Question Freeze coming, what's the minimum I can get away with to protect tanks?

[redbaron]

If you’re keeping heat on, then disconnect your water and sewer. Close the bay doors and you will be fine.

As added precaution open cabinet doors where there is plumbing.

My son is living in just 5th wheel and temps are 12F. Keeping tanks full is the best you can do. He connects to dump the tanks and fill and then puts hoses back in the storage.

I have done the same thing down to 1F, so you should be fine.

 

[TXfreeze]

You should have no problem in Kingsville.

Good to know, thanks

 

[TXfreeze]

If you’re keeping heat on, then disconnect your water and sewer. Close the bay doors and you will be fine.

As added precaution open cabinet doors where there is plumbing.

My son is living in just 5th wheel and temps are 12F. Keeping tanks full is the best you can do. He connects to dump the tanks and fill and then puts hoses back in the storage.

I have done the same thing down to 1F, so you should be fine.

Well temps won't go down past 25 and I don't expect it to be too long, so hopefully it won't be so bad, but I will those suggestions under advice Thanks

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Winterize for storage. Don't worry about it if you're living in it. Just keep the waterheater on and it will keep the temp where you like it. The holding tanks will not freeze solid enough to be a problem as you keep adding heat every time you use them.

Just enjoy the experience! Gotta be better than salt lake in a pull trailer.

 

[TXfreeze]

Winterize for storage. Don't worry about it if you're living in it. Just keep the waterheater on and it will keep the temp where you like it. The holding tanks will not freeze solid enough to be a problem as you keep adding heat every time you use them.

Just enjoy the experience! Gotta be better than salt lake in a pull trailer.

Glad to hear that, just picked up last gallon of RV antifreeze at Walmart, obviously RVers prepping for the bitter cold coming.

 

[Chuggs]

The Oasis will keep the wetbay warm enough as long as it cycles. The last couple of days driving...we had Oasis Off and used dash air heat. After about 3 1/2 to 4 hrs...the basement temp dropped to zero, so we turned Oasis back ON w/burner the last hour of our drive. Temps returned to above freezing...and coach was nice and warm when we setup camp. Nice to have a wireless means of monitoring bay temps.

Make sure to drain the Gen Bay hot water line, if you have that option. There is a ball valve in the pass thru bay on the drivers side up along the frame rail. There is also a drain line in the Gen Bay you can open to let the water out of the line after closing the other valve.

In super cold...IF you are parked with electric...having ceramic heaters can be useful when used just enough to keep the Oasis from running all the time. You want it to cycle...to keep the wet bay warm...but assisting with electric heat keeps your diesel consumption moderated some.

I also have been thru cold camping where the grid goes down... you don't want to loose power at night....the battery and inverter can keep things running until they don't. The freezing temp of battery electrolyte isn't a factor with a fully charged battery. But if you drain the battery below 50% unknowingly...the freezing temp can become an issue. I set up the AGS to start if my SOC drops...indicating shore power failed. You can use a voltage trigger if you haven't modified your system with ME-BMK & ME-ARC components. It will keep things going...and usually wake you up when the generator starts so you are aware.

 

[Neal]

IMHO there is no reason to have the burner off while driving. It won't run as the OASIS transfer fluid is heated by the engine. If there is something calling for the transfer fluid to be at some thermostat setpoint and the engine can't heat it then the burner will engage. This is how I believe it works, correct me if wrong. For example my last leg of driving I had burner on and furnace on to keep everything heated in the coach, at a lower than normal setpoint, but that's how I ran with it for the drive.

 

[wildebill308]

That is how I do it to Neal.
Bill

 

[team bradfield]

That is how I do it to Neal.
Bill

Same here

 

[Texas Clodhopper]

I hate to agree with Bill but I run that way also.

I do have a question for @Chuggs or the vast unpaid knowledge base. You mention a drain valve for the hot water line in the genset area, the only valves I know about are the shutoff valve in the bay and the faucet valve up front. I closed the valve in the bay and opened the faucet valve upfront, Is there another valve?

 

[Chuggs]

I hate to agree with Bill but I run that way also.

I do have a question for @Chuggs or the vast unpaid knowledge base. You mention a drain valve for the hot water line in the genset area, the only valves I know about are the shutoff valve in the bay and the faucet valve up front. I closed the valve in the bay and opened the faucet valve upfront, Is there another valve?

There was in my 2016. If you follow the PEX back from the faucet...I have a T with another ball valve that has a tail piece pointed down toward the ground. Kinda redundant since you can open the faucet...but I opened mine.

 

[Texas Clodhopper]

There was in my 2016. If you follow the PEX back from the faucet...I have a T with another ball valve that has a tail piece pointed down toward the ground. Kinda redundant since you can open the faucet...but I opened mine.

I will look. I was concerned when opening the faucet nothing came out. It needs a low point to drain and it sounds like there is I just haven't found it. Thanks for the info.

 

[Buster]

I have one and opened it up a few weeks ago but you're right, nothing really came out because it's right next to the spigot and I had opened it up first.

 

[wildebill308]

I hate to agree with Bill but I run that way also.

I do have a question for @Chuggs or the vast unpaid knowledge base. You mention a drain valve for the hot water line in the genset area, the only valves I know about are the shutoff valve in the bay and the faucet valve up front. I closed the valve in the bay and opened the faucet valve upfront, Is there another valve?

You have fallen on hard times. Stay warm.

 

[Chuggs]

If not..it is easy enough to unscrew the fitting from the back of the faucet and press the pipe downward to promote draining.