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How to De-Winterize an RV
Spring is on it’s way and once the temperatures are reliably going to stay above 32 degrees you can now safely “de-winterize”. The following steps will show you, in order, how to: run all the antifreeze out of your water lines, ready the water heater and take it out of bypass mode, and ready your holding tanks for summer use. I assume you winterized your camper properly (or had it done at a dealer) last fall. If not, you may have some issues to deal with this spring. Before we get started it is important to note that some of the links below may be affiliate links. This means that…
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What is a monitor system? How does that work?
Most new travel trailers and fifth wheels are equipped with a monitor system. This monitor system indicates your battery power level and the levels of fluid in all of your tanks. Not sure how full your black/sewer tank is? No need to wait until sewer is backing up into your camper just push a button and check. There are a number of buttons on these monitoring systems. Typical buttons are as follows: Battery Indicator The battery indicator shows you the level of the power or charge in your battery. 4 LED lights=charging or fully charged 3 LED lights=good 2 LED lights=fair 1 LED light = low This is a battery…
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Guide to RV Water Heaters
RV water heaters are really pretty simple. For the purpose of this article we are going focus on water heaters with tanks. There are some tank-less water heaters that are usually on demand style water heaters. I generally don’t see too many of these tank-less water heaters because the manufacturers have found that they don’t work very well and customers often complain about them. Before getting into how to operate an RV water heater, it is important to be sure that you have de-winterized your water heater before operation. In other words be sure that your valves are turned to the correct positions on the back side of the water…
