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    Posted: 16 Oct 2013 at 6:58am
ya, this is my dilemma.  reside in st louis and heading to florida in mid november.  really do not want to do the full blown winterizing either before i leave.  how long does one run the pump dry?  i think i will go with draining everything, run pump, and use a heater until then.  any thoughts?  hogone
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Many years ago we took our TT to Florida from NW Indiana for a 2 week vacation.  No problems going down but coming back the weather suddenly turned cold.  We camped near Champaign IL and I had the water hose connected. Next morning, the hose was frozen solid and our dump valves were also frozen.  I spent over an hour with my wife's hair dryer, thawing the drain valves and the water hose connection. 

If there is any question about weather conditions, I would winterize, at least on your return trip.

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Good advice Bob.  I will definately winterize before I pull out of Florida. 
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furpod, you mentioned running the pump dry.  approximately how long can you safely run the pump in doing this?  like 30 seconds?  hogone
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Just untill it blows air.. It won't hurt it to run longer, but you just want to clear the line from the holding tank, and the pump head. If you are going to use pink stuff through the pump, then you don't have to worry about the pump head. 
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From what I've read, the pump can be run dry indefinitely.  Not that I would want to.
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Ok, I know this sounds like a lot, but has anyone made a youtube video for the winterization process? I'm sure its overkill, but some of these steps could cause some problems if done incorrectly. I just want to use the anti-freeze. I dont have a blower, so I'm stuck unless I take it somewhere. I would be happy to do it if I could see it done first!
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Do a Google search for "How to winterize a RV water system" and you will find a page or two of You Tube videos on the subject.  I did not watch any of them, so you may have to watch a few until you find the one most appropriate.  Once you go through the process, it is a quick and easy process.
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HELP!!!

Antifreeze is blowing out the city water connection...none is going into the trailer's plumbing. I've already gone through a gallon and a half of pink stuff....... HELP!
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