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12-10-2013, 03:14 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Wheatland
Posts: 675
M.O.C. #10623
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It's 4 degrees and the park water is froze
After all the time, trouble and expense to keep us from freezing up, (See the referenced threads), it gets down to 4 degrees and the park water freezes up.
http://www.montanaowners.com/forums/...12&whichpage=4
http://www.montanaowners.com/forums/...ad.php?t=56469
WE ARE NOT HAPPY CAMPERS! The only saving grace is our on board water tank is full so "we" are not out of water. I just can't believe this mobile home park didn't take more precautions to prevent this. We are in the mountains of Prescott Arizona, for heavens sake. At 5300' it gets cold in the winter time!
Sorry, I had to rant here to keep from yelling at the owners and getting kicked out as they seem to be more worried about making the place pretty than doing any real maintenance.
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12-10-2013, 03:45 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Kville
Posts: 2,865
M.O.C. #7871
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Be glad your water tank is full. As RVers, we must remember the 6 P's learned in the Army.
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12-10-2013, 03:49 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
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And be happy you're not one of the mobile home residents. There are some folks who are really upset.
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12-10-2013, 04:00 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Wheatland
Posts: 675
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The 6 P's are very appropriate. I also like the civilian version, "If You Fail to Prepare, You Prepare to Fail"
Most of the folks in this park are older so I've offered a small amount of water to my close neighbors. So far no one has taken me up on it though.
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12-10-2013, 04:38 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Frostproof, FL USA
Posts: 2,362
M.O.C. #13272
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The park we are in (for another 5 days) have 28 spots open for the winter. The water service for each site comes out of the ground and sticks up about 2 or 3 feet and then has a frost free handle. The management just wrapped insulation around the pipes and dropped 55 gallon plastic barrels over the tops. I told them I would get my own barrel which I did. I mounted a heat lamp inside plus extra insulation on the pipe, my cord and heated water line then comes out under the barrel. I have been good to go. This morning we watched park maintenance working on two sites down the road that apparently have frozen service. We have come close to zero a couple of nights and today/tonight it is very windy. I suspect the park will be installing heat lamps under all these barrels before the winter is over.
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12-10-2013, 05:52 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Fort Myers
Posts: 5,933
M.O.C. #4282
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by JandC
...before the winter is over.
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Unfortunately, it hasn't even started yet. It's still fall til Dec 21...
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12-10-2013, 08:10 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Murrieta
Posts: 5,816
M.O.C. #9257
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Wasn't in the Army... what are the 6 P's?
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12-10-2013, 09:24 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Kville
Posts: 2,865
M.O.C. #7871
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Prior Planning Prevents P*ss Poor Performance.
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12-10-2013, 11:20 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Wheatland
Posts: 675
M.O.C. #10623
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by dsprik
Quote:
quote:Originally posted by JandC
...before the winter is over.
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Unfortunately, it hasn't even started yet. It's still fall til Dec 21...
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I wish you would tell that to my fancy weather station I got for my birthday back in October. I thought it was going to freeze up last night.
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12-12-2013, 06:25 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Frostproof, FL USA
Posts: 2,362
M.O.C. #13272
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by dsprik
Quote:
quote:Originally posted by JandC
...before the winter is over.
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Unfortunately, it hasn't even started yet. It's still fall til Dec 21...
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The calender may indicate it is not winter yet, but I can assure you that Mother Nature aint going by the calender this year! 4" in snow coming Saturday. Monday can't get here fast enough.
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