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Old 12-17-2006, 11:34 AM   #1
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2955RL Protected Waterlines

I have a '06 2955RL and I'm not sure if my waterlines are at all protected against freezing during winter months. I opened the sink doors and have a space heater keeping the enterior at 60 degress but I'm concerned that I have lines on the underbelly that might be exposed to winter freezing. I'm in Seattle so I'm looking at 5-15 nights in the winter under freezing. I haven't winterized because I use her monthly but I did empty most of the water.

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Old 12-17-2006, 11:57 AM   #2
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Bird;

Only way to be really safe is to winterize the lines/tanks. Or use the furnace to keep it heated. You're right about your space heater not doing much for the lines in the underbelly. The furnace dumps a percentage of it's heat into the underbelly.

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Old 12-17-2006, 11:59 AM   #3
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Hello Jaybird,
It only takes a few minutes to winterize, or de-winterize, and the pink stuff doesn't cost much. I suppose you could even save most of it if you wanted.
Another thing you can do is run the furnace at a low setting, around 50 degrees, to keep the lines in the belly from freezing. This is what I did before I winterized. Now I keep it on 40 degrees, and use an electric heated oil radiator set on the lowest setting. With it being winterized none of this is needed, I just want it that way.
I'm sure you will get other responses to your question, as there are many with more experience than I.
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Old 12-17-2006, 12:07 PM   #4
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Thanks for the advise. I did not know that the furnace heat can hit the underbelly. We have so few a nights of freezing that I think I'll run the furnace on those nights. Do you think 40 degrees is enough on the furnace setting??
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Old 12-17-2006, 12:52 PM   #5
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40 Degrees is OK, What about the Hot Water tank ? Is there water in it? Do you leave it On ? If it's not on I wouldn't leave it full of water .. say at 5-15 F for a couple of nights in a row. That could tend to be more costly then a cracked water line. remember HW tanks are glass lined and could break fairly easy if frozen.

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Old 12-17-2006, 03:16 PM   #6
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I run mine a little higher in freezing weather--about 50-55 °F. I found that at 40 °F I had one pipe freeze.

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Old 12-18-2006, 02:18 AM   #7
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My 2005 2955RL line are exposed and will freeze in the low 20's. All of the above are good advice. With the heaters on you should also open up the LOW POINT DRAIN to let the water out as they stick out below the under belly on my 2005. SeeYa
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Old 12-18-2006, 02:02 PM   #8
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I run mine a little higher in freezing weather--about 50-55 °F. I found that at 40 °F I had one pipe freeze.

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I would have to agree. I've set my thermostat at 40 when it was below freezing outside and the furnace wouldn't kick on. I would set the furnace at least 20 degrees above whatever the outdoor temparture would be. Of course if it's 30 degrees outside, normally it will not be 30 degrees inside...maybe something like 38-40 so the furnace will not come on. I wouldn't take the chance. 50-55 sounds good to me.

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Old 12-19-2006, 02:35 AM   #9
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We don't leave ours unoccupied for extended periods during the winter so haven't had to deal with this problem as stated. However, when we head south after Christmas, if there's a chance of water lines freezing we set the furnace at 45 so it will run as needed while we are tooling down the road. So far we've had no frozen pipes during those tows despite temperatures well into hard freeze range. I used 45 because it was as low as that particular thermostat would go (aftermarket thermostat we had on our 2003 3295RK).
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