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Posts: 4508 		Direct Link To This Post Calendar Event: Winterization
    Posted: 13 Oct 2016 at 8:07pm
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Oct 2016 at 10:30am
Originally posted by kent l

I run my pump until it pumps nothing but air. Then I blow out all the lines one at a time. After that I open the hot water anode let the water run out. The air gets through the pump at that time


No it doesn't. There is no way to "push" air through the water pump. The WH is after the pump in the plumbing. Draining it.. drains the WH. Nothing else.

Running the pump "dry", only drains it to the cavitation point. There will still be water in the front pump housing and again, in the prefilter
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Posts: 17 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Oct 2016 at 8:28pm
I run my pump until it pumps nothing but air. Then I blow out all the lines one at a time. After that I open the hot water anode let the water run out. The air gets through the pump at that time
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Oct 2016 at 7:30pm
Originally posted by podrunner

Even if you use compressed air to blow out the lines, it is a good idea to suck up enough pink stuff to fill the pump.  I do not believe the compressed air gets to the pump.

Happy Trails......


It does not. And come spring we will see quite a few bad pumps and many broken pre-filter housings. Happens every year.
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Posts: 106 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Oct 2016 at 5:53pm
Even if you use compressed air to blow out the lines, it is a good idea to suck up enough pink stuff to fill the pump.  I do not believe the compressed air gets to the pump.

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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Oct 2016 at 4:18pm
Originally posted by David

To answer your first question - yes, the outlets still work. Actually, everything will work, as the onboard converter/charger will supply 12vdc to the things that need it. I am wondering....if you are going to leave the Pod plugged in, then why remove the battery? The onboard converter/charger will keep it charged up/maintained.



Literally, word for word, what I was going to type. Well.. I might not have used that one comma right there, but other than that..
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To answer your first question - yes, the outlets still work. Actually, everything will work, as the onboard converter/charger will supply 12vdc to the things that need it. I am wondering....if you are going to leave the Pod plugged in, then why remove the battery? The onboard converter/charger will keep it charged up/maintained.

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Hi,
Another winterization question[s].  If I remove the battery for storage and still keep the trailer plugged in, do the outlets work?

And totally unrelated, has anyone used the plugin mouse/rodent ultrasonic devices and if so do you think they worked?

thanks
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Posts: 17 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Oct 2016 at 7:37pm
I love the air process, 30 lbs of air, open a few valves and pull the anode plug in the water heater. It leaves you ready to go out camping without much prep other than filling up with water. The pink stuff leaves some risdule taste.
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Posts: 10 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Oct 2016 at 5:57pm
Well, I have sucessfully [I hope] winterized the Pod.  Thanks for all the help.  BTW I did find 3 valves under the bed to isolate the water heater.  Everything i running pink.  

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Bill
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