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10-27-2006, 10:59 AM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Cascade
Posts: 52
M.O.C. #5556
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shutoff valve for outside shower
We're living in our 3500RL while we are remodeling the house. I live in Montana and in a couple of days the low temps are expected to reach 16 degrees. I think we'll be OK with the cold except for the outside shower. I called Keystone Customer Service and they said there is a shutoff valve for the outside shower under one of the sinks. I should turn that off and open the shower faucet to make sure I had no water in the lines and I should have no problem. And that's the only thing I would have to worry about.
I can't find it! (the shutoff valve) Do any of you know where it is? And can you think of any other precautions I should take? I know to leave the water heater on and the furnace on, of course, but is there anything else?
Thanks for your help?
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10-27-2006, 05:09 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Overland Park
Posts: 155
M.O.C. #5481
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Hi John,
I looked on my 3500rl and do not see any shutoff valve for the outside shower. It looks like the lines go right up the wall above the water heater. From what I can see there are no shutoff valves for the outside shower. I may be wrong and if I am let me know if you find it.
Dick
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10-27-2006, 05:39 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Layton
Posts: 1,048
M.O.C. #666
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No shut-off valve for the outside shower anywhere I can see in ours either.
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10-28-2006, 02:58 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Englewood
Posts: 3,095
M.O.C. #164
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I have a 2955 I have no shut off!
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10-28-2006, 03:20 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location:
Posts: 1,568
M.O.C. #4890
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No shut off valve on mine either but I lived in mine at 28 degrees without any problems and many of the people on this forum have used their rigs in much colder weather so now the question becomes, are they doing anything special to winterize the shower or will the PEX plastic lines take that much frost.
Someone will have some advice and maybe I should think about installing shut off valves to the outside shower, sure don't use it when it is that cold outside.
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10-28-2006, 03:55 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Cedar Rapids
Posts: 4,876
M.O.C. #1944
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I never use the outside shower so I have disconnected the lines and capped them.
Orv
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10-28-2006, 08:06 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Lone Tree
Posts: 5,615
M.O.C. #6109
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No shut off on my 2955RL either, however I did notice the hose has a vacuum break or whatever you call it where it connects to the faucet that drains the water back out of the hose when you shut it off. I assume these keeps everything drained back to the valves inside the wall.
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10-28-2006, 11:25 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Sioux Falls (full-time)
Posts: 343
M.O.C. #5293
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no shut off on my 3500RL either. but the outdoor showers enclosed in the convenience center shouldn't get too cold since they're more protected. If full-timing or winter camping, and you have the fresh water hose running up through the hole in the convenience center, you can just insulate the routing hole.
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10-28-2006, 01:22 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Malta
Posts: 3,075
M.O.C. #607
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I've never heard of a seperate shut off valve.
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10-28-2006, 03:34 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Cascade
Posts: 52
M.O.C. #5556
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Thanks for the answers guys! I guess I'll get back to that Keystone Rep and tell him he was WRONG! 
Meanwhile, I just took off the shower head and called it good.
Mary
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