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When we left off last, we were safe and sound in Tacoma and the Christmas holidays were fast approaching. I promised you that we would let you know how the RV handles freezing weather.
Lessons in Cold Weather RVing:
It was December, but temps below freezing in Tacoma are rare. So, when the temperature the first night there got down into the 20s (-9 C) we were totally caught off guard.
Here's what happened:
- The hose connecting us to water froze
- The plastic pipe leading to the fresh water tank froze
- The gas/propane furnace ran most of the night
I need to tell you, our Rexhall Aerbus is a good quality motorhome and all the pipes are enclosed and access is through a sealed exterior bin. We thought that would be enough if the temps got down to freezing or just below. Truth is, had is only been a couple of degrees below freezing, we probably would have been OK. The problem was that it got more than just a little below freezing!
Lesson #1 - How to Keep Pipes From Freezing
If your water connections or any of your water lines are exposed to the outside, even temperatures just below freezing can freeze and crack your lines. Even if your lines and fill points are enclosed in bins or compartments, if those areas are not heavily insulated and heated, just having the sewer line or water hose coming up through an access hole can bring in the freezing temps and problems... as we found out first hand.
Our simple solution was to wrap a heat tape with a built in temperature sensor (about $20.00 US) around the exposed pipes and valves. We got it from the local hardware store. It's the kind meant for outside or crawl space water lines. It looks like an electrical extension cord that has no plug at the end.
When we are in an area that has possible freezing temps, we just plug the heat tape into our full hookup power box via an extra extension cord (heavy duty) and the sensor takes care of turning on when needed.
That's all we needed to keep the bin and connections from freezing. We don't connect the water hose in freezing temperatures, we just fill the fresh water tank as needed. If you were staying in one place for the winter, you could use another heat tape and some insulation wrapped around it on the hose to keep your hose from freezing too.
For boondocking or dry camping, you could also stuff the compartment full of insulation or heavily insulate your exterior water lines to keep them from freezing in all but the coldest of temps.
Lesson #2 - Heat Guns and Plastic Water Lines Don't Mix
My dad had a heat gun he used for heat shrink on wires and windows. We decided to use that to heat up the pipes and get the water pump working again.
BIG MISTAKE!
Well, using the heat gun was a good idea, we just didn't know how warm and how fast it could work. Instead of just slowly warming the whole compartment, I made the mistake of blowing directly on the plastic water lines.
In less than two minutes, I had heated up the plastic water line so well that it became soft and with the water line pressurized from the pump... It formed a bubble just like bubble gum and popped.
I was lucky, my dad had just been remodeling his kitchen and had just the right size plastic water line on hand. So, all I had to do was finish thawing things out, slowly, and then fix the popped water line. That was just two fittings, about 8 inches of new plastic water line, the heat gun to warm the ends and it all screwed back together in less than 30 minutes. Like I said, I was lucky to be where I had the tools and supplies to fix it myself.
It easily could have been a couple hundred dollars of repairs if I had to have a repair shop do it.
In Conclusion: Motorhomes, 5th Wheels and other RVs can handle below freezing temperatures. You just need to use a little common sense and have a back up plan for when things don't work out.
- Don't let the colder weather stop you from enjoying your RV year round.
- Do test it's cold weather abilities close to home or family, just in case.
- Keep extra incandescent lights & insulation handy for backup & repairs
- Always thaw frozen pipes and tanks slowly - To fast and thinks can break
As we travel year round, we'll keep you up to date on what we learn (the hard way) and how you can avoid the same mistakes (the easy way).
Wes and his wife are full time in their motorhome RV traveling, hosting and volunteering around the country. As they learn and explore the RV lifestyle, they are writing about their adventures and lessons on their Travel Scrapbook BLOG at http://FreeTravelScrapbook.info.
Come learn the easy way, avoid the trouble spots and experience first hand what full time RV travel is all about. Then get out there and start your own Travel Scrapbook.
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Telephone Cord w / Line Splitter $42.9 Telephone Cord and Line Splitter |
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2' Line Cord CLEAR $9.25 - AT&T 2 foot line cord- ClearATT89005200 ~~ ~~ |
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14' Line Cord CLEAR $9.76 - AT&T 14 foot line cord- Clear- Manufacturer's warrantyATT89005400 |
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25' Line Cord IVORY $10.28 - AT&T 25 foot line cord- Allows added mobility through large rooms- Gold plated contacts ensure quality sound- 4 Conductor line cord compatible with 1 and 2 line devices- IvoryATT-89-1612-00 |
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GE 25 Foot Line Cord $4.99 25 foot line cord. Available in White. |
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GE 25 Foot Black Line Cord $4.99 25 foot Black line cord. |
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Belkin Phone Line Cord $10.99 1 x RJ-11 Male 12 ft Phones Faxes Answering Machines The Phone Line Cord connects any wall-mount phone to your RJ11 jack. You can also use it to plug in any of your phones, faxes, or answering machines within 12 feet of each other. Belkin Belkin International, Inc Copper F8V100-12-IV Ivory Lifetime Network Cable Phone Line Cord Phone/Modem RJ-11 www.belkin.com |
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AT&T / 14' Line Cord CLEAR / 89-0054-00 $12.44 AT&T - 14' Line Cord CLEAR - 89-0054-00 |
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Motorola / DC LINE CORD (PS TO MK) / 25-85052-01R $21.12 Motorola - DC LINE CORD (PS TO MK) - 25-85052-01R |
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Plantronics / On-line Indicator Extension Cord / 46429-01 $28 Plantronics - On-line Indicator Extension Cord - 46429-01 |
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VTech / 25' Line Cord IVORY / 89-1612-00 $13.03 VTech - 25' Line Cord IVORY - 89-1612-00 |
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Lenovo Power Hub With US Line Cord 57Y4600 $47.1 Lenovo Power Hub With US Line Cord 57Y4600 |
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IBM 23R7000 Rack to PDU Line Cord $10.01 IBM 23R7000 Rack to PDU Line Cord |
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Cisco Air Line Cord for North America AIRPWRCORDNA $17.49 Cisco Air Line Cord for North America AIRPWRCORDNA |
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BulK 25'Spade to Mod Line Cord $10.02 BulK 25'Spade to Mod Line Cord |
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Belkin Phone Line Cord $11.99 1 x RJ-11 Male 25 ft Connects wall-mount phones to wall jack, or other phone devices Helps maintain clearer conversations with plating Handles up to 2 separate phone lines The Phone Line Cord connects any wall-mount phone to your RJ11 jack. You can also use it to plug in any of your phones, faxes, or answering machines within 25 feet of each other. Belkin Belkin International, Inc Copper F8V100-25-WH Lifetime Network Cable Phone Line Cord Phone/Modem RJ-11 White www.belkin.com |
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GCLB466007 / 7' Flat Line Cord $9.48 GCLB466007 7' Mod. Line CordLINE CORD, 6P4C, PIN 2-5, 7 FT |
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Jensen 15' Line Cord - White $10.99 Use this line cord to connect phone devices (telephones, answering machines, modems, etc.) to wall jacks. |
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Motorola 25-72614-01R DC Line Cord $6.99 Features: DC line cord for the MC90XX Four Slot battery charger. Use in conjunction with power supply 50-14000-242R. |
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