Dewinterizing
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Topic: Dewinterizing
Posted By: PugsNPods
Subject: Dewinterizing
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2018 at 10:08pm
Hello -- I'm wondering when people usually "dewinterize" in Oregon.
Since I can't wait to get out there, I'm looking at the first of March.
Does anyone have stories or experience around this?
Thank you!
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Posted By: PugsNPods
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2018 at 10:09pm
PS -- I may not have put this in the right discussion spot -- I'm still new to forums -- so let me know if this is where the question goes.
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Posted By: ArenaBlanca
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2018 at 10:08am
Hmmm. I am in New Mexico. In southern NM we can probably de-winterize now. But northern NM got 6-8 inches of snow yesterday and more predicted for the weekend. I suspect Oregon may have similar situations. If you are on the coast, maybe now. If in Eastern Oregon, you may need to wait a while.
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Posted By: Happy Tripping
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2018 at 7:47pm
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Find the latest frost date for your area and use that as a guide. You can dewinterize earlier, but if the weather forecast becomes 28 or 29 deg, you probably will want to re-winterize really fast.
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2018 at 10:25pm
Add a caveat to the above advice. If the weather is projected to be below freezing for an extended period or if it is really low (teens or single-digits), winterize.
If it is only expected to be in the low 30's or high 20's overnight AND you have heat in the 'Pod, you should be safe to not winterize, especially if the temps will be well above freezing the next day. We did some extensive traveling with temps below freezing with water in the system. The only time we had anything freeze on us was when we were traveling and it stayed below during the day while we were moving and the heat was not on. The intake line from the fresh water tank froze, but it thawed the following day with no issues.
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Posted By: RichC
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 9:07am
My recent experience the same as StephenH.
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Posted By: Wepod
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 12:33pm
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My experiences are about the same. I do have foam pipe insulation on my water intake line so I haven't ever had it freeze.
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 5:43pm
I use a heated fresh water hose.
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Posted By: PugsNPods
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2018 at 4:03pm
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In Oregon, we never have extended below freezing times — at least in the Portland area. I have never had a frozen water pipe at my home in over 20 years and there are exposed pipes. I have never had a water hose freeze or crack even if they sit outside all winter. It seems to me like winterizing is not necessary in Oregon (Portland) area but I did it anyway for the chance that December-February-January can be the iffy cold months. Anyway — I am so grateful for all the responses and advice. I can do this!
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