Attention New, Current, & Prospective R-Pod Owners

For anyone else on the forum -- a couple of quick questions about winterization:

2)  And this question may seem ignorant but I'm going to ask it anyway.  Once the water heater is drained, the anode rod taped with teflon tape and replace, and the valves to the hot water tank turned opposite to normal operation, how come rv antifreeze cannot be poured into the potable water tank and pumped through all the water lines by turning on the water pump and opening all the faucets?  The potable water tank is going to be drained and sanitized in the spring.  Just wondering - it seems like much less trouble to me.  But since no one has recommended that, is it not safe, or is it not efficient, or is it not possible to do it that way? This could be done but, you would likely use a lot of antifreeze and need to flush your fresh water tank really well when de-winterizing.  Some can do the job on one gallon of antifreeze.  I splurge and use two.  I first blow out the lines with compressed air and then pump the pink stuff through everything; sink, shower, toilet, outside spray hose, etc.  Pumping the pink stuff directly from the jug insures that it remains undiluted by water and keeps consumption to the minimum.

 

Diane