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Originally Posted by sunnyone
Thanks Deb and ethelrobin. I guess my biggest worry is the water left in the water lines. Could you give me a little more info about the blow out fitting and low pressure compressed air?
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Diane - since I don't know how your city water set-up works, I'm not sure that compressed air would do you much good there. If you are really worried about the residual water in the plumbing, I would suggest looking into the Camco by-pass system
https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/c...B&gclsrc=aw.ds. You just install it near the beginning of your fresh water line, as close to the tank as you can. Then turn the valve, drop the end of the tube into your jug of antifreeze, and use the hand pump. Instead of pulling water from the tank, it pulls directly from the jug.
Can be a bit of a P**A to install or really straight forward, depending on how accessible your water lines are at the tank (mine is at the electric pump, down a little access port with room for only one arm at a time - fiddly, but do-able) Now winterizing is just a matter of moving a couch cushion, flipping the valve, dropping the tube into the jug and turning on my pump. Plumbing is done in 5 minutes.
But my advice would be to get a different tube. The one supplied is very stiff, doesn't like to un-coil . I just picked up a few feet of 1/2" I.D. vinyl tubing. That also allows me to have the jug right in view so i know if it's getting low and getting ready to suck air.