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You need to know how to perform RV winterizing tasks whether you live in your RV year-round or you plan on storing it, if you live in an area that gets below freezing. RV winterizing is somewhat similar to winterizing your cabin or home if you leave it unheated. Most of the RV winterizing process deals with water and keeping the water from freezing and causing leaks in your RV. Here are some very basic RV winterizing suggestions:

For those who live in their RV full-time and choose to live in areas where the weather is cold, you will need to take some added RV winterizing steps to make sure that your water lines do not freeze. First, check to see if it is possible to heat your pipes. If not, you may need to talk to an RV manufacturer or expert to see what you need to do for RV winterizing. If you can heat your pipes, then wrap them with 110V AC heating tape and put insulation between the supply lines and the access door. You will need to run your generator or be hooked up to electricity for this to work, but it will keep your pipes from freezing.

On an RV that is stored for the winter, in order to perform RV winterizing you need to actually empty all of the holding tanks, the water heater, and the supply lines. The supply lines can be emptied by first draining them, and then putting an air compressor with an attachment on the end of the lines and blowing all of the water out.

Then, hook a bypass valve right before the water pump, turn the valve away from normal position and hook a hose on it. Pour a whole gallon of antifreeze into the hose and then turn on each faucet until the antifreeze comes out. Leave the bypass valve there and unscrew the hose. When you get ready to head out, turn on the faucets and put the bypass valve in normal position and wait for clear water to come out.

Turn off any unnecessary appliances and plug up all of the cracks and holes that an animal may enter through. Get rid of any food or crumbs.

Margarette Tustle writes articles about Recreational Vehicles of all kinds as well as RV financing. For more information about Caring for your RV as well as other RV topics, visit forrvs.com

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