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mikeygesus

mikeygesus

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My reflection is under covered storage with 3 sides covered here in north Austin. I didn’t get a chance to go drain my hot water heater and there’s about 3-5 gallons of treated water in my black tank.
I guess I’ll find out in a couple of days when I go to pick up the camper for our next trip....


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mikeygesus said:
My reflection is under covered storage with 3 sides covered here in north Austin. I didn’t get a chance to go drain my hot water heater and there’s about 3-5 gallons of treated water in my black tank.
I guess I’ll find out in a couple of days when I go to pick up the camper for our next trip....


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Your black tank should be fine. The water heater maybe not. I also assume that you may still have water in your lines which may also give you some unwanted surprises. I hope not and wish you well with this.

Rob
 
Outch, keeping my fingers crossed for you. You might be ok.

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I have pretty low expectations at this point....
I should have known better, but I’ve never experienced this kind of weather.
Still not an excuse, just a hard lesson to learn. I’ll keep this updated- praying for a miracle!!!


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mikeygesus said:
My reflection is under covered storage with 3 sides covered here in north Austin. I didn’t get a chance to go drain my hot water heater and there’s about 3-5 gallons of treated water in my black tank.
I guess I’ll find out in a couple of days when I go to pick up the camper for our next trip....


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I’m reading this is such an unusual winter in your area. If you find issues get em’ fixed and get back out camping!
 
Tigger1 said:
I’m reading this is such an unusual winter in your area. If you find issues get em’ fixed and get back out camping!
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Will do! I don’t have a choice- we have 5 reservations over the next 5 months!


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mikeygesus said:
My reflection is under covered storage with 3 sides covered here in north Austin. I didn’t get a chance to go drain my hot water heater and there’s about 3-5 gallons of treated water in my black tank.
I guess I’ll find out in a couple of days when I go to pick up the camper for our next trip....


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Stupid question but why didn't you winterize it when you knew cold weather was coming? I always watch the weather in the fall and will winterize if cold weather is coming even if we'll be using the camper after.
 
Simple- I didn’t realize the severity of the weather and since I stopped watching main stream media months ago, I wasn’t as informed as I should have been.
Secondly- we rarely if ever have consistent below-freezing weather for longer than a couple of hours.
Lastly, I’ve never winterized, so Ive never taken the time to learn. Ive owned my RV since July.
Rest assured, my mistakes won’t happen again.


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mikeygesus said:
Simple- I didn’t realize the severity of the weather and since I stopped watching main stream media months ago, I wasn’t as informed as I should have been.
Secondly- we rarely if ever have consistent below-freezing weather for longer than a couple of hours.
Lastly, I’ve never winterized, so Ive never taken the time to learn. Ive owned my RV since July.
Rest assured, my mistakes won’t happen again.


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The weather you all are experiencing is really out of the ordinary. Dont beat yourself up. A lot of people got caught off guard.

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It's really not fair to you guys in Texas, A cold snap there is what typically 55deg? Good Luck on the equipment!
 
Well- I went to storage today as ice began melting off of the roads. First thing I checked was the water heater - I flipped the pressure release and heard air. Then I unscrewed the WH drain plug and more pressure along with a small amount of slushy water came out....then a small stream (under pressure- imagine a squirt from a water bottle, but for 30 seconds). Then a slow drip as it began to thaw.
I'm far from being an expert, but I'll take it as a good sign that there was pressure released in this instance (and hopefully not a broken tank that already released the pressure).
I went inside and looked under cabinets and inspected the faucets - I didn't see any busted lines or standing/dripping/frozen water, but the faucet knobs wouldn't budge, so they were still frozen.
I don't think I'm out of the weeds yet as it's all still frozen, but I will bring the camper home tomorrow and open it up - that will tell the real story.

After watching you tube videos this morning, I'm even more ashamed that I didn't winterize my camper because it is really that easy. NEVER AGAIN!!

True- this kind of weather is once-a-century in Central Texas, but it's still not an excuse and I hope someone reads this to avoid a potential camper disaster. I'm praying mine will be okay...
 
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I don't think I'm out of the weeds yet as it's all still frozen, but I will bring the camper home tomorrow and open it up - that will tell the real story.
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If I were in your shoes. After you bring it home and it has thawed out, open all the faucets and blow the lines out with compressed air. Once the majority of the water is out, close the faucets and see if it holds pressure. If not, at least you are not dumping all that water into hidden places. You can also listen and hopefully hear where the air is escaping and fix things.
Good luck.
-Rob-
 
Well....so far, no damage. Can’t find any drips or leaks!!!
I think I dodged a major bomb!!!


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An easy way to check for leaks, is to put some water in the fresh tank and pressurize everything with the onboard pump. Leave the pump on and listen for the pump to cycle on. If it cycles on after all the air has been blead out of all of the faucets, you have a leak somewhere.

Good luck, KEN
 
KamFlyer said:
If I were in your shoes. After you bring it home and it has thawed out, open all the faucets and blow the lines out with compressed air. Once the majority of the water is out, close the faucets and see if it holds pressure. If not, at least you are not dumping all that water into hidden places. You can also listen and hopefully hear where the air is escaping and fix things.
Good luck.
-Rob-
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Very good advise. Another piece of info the poster may not know though, is not to use high psi of air. It is different than water. Try 20 psi of air, NOT 40-50 like you do with water.
 
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