how to winterize rv

//Winterize your camper in 4-easy steps.

1. Drain the tanks
2. Drain the lines
3. Blow the lines out
4. Fill the lines with antifreeze

//This video shows how to complete each step and a few bonus tips to get your camper ready for winter

//Use antifreeze or compressed air to blow-out the lines?
If you have done any searching for tips to winterize your RV, you have probably come across a debate about how to do it.
I do both. I would rather spend a little more time in the fall than repair a broken line in the spring.
When I winterize a camper, I blow the air out of the lines first and then fill them with antifreeze. I store my camper outdoors in the Ohio winter and temperatures drop below freezing for weeks at a time. If you live in a milder climate where the temperatures are above freezing for most of the winter. You could consider only 1 of the 2 methods.
If I had to pick 1 I would skip blowing-out the lines and use antifreeze only. That is because the antifreeze displaces the water and any remaining water will be diluted to a point where damage from freezing is unlikely.


//Tools and equipment needed
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• Winterizing Kit (this might already be built into your RV)
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• Air Compressor (optional)
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//To winterize without using your RV's pump or a winterizing kit use a hand pump connected to your city water port.
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