The things one learns full-timing in winter as snowbirds who have temporarily misplaced their directional ability.
We have learned not to leave the galley faucet dripping at night and not to leave the sewer hose out.
If one does, one ends up with a hose that is filled with ice!
So now it's put out the hose only when dumping.
We'll leave the furnace on (no brainer there) and cabinets open at night in hopes the inside pipes don't freeze up. Have not had that happen leaving the tap open a bit, but then got the long tube of solid ice outside.
We have heat tape on our water hose and it is insulated and wrapped, as is the source stand pipe/faucet.
Choose yer devil!
C'mon Springtime!
-- Edited by TxYellowRose on Sunday 23rd of January 2011 04:37:31 PM
RVRon said
04:26 PM Jan 23, 2011
Living in Florida we don't usually pay a whole lot of attention to the chance of freezing temperatures so we kinda got caught a couple of years ago in central Georgia in November. Not paying a whole lot of attention to the weather forecast we left everything hooked up. When we woke up in the morning, no water. The entire campground's water system had frozen up as had our own water hose and as it thawed out they found several faucet supply lines that had frozen and burst. Fortunately no damage to our hose and it thawed out that afternoon.
Thankfully we had water in our onboard tank and had kept the furnace on all night so no frozen pipes in the RV. We found out later that it got down to 17 degrees that night! From now on we pay attention to the weather forecast when camping in winter and disconnect everything if it looks like freezing temps!
Terry and Jo said
10:30 PM Jan 28, 2011
OK, Betty.
Here comes another caution. Consider with the cold weather that extending and contracting a sewer hose might be enough to cause it to crack and start leaking. If you can stand it (the odor that is), you might want to make sure and put it in the basement area, especially if your basement is heated.
On our Mobile Suites, the storage area for the slinky-stinky is very short. So, when we go full-time, I'll need to find a tub to store it in while it is in the basement. Preferably a tub with a lid that seals.
Hope things are warming up for you.
Terry
NorCal Dan said
03:22 AM Jan 29, 2011
This is the best stinky slinky hose I have owned. I like that it will "stretch" to the exact length needed, and stay that length. Coupled with a hose support it has yet to freeze up when I leave the bath sink running. And note that it has caps for both ends of the hose so when stored you will not have odors.
http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/rhinoflex-swivel-rv-sewer-kit/44151
I've actually been using the RhinoFlex more than the SaniCon macerator.
TxYellowRose said
09:05 AM Jan 31, 2011
Terry,
This is exactly what we are now doing, although we have yet to designate a tub for the hose. It is capped, so no stinky.
The things one learns RV'ing in northern state during winter!
DorisandDave said
09:12 AM Jan 31, 2011
Betty, I am right there with you! Ice and snow in Kansas today and wishing we were already in Arizona!!
The things one learns full-timing in winter as snowbirds who have temporarily misplaced their directional ability.
We have learned not to leave the galley faucet dripping at night and not to leave the sewer hose out.
If one does, one ends up with a hose that is filled with ice!
So now it's put out the hose only when dumping.
We'll leave the furnace on (no brainer there) and cabinets open at night in hopes the inside pipes don't freeze up. Have not had that happen leaving the tap open a bit, but then got the long tube of solid ice outside.
We have heat tape on our water hose and it is insulated and wrapped, as is the source stand pipe/faucet.
Choose yer devil!
C'mon Springtime!
-- Edited by TxYellowRose on Sunday 23rd of January 2011 04:37:31 PM
Thankfully we had water in our onboard tank and had kept the furnace on all night so no frozen pipes in the RV. We found out later that it got down to 17 degrees that night! From now on we pay attention to the weather forecast when camping in winter and disconnect everything if it looks like freezing temps!
Here comes another caution. Consider with the cold weather that extending and contracting a sewer hose might be enough to cause it to crack and start leaking. If you can stand it (the odor that is), you might want to make sure and put it in the basement area, especially if your basement is heated.
On our Mobile Suites, the storage area for the slinky-stinky is very short. So, when we go full-time, I'll need to find a tub to store it in while it is in the basement. Preferably a tub with a lid that seals.
Hope things are warming up for you.
Terry
This is exactly what we are now doing, although we have yet to designate a tub for the hose. It is capped, so no stinky.
The things one learns RV'ing in northern state during winter!
Doris