So it is my fourth cold season full-timing in the van and this year I decided not to drain the tank and switch over to using the clumsy water bottle. I was worried that the freezing might split the lines or break something or other but have found that the pipes thaw out most afternoons and that the tap doesn't fully freeze until it has been colder than the upper twenties (all temps mentioned are Fahrenheit and inside the van) for a few hours or more. If it only gets down to 30 or so then the water will work in the morning and is especially effective at waking one up. The swivel knob on the faucet will freeze and could be easy to break when trying to turn it on with chilled and clumsy hands. Also I would probably drain the tank so that it wouldn't split if sub zero temps were on the way but so far it hasn't even dropped into the single digits here in Western North Carolina. Anyhow,, I don't recall this being mentioned in the past few years of list lurking that I have done.. Happy Friday to everyone. Jonathan Poole '82 ac westy |
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