Date:         Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:55:16 -0400
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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From:         Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: Water tank
Comments: To: "Mark L. Hineline" <hineline@OCOTILLOFIELD.NET>
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Hi Mark,

It'd have to freeze solid to hurt the plumbing, that'd take more than a
day below freezing in my experience.

In years past I've left cardboard cartons containing garbage bags filled
with water outside to make raw material for ice sculpture at Winter Bus
Camp; after a full week outside at well below-freezing temps the ice was
still only about two inches thick. Ponds might freeze abruptly but only
because they are directly exposed to cool air. A water tank in a westy,
not so much.

You could try topping the tank with boiling water before bedtime, if it
helps you sleep better, but I wouldn't worry about it.

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario Canada
197x Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (ND Graphics graphics wrap)
1988 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (Colleen's ride)
Engine conversion blog: http://www.pottsfamily.ca/wordpress/
www.pottsfamily.ca

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On 3/13/2011 11:56 AM, Mark L. Hineline wrote:
> Next weekend I'm going to be on the Colorado Plateau for three nights.
> Daytime temps in the 50s, nighttime down into the 20s.
>
> Are there any tricks to keeping the water tank happy and unfrozen?
>
> Mark
>


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