a matter of 6 or 7 hours usually, then it bounces into the 50's during the day typically. I can't imaging the 20's for that long would penetrate into the interior enough to do damage? Thoughts?
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My experience supports your logic.
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2002 3655 FL, 2005 3650RK
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10-24-2016, 09:08 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Full Timer In Naples, Florida
Posts: 1,049
M.O.C. #15731
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You can reclaim the anti freeze also, just save the jugs. and use it again after your weekends
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10-25-2016, 03:41 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Pensacola (mail forward service)
Posts: 3,198
M.O.C. #13740
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I only used air to clear the lines on my previous diesel pusher when we moved to maryland and never had an issue. Prior address was las vegas...never did squat. John
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10-25-2016, 05:48 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
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Before we went full time we only used air with no problems and that was in Kansas with below zero temperatures and wind chills you didn't want to know about.
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