hoses that I don't know

[pchambers]

I need some help here, while I was draining my fresh water tank I saw two hoses under the TT. one is blue and other is red. and they sit below the water heater, both have a black cap on them. I have to assume that these are drains for the hot water tank, but not sure.
Bill

[Stan]

Those are your low point drains to assist in draining the entire water system. Be advised that they do NOT drain all the water out. That's why most people blow out or use RV antifreeze.

[pchambers]

Did not know that, is this something I should be doing or just leave it alone

[OhioMark]

Originally Posted by pchambers

I need some help here, while I was draining my fresh water tank I saw two hoses under the TT. one is blue and other is red. and they sit below the water heater, both have a black cap on them. I have to assume that these are drains for the hot water tank, but not sure.
Bill

There easy enough to access, so I always open them up and drain when I travel. Why carry the few extra gallons of weight, right? Doesn't hurt not to though, unless your going to be in freezing temps for a while. I assume Florida is immune to such rituals we need to practice up north here.

[anaro]

Low point drains, 1 for cold. 1 for hot. I have found tilting the tt helps get things drained. I only use them when winterizing or draining tanks.

[Tim D]

Depending on where in FL you are, you are probably pretty safe.

[avvidclif]

Red = Hot
Blue = Cold

[Susan]

When I had my walk through, I was told not to blow out the lines, use anti freeze.

[mark5w]

Originally Posted by Susan

When I had my walk through, I was told not to blow out the lines, use anti freeze.

Susan, your post is called a popcorn post.

Blowing versus antifreeze is a long argued topic.

[socoguy]

Get an xtra bag of popcorn because the blow and antifreeze folks are coming to the party too.

[Susan]

Originally Posted by mark5w

Susan, your post is called a popcorn post.

Blowing versus antifreeze is a long argued topic.

Learn something new everyday! The walk through guy told me it would void my warranty. I have a large air compressor where I have my TT parked so it would be easy and cheap to do. I do not want to start anything, that is just what he told me.

[anaro]

IF you blow your lines out, get an adaptor plug, drain all the lines, leave all faucets open and use 40 psi. We usually use antifreeze for the extra security but have blown our lines out. Some will swear by each method. Both should work if Done properly.

[Tim D]

Originally Posted by Susan

Learn something new everyday! The walk through guy told me it would void my warranty. I have a large air compressor where I have my TT parked so it would be easy and cheap to do. I do not want to start anything, that is just what he told me.

BS.. Not you Susan. You would want to dial your compressor down to 35-40 psi. Hook it to your city water supply. Easy peasy! Some just drain and blow out lines while others do both blow out and the pink stuff. I did both just because it was so easy to do.

[mike06081969]

Originally Posted by Tim D

BS.. Not you Susan. You would want to dial your compressor down to 35-40 psi. Hook it to your city water supply. Easy peasy! Some just drain and blow out lines while others do both blow out and the pink stuff. I did both just because it was so easy to do.

Unless you have a check valve stick open on your hot water outlet from the water heater like I did this winter. I hooked up the air hose, set my regulator to 40 psi and blew...and blew...and blew. Never could get air out the faucets inside the camper. So, I decided that I was going to have to put antifreeze to it since it was already dark out and the temperature was 20 degrees and falling rapidly. Therefore, I lined everything up and started pumping antifreeze. I hear water running under the trailer, run outside, and lo and behold: antifreeze running back out the water heater drain. I ended up having to disconnect the hot water outlet from the water heater and plug it to get it winterized. I'll have to change that check valve when I get ready to start camping.

[Tim D]

Originally Posted by mike06081969

Unless you have a check valve stick open on your hot water outlet from the water heater like I did this winter. I hooked up the air hose, set my regulator to 40 psi and blew...and blew...and blew. Never could get air out the faucets inside the camper. So, I decided that I was going to have to put antifreeze to it since it was already dark out and the temperature was 20 degrees and falling rapidly. Therefore, I lined everything up and started pumping antifreeze. I hear water running under the trailer, run outside, and lo and behold: antifreeze running back out the water heater drain. I ended up having to disconnect the hot water outlet from the water heater and plug it to get it winterized. I'll have to change that check valve when I get ready to start camping.

Was it stuck because it was already froze?

[mark5w]

Check valves have a tendency to wear out sometimes.