Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks: Dewinterize 2021 R Pod 193

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Dewinterize 2021 R Pod 193

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Topic: Dewinterize 2021 R Pod 193

Posted By: Jsappington0717
Subject: Dewinterize 2021 R Pod 193
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2025 at 7:27am

Bought a 2021 RPod 193. It was winterized when I bought it in November. Can someone give me detailed instructions to dewinterize it. Should I drain the solution in gallon jugs. Thank you for any help.

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J. Sap

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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2025 at 8:12pm

Don't try to save the RV antifreeze. Just flush the lines. You will need to sanitize the water system anyway. Here is a hint. Use the advanced search function. It will allow you to search topics older than the default six months. There is a lot of information here but the default search won't necessarily find it. Advanced search is your friend.

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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods
Former RPod 179
Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2025 at 12:27pm

Originally posted by StephenH

Don't try to save the RV antifreeze. Just flush the lines. You will need to sanitize the water system anyway. Here is a hint. Use the advanced search function. It will allow you to search topics older than the default six months. There is a lot of information here but the default search won't necessarily find it. Advanced search is your friend.

Better still, use Google search, which is way more sophisticated. You can tell Google search to restrict its lookup to a single web site by using the string site:rpod-owners.com in front of your search terms.

For a simple example about antifreeze and winterize you would enter:

site:rpod-owners.com antifreeze winterize

Google is your friend.

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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2025 at 12:35pm

Or in this case, site:rpod-owners.com dewinterize

and site:rpod-owners.com sanitize

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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods
Former RPod 179
Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

Posted By: Jsappington0717
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2025 at 4:14pm

Is it ok to flush it on the ground or do I have to go to a dump station. Thank you for the imformation so far. Just wonder if it is toxic

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J. Sap

Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2025 at 5:05pm

I wouldn't drink RV antifreeze full strength, but there should not be all that much in the system. The outside shower, flush onto the ground. The sinks will go to your grey water tank, so you will need to dump that, preferably at a dump station. In NC it is not legal to dump grey water from a storage tank on the ground. It has to be treated as if it were from a black water tank.

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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods
Former RPod 179
Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS