Help! Lost Dewinterizing directions!

Gillian

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We are getting our popup ready to go this week. We have all the info from my SIL, but I thought there was a sheet of directions for dewinterizing, and it seems to be missing. My BIL used to do it himself, but sadly, he is no longer with us and we don't have anyone else to ask.

Does anyone have a helpful link to info on dewinterizing? If we have to, I'll have a local RV place do it for us, but we're trying to learn to do things on our own.

We have a 2000 Coleman/Fleetwood Santa Fe popup.

thank you
 
It should be pretty simple for your pop up since there really isn't much plumbing. It depends on how extensively it was done, but it really just involves flushing the rv antifreeze out of the water lines. You can do this by filling your fresh water tank and running the water through the lines until they are clear. If antifreeze was put into your freshwater tank, you are going to want to fill and drain this a couple of times before running the water through the lines. If you have a hot water tank, hopefully there was a bypass installed and the tank was bypassed when it was winterized. The bypass will be a couple of valves with a tube between the inlet and outlets of the hot water tank. Be sure you turn off the bypass so that water can enter the hot water tank when you are ready to use it. Always drain the hot water tank after every camping trip to prevent bacteria from building up in the stagnant water. The only other thing I do after I flush the lines is pressurize the system and check for leaks, and then I go through the camper to be sure all the systems work (refrigerator, hot water tank, stove, ac, furnace,etc.) Check your lp connections and lines with soapy water to check for gas leaks. Also check to be sure exhaust outlets are clear of any nests from wasps, mice etc., like the outlet for the furnace. I sometimes run some cheap vodka through the water lines to get rid of any residual rv antifreeze taste, but the rv antifreeze won't hurt you and the taste should go away on your first camping trip.
 
Thanks! The pics on Tim's site are helpful. :)

We're feeling better tonight, after having opened up the camper and checked it out. It's bigger than we remember, and, aside from the door, very simple to set up.

The kids wanted to sleep in there tonight!

Now we just have to get my other brother in law to help us connect it to the van. :)
 

Try Camping World. There is one outside of Disney in Kissimie, near walmart. They are pretty good at helping out most camper questions. Check your local area to see if you have one there, or go online.
 





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