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    Posted: 20 Jan 2014 at 6:44pm
Does anyone know where to find the antifreeze intake hose on the RP177 model? I thought it should be inside the trailer located somewhere on the incoming line in front of the water pump, but that line appears only comes from the outside at the fresh water tank.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jan 2014 at 7:48pm
There's a shutoff on the main water supply side and an auxiliary hose connected on the other side of the pump that you dip into the antifreeze bottle. This is  found under the kitchen sink lower panel. There are great directions all prepared in this forum. Search or wait a few minutes and someone will give you the link.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jan 2014 at 7:50pm
What year is your 177? Older ones have the hose in line attached to a 3 way valve near the pump. Later ones (sometime in the 2013 run) have it loose, usually near the water heater, and have a quick disconnect right on the side of the pump.You unhook the line from the holding tank, and hookup the one for anti freeze.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jan 2014 at 11:10am
Thanks for the help, ours is a 2012 and your answer is exactly the situation for the quick disconnect. The vendor we bought it from forgot to leave the antifreeze line in the rig, so I'll get one.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jan 2014 at 3:05pm
Before you contact the dealer, try looking in the area under the bed, where the water heater and heater are. Many have found the loose hose in there, if not under the sink, or in the front storage area under the dinette.. It wouldn't be the vendor or dealer that puts it in the pod, it's done during the build.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jan 2014 at 9:25pm
Instead of using antifreeze and giving your water tank a nasty aftertaste will will be a bit problematic to remove you may want to use an air compressor to blow out your lines instead.  We have done this the past 2 winters with no problems and it only takes a couple of minutes to do the whole thing.  I will use about 24 oz. of antifreeze for the 3 traps in our 177 however.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jan 2014 at 10:14pm
Originally posted by jato

Instead of using antifreeze and giving your water tank a nasty aftertaste will will be a bit problematic to remove you may want to use an air compressor to blow out your lines instead.  We have done this the past 2 winters with no problems and it only takes a couple of minutes to do the whole thing.  I will use about 24 oz. of antifreeze for the 3 traps in our 177 however.


Actually, if using the pump pick up winterizing tube, you don't put any anti freeze in the water holding tank.. that is the whole point of the tube feeding the system at the pump.

As far as nasty after taste, I can honestly say, if you are sanitizing the system at the start of the season the way you should, no after taste ever in our campers.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Jan 2014 at 9:26am
Mark, thanks for the update.  I wasn't aware of this option, must be on the 2012 models or newer as we don't have this on our 2011 unit.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Jan 2014 at 11:12am
Originally posted by jato

Mark, thanks for the update.  I wasn't aware of this option, must be on the 2012 models or newer as we don't have this on our 2011 unit.


My pod that was manufactured in 2010 has it.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Jan 2014 at 12:47pm
JGF, we have a 2012 177, ours has a 3way valve with hose (my rv place had it hooked up when we bought the pod) and as has been stated just turn the valve inline so the pump sucks from the antifreeze and Bob's your uncle.... No antifreeze gets into your fresh water tank this way. I do both when winterizing, I blow out my lines, with taps open, then using pump pull RV antifreeze until I see pink coming out of all taps (turning one tap on at a time.) Maybe overkill but only takes 30 minutes tops, likely less never timed it.. Every spring sanatize your fresh water tank as the manual says and you have no problem with your fresh water.
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