SATCRNP1972
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This would apply to any Roo 23SS owners, not sure about older ones, but please , I think I asked this before and I'm still not sure about this hose and what to do.
It is a (whitish) drinking water type hose. It is attached to the water pump and or the water heater? on one end and goes into the fresh water storage tank on the other. It runs up front under the very front through the cabinets under that front bunk area. (from the water heater water pump cabinet to the fresh water storage tank cabinet)
Even though I have never used the fresh water storage tank or the water pump so far, the dealer did I'm sure to check it that day.
Now that's been about a month and plenty of hot weather and moving it around which might have been enough to shake it down? or evap it? But I am afraid there is still some water in that little section of hose.
If you don't blow out (and if so, where does that get blown out through? and if you bypass the heater for pink, how does that get pink? Either way. I know this sounds dumber than dumb, but I'm really trying to get the whole way these things connect and such out.
Does anyone do anything other than what is said in all the advice for 1) blowing out or 2) pinking without blowing or 3) the combination of blowing out and pinking for that hose in particular or is it a moot question and is taken care of in any one of the 3 choices?
SAT
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Terryallan
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Ihave never worried about it. When I winterize. I unhook that hose at the pump, hook another to the pump,and put the other end in the pink stuff bottle, and pump it thru. Then re hook that hose. Never blew it out never put antifreeze in it. I did drain the fresh tank.
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CampingRocks1
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Sarah
We also have the hose you refer to. As you may have figured out, there is not as much water left in that fresh water tank as some have told you. The plug drain is on the bottom and isn't too curved. There is probably only 2 cups of water left in mine after draining. That having been said, there is probably still water in that hose you are asking about, even if only the dealer used it. If you follow it around, it snakes up and down from floor to high and back again. If you are blowing out with a compressor, just blow it from the water pump end towards the fresh storage tank when you do that. It still won't be much in that fresh tank. That is the same hose you will undo to put a section of hose on the water pump if you are going to be sucking up antifreeze through the water pump out of the jug. So what we are doing is unhooking that from the water pump and blowing air from compressor through it and then put a towel down or something to catch any back drip. Then while it's off we're hooking up the hose end (use the clamp) to the water pump and putting other end in the bottle (s) It wouldn't hurt to shooot a little more air through that hose when you get ready to reattach it to the pump.
As for your 30psi or more question, I agree with you . Our Roo book also says 30psi max. We've read everything from 40,45 and 50 on here from Roo owners. We called our dealer who said they use about 40-45 but he can only tell us to use 30 as the book says because (and he chuckled) its what it says and you're under warranty. But hopefully some of the older Roo and Shamrock people on here will tell you (and me LOLOL) for sure about the right PSI.
Can someone else that has a relatively new Roo (or Shamrock) verify or correct what I've said here and help both me and Sarah and any other new winterizers as well.
Sarah one more thing, we actually have a Campbell Hausfeld portable 2 gallon, max 100psi tank we use for airing boat trailer tires and blowing out fittings on the boats and seadoos and things and we will be using it for the Roo as we used it on the popups. We got ours from Northern Tools I think but it's almost identical to one at walmart that's about 80 dollars. It takes maybe a bit longer as it fills than the bigger more powerfuls but it's handy and will do the job. we do always empty the tank of water. you do probably want a second person to help you with the winterizing, less running back and forth even with chucking. Turning on a faucet here , a faucet there, just an extra set of eyes. Also even if you didn't use your black tank for the #2 and stuff, do really clean it out as the leftover chemicals if you used chemicals do have a sour odor buildup (my brother didn't clean his out last winter because he said they only used it for tinkling. boy was it sour in spring LOLOLOL)
That makes me think, do I need to put both some tank saver or chemical in the tanks AND some antifreeze? or just antifreeze? (the grey and black tanks )
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Chuck_S
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Neither.
The black and grey tanks do not need to be winterized. Assuming they've been drained recently. Neither does the fresh water tank if drained.
It's helpful to consider the concept/requirement of winterization, not the specific steps some folks take.
The concept/requirement is to eliminate any damage caused by freezing water. Eliminate damage. Not eliminate sll water, just the water that will damage anything if it freezes.
Water freezing in confined spaces can break fittings and cause by expanding. A little bit of water freezing in a large tank of any sort won't cause damage. It can expand like ice in an ice tray that isn't damaged by the ice either.
The flexible fresh water intake hose into the water pipe (that all the anguish appears to be about) can freeeze although there's going to be no water in it if you pump the water system dry first. The hose is flexible. Pex pipe is not.
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SATCRNP1972
Southern Indiana (Sarah)
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I just finished it, I disconneted it at the water pump and put the air compressor hose to it and blew it (with the fresh water storage tank plug open) and got quite a bit more water out. I feel like Super Woman , it wasn't as scary as I thought, this whole thing, welpers so far anyway
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