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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 Winterizing an RV
When it comes time to winterizing your water system in your RV please remember to do it before it gets below 32 degrees. If you are not comfortable winterizing your own camper, please bring it to your service technicians. There will be a fee for the RV technician to winterize your camper, but you are going to have an experienced person doing it and usually a warranty. This means that if the tech fails to winterize one faucet on your camper (your outside shower for instance), that dealer will normally warranty it, as long as you didn’t use your water system after they winterized it. First, please use RV Antifreeze. This…
