Hmmm, Jim, I have inadvertently let the water tank/supply network freeze solid, & unfrozen it w/ a heater in the westy during winter & not had any problems. The pump did fail several years later, but I don't believe that it was the result of the freeze,but because it was 25-30 years old at the time? I have taken the pump out & worked the impeller by hand when it was stuck & then it worked fine. Mr. BZ-on OEM faucet #2 & pump after 33 years-YMMV On Sat, Oct 15, 2016 at 10:19 AM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote: > FWIW, I have had the system freeze. I have pre-85 Westies with the water > pump under the sink. If I don’t prep the system, in the spring I’m buying > a new pump. Doesn’t hurt anything else, but water freezing in the pump > kills it every time. > > Jim > > > > On Oct 14, 2016, at 9:58 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM> > wrote: > > > > I have never had the system freeze, and all I've ever done is drain > > everything. Since the trap is open to the air in two directions (I leave > > the drain cap off in winter), and holds little water, it is ok -- or at > > least mine has never cracked. The beast does stay in the garage most of > > the time in winter, but I drive it occasionally, and in below freezing > > temperatures. >
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