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slickflashtx Reg. Aug 2005	Posted 2013-12-03 10:25 AM Subject: Keeping living quarter holding tanks from freezing
Veteran Posts: 166 Location: TX Panhandle	Those of you with Living quarters how do you keep the tanks from freezing in sub-zero tempertures when staying in it.
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CYA Ranch Reg. Feb 2008	Posted 2013-12-03 10:42 AM Subject: RE: Keeping living quarter holding tanks from freezing
More bootie than waist! Posts: 18425 Location: Riding Crackhead.	slickflashtx - 2013-12-03 10:25 AM Those of you with Living quarters how do you keep the tanks from freezing in sub-zero tempertures when staying in it. Its too dang cold up here to stay in them but I did use mine one February at the BHSS for a few days. It got down to 17 at night. I left my grey tank open a bit so the shower water would drain right away. As for the pooper, when I got home we ran it in a heated shop to thaw and then dumped it. You could probably dump some anti freeze in the tanks too.
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slickflashtx Reg. Aug 2005	Posted 2013-12-03 10:46 AM Subject: RE: Keeping living quarter holding tanks from freezing
Veteran Posts: 166 Location: TX Panhandle	Thanks. I am planning on staying in it this weekend in Amarillo at the Christmas Cash. I sure don't want it to freeze up on me. It is supposed to be cold with extreme wind chills.
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FSF Reg. Aug 2007	Posted 2013-12-03 10:47 AM Subject: RE: Keeping living quarter holding tanks from freezing
Regular Posts: 67	What about water inside when traveling....got a 12 hrs trip coming up.... do u leave gas furnace on while traveling
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CYA Ranch Reg. Feb 2008	Posted 2013-12-03 10:53 AM Subject: RE: Keeping living quarter holding tanks from freezing
More bootie than waist! Posts: 18425 Location: Riding Crackhead.	slickflashtx - 2013-12-03 10:46 AM Thanks. I am planning on staying in it this weekend in Amarillo at the Christmas Cash. I sure don't want it to freeze up on me. It is supposed to be cold with extreme wind chills. How cold are we talking?
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CYA Ranch Reg. Feb 2008	Posted 2013-12-03 10:55 AM Subject: RE: Keeping living quarter holding tanks from freezing
More bootie than waist! Posts: 18425 Location: Riding Crackhead.	FSF - 2013-12-03 10:47 AM What about water inside when traveling....got a 12 hrs trip coming up.... do u leave gas furnace on while traveling My fresh water tanks are under my couch so it stays pretty warm in there while traveling. When I went to the BHSS I put fresh water in the tank and had my trailer sitting in a heated building so it was warm. Then I set the thermostat so it would kick in if it got too cold in there. Once I got where I was going I pumped the antifreeze out of the lines and was good to go. Before I left for home I pumped antifreeze back in the lines.
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Komet Reg. May 2011	Posted 2013-12-03 10:59 AM Subject: RE: Keeping living quarter holding tanks from freezing
The Non Sky Diver Posts: 9004 Location: SE Louisiana	CYA Ranch - 2013-12-03 10:53 AM slickflashtx - 2013-12-03 10:46 AM Thanks. I am planning on staying in it this weekend in Amarillo at the Christmas Cash. I sure don't want it to freeze up on me. It is supposed to be cold with extreme wind chills. How cold are we talking? http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Weather.aspx?location=USTX0029 Cold enough to cause problems..
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GoinJettin Reg. Feb 2005	Posted 2013-12-03 11:01 AM Subject: RE: Keeping living quarter holding tanks from freezing
Night Watchman Posts: 5516 Location: Central Montana	We are in for several days of below zero here. We don't use our LQ in the winter, the tanks have been pumped full of antifreeze since October. If we need to go somewhere we will get a hotel room to stay overnight and have a shower. If we need a potty that won't freeze up and break our water lines we have a porta potty we can put in the first stall that has a stud wall in it.
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CYA Ranch Reg. Feb 2008	Posted 2013-12-03 11:04 AM Subject: RE: Keeping living quarter holding tanks from freezing
More bootie than waist! Posts: 18425 Location: Riding Crackhead.	Komet - 2013-12-03 10:59 AM CYA Ranch - 2013-12-03 10:53 AM slickflashtx - 2013-12-03 10:46 AM Thanks. I am planning on staying in it this weekend in Amarillo at the Christmas Cash. I sure don't want it to freeze up on me. It is supposed to be cold with extreme wind chills. How cold are we talking? http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Weather.aspx?location=USTX0029 Cold enough to cause problems.. I've stayed in mine when it was that cold. Keep the heat turned up inside. If your worried you can put antifreeze in it during the night when it gets real cold. As a rule I don't use mine in the winter. Its just too nasty up here to even keep anything legged up unless you have an indoor so I don't worry about it.
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CYA Ranch Reg. Feb 2008	Posted 2013-12-03 11:05 AM Subject: RE: Keeping living quarter holding tanks from freezing
More bootie than waist! Posts: 18425 Location: Riding Crackhead.	GoinJettin - 2013-12-03 11:01 AM We are in for several days of below zero here. We don't use our LQ in the winter, the tanks have been pumped full of antifreeze since October. If we need to go somewhere we will get a hotel room to stay overnight and have a shower. If we need a potty that won't freeze up and break our water lines we have a porta potty we can put in the first stall that has a stud wall in it. My last trip with my trailer was November 9th. When I got home I pumped mine with anti freeze and emptied the tanks for the winter. Up until then I had it sitting in a heated building for a few weeks of cold weather.
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slickflashtx Reg. Aug 2005	Posted 2013-12-03 11:11 AM Subject: RE: Keeping living quarter holding tanks from freezing
Veteran Posts: 166 Location: TX Panhandle	Highs in teens and 20's and lows single digit with 10-20 mph wind.
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runhard Reg. Mar 2005	Posted 2013-12-03 11:19 AM Subject: RE: Keeping living quarter holding tanks from freezing
Extreme Veteran Posts: 527 Location: afton, mn	You can buy RV antifreez at any RV place or WalMart, don't forget to dump some in your drains if you run the water system
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BARRELHORSE USA Reg. Sep 2011	Posted 2013-12-03 11:19 AM Subject: RE: Keeping living quarter holding tanks from freezing
	LQ water tanks are so unprotected they can freeze easily and the sloshing around of water in a very cold tank can crack one big time. ... this goes for your water pipes too. I travel with gray water, fresh water and hot water tanks empty and only about 5 gallon in the black water tank. Leave all of your faucets turned on to help drain the lines so they will not burst. Also leave all of your cabinet doors open to allow heat to your water pump and plumbing etc etc ... I then refill fresh water at RV site ... never ever fill your fresh water tanks at a dump station water faucet or use your fresh water hose ... ... e coli will get ya!! ... If really cold cold cold ... just keep tanks empty and ask around if someone wants to share a motel room for showers and a warm nights sleep .... Don't forget to unhook and drain your white fresh water hose and put it inside the trailer after using it. Make sure you use the pink RV anti freeze in your gray and black water tanks and not car antifreeze. ($3 per gallon) If you use this in your fresh water tank and water lines ... do not drink the water until you have flushed it out big time and run a cup of bleach thru the system. Use bottled water for drinking. Propane furnace I do not use while running down the highway ... if you have a gas generator run it and buy you a couple of the small 1500w $20 heaters at walmart (about 6x8 inches in size) and run them. These are excellent to use when plugged into AC at a RV site. The last thing you want to happen is to run out of propane to your furnace and get air in your lines etc etc .... I use the propane furnace as a backup rather than the prime source of heat. GOOD LUCK ... hope one of these suggestions help ....................>>>>> having one big and one small sleeping bag to stick inside of each other is also a good idea ... Edited by BARRELHORSE USA 2013-12-03 11:24 AM
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missroselee Reg. Jul 2006	Posted 2013-12-03 11:23 AM Subject: RE: Keeping living quarter holding tanks from freezing
Damn Yankee Posts: 12390 Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace	Use the non toxic rv antifreeze. It should be pink in color. I don't know what to do when it's in use but this will help when it's not in use
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SC Wrangler Reg. Jul 2004	Posted 2013-12-03 1:03 PM Subject: RE: Keeping living quarter holding tanks from freezing
Nut Case Expert Posts: 9305 Location: Tulsa, Ok	My trailer is usually winterized from mid December thru March. If I need to stay in it during that time frame, we just make sure it is somewhere that has bathroom facilities. If those facilities do not include showers, it is baby wipes heated in the microwave.
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