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10-07-2013, 04:13 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: amarillo
Posts: 98
M.O.C. #11197
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32 Dregee Camping 2009 3400 RL
We headed up to Santa Fe New Mex. for a few days. The weather is showing low 30 at night. Do we need to be concern about our fresh water hose freezing ? I thought about disconnecting the fresh water hose during the night time and use the water pump if needed.
Thanks Les
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10-07-2013, 04:15 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Arroyo City
Posts: 3,110
M.O.C. #13395
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I had mine freeze a few times in Florida. I learned to shut it off, disconnect and drain it and use my fresh water tank if needed
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10-07-2013, 04:15 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
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Your right at the point where you may need to do something. Stop by a hardware store and get some of the black pipe insulation. Put that on your hose and you should be fine.
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10-07-2013, 04:22 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Washington Coast
Posts: 2,688
M.O.C. #10696
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Anytime it gets 32 and below I plug in my hose with Heat tape on it or if I am on a weekend trip without my heat tape hose and it gets that Temp then YES I take it off and put it in storage for the night then hook it back up in the morning Why take a chance??????
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10-07-2013, 04:26 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: amarillo
Posts: 98
M.O.C. #11197
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Thanks everyone ! Disconnect, drain and store away for the night will be the plan.
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10-07-2013, 04:27 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Belvidere
Posts: 1,834
M.O.C. #185
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Open your gray tank and let the faucet do a slow drip and your o/s water hose will not freeze at that temp. I've done this many times in FL when the Temp dropped to the low 30's.
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10-07-2013, 05:00 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 3,335
M.O.C. #10496
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If it were me, I'd disconnect, drain & store. You'll sleep better.
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10-08-2013, 02:33 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Hanover
Posts: 1,473
M.O.C. #13325
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I've used heat tape on hose before and it works well. Be certain not to double it back as one of my neighbors did - that'll melt the hose, blow the breaker and cause a mess.
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10-08-2013, 02:59 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Depends on temps
Posts: 1,648
M.O.C. #13157
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If it is only going into the mid 20's or 30, leave a faucet on a very slow stream or fast drip. Make sure your sewer drain hose slopes down and does not have loop in it.
Below 25, fill fresh tank and store hose.
Jim
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10-08-2013, 03:06 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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We have never had a problem with our water line freezing in 30 degree nite temperatures, so long as it warms up in the morning. Had our black tank freeze solid one winter in Colorado, but that is a different horror story.
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10-08-2013, 03:26 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Winfield
Posts: 7,327
M.O.C. #6846
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Ditto on the 30 degrees not being a problem, however, what I did to help was to make sure that the water supply hose was tucked beneath the rig. In addition, I usually have the water hose draped over the axles, (to partially hide it), which allows some heat from the rig floor to assist.
Bingo
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