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Old 11-13-2015, 05:59 PM   #13
oldstick
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I would definitely drain all the pipes if located in NY for the winter. But one common problem for the Trail Manors seems to be the exterior shower valves if you have one. Some of them seem to be oriented vertically and located lower than the pipes feeding into them from the bathroom area. Thus it is impossible to completely drain the water out by gravity even if you open the valves and let the shower hose hang down.

Thus the recommendation to run RV safe antifreeze through, especially in colder climates. The exterior showers are located so close to the outside they are vulnerable in even middle/south GA winters as I found out. It is a very rare winter when many home plumbing pipes freeze and burst in this area. Because there's not many homes with plastic plumbing components close to the seldom freezing air temps like an RV would be.
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