Sunday, February 14, 2021

Winter in the rv...

Winter in the rv...
Beyond keeping warm... The next concern is keeping the water supply line from freezing... your drinking water hose from the campground faucet to your rv. First insulated the hose with pipe foam insulation.  One inside the rv, usually the basement or access bay, make sure it stays aboue freezing vis RV furnace or space heater.
NOW... most people leave a faucet trickle, like the kitchen sink. If you do this, be sure to leave the kitchen gray tank valve open to drain, and that your sewer line outside is angled to drain. We once had a bad experience where the sewer hose particularly froze and created a elbow which froze, and the drain not being able to drain,  backed up into the holding tank, up into the line, filled the sink, and over flowed onto the floor... all while we were fast asleep. You can imagine the mess. 
SINCE then we trickle the water to the outside of the rv. Our set up also gives me a garden hose in the basement for use outside.
Here's a diagram of what we use. This may help you. 
Stay warm and keep that water supply from freezing.