Re: [tabtrailers] Re: RV antifreeze not needed?

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Brigit, you don't remove the hose. By disconnecting the tubing cap from the tank. You can remove the entire tank, and the siphon tube (is that what you meant by the "hose"?) will lift out. You can lift the tank out, and cover that end with the little cap that is held by a beaded chain. Add some antifreeze to the other end, put the fill cap back on and slosh it around so the antifreeze contacts the entire internal surface of the tank, and the external surface of the siphon tube. Then put the tank back in place with the antifreeze still inside. Connect the hose that goes to the siphon tube, and secure it tightly. Loosen the fill cap, and run the pump with the outside drain cap removed and somthing there to catch the water/antifreeze mixture as it comes out. Just run the pump long enough to get the antifreeze going out into the sink drain.

This ensures every surface that would otherwise be subject to mildew has been in contact with the antifreeze. Tighten up the fill cap. When preparing for your first trip after, just reverse the process, except use fresh water to flush the remaining antifreeze out. The siphon tube has a flange on it that seals with the mating surface of the tank that connects to the pump hose.

All this really takes only a few minutes. Much longer to explain than do. {;^D)

I will try and make some time for an illustrated step-by-step procedure within a few days.

Jerry J

----- Original Message -----

From: Brigit McCallum

To: tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 12:39 PM

Subject: [tabtrailers] Re: RV antifreeze not needed?

Sorry to sound dense, but I don't see how I can remove the hose. The small exterior cap screws onto a threaded bit that is part of the tank itself. The sipohn hose seems to connect to that bit from within. How, exactly do I remove the siphon hose?
Thanks very much,
Brigit

--- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "Jerry Jones" <jjerryj@...> wrote:
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> Brigit, do as Karen suggests, but run some of the mixture through the system so that it reaches all the hidden parts and tubing. Afterward waiting overnight, just rinse everything thoroughly with fresh water, including running it through the system, until the bleach odor is gone, then refill with fresh water.
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> Jerry J
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brigit McCallum
> To: tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 7:14 PM
> Subject: [tabtrailers] Re: RV antifreeze not needed?
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> Hi all,
> We just started camping in Tab-a-wander this summer. We never used the water tank. Now, after reading all this discussion about winterizing, I looked inside our tank and it has quite a bit of mildew on the siphon hose. It doesn't look like that can be removed to be cleaned. Any advice? (Get a new tank?)
> Thanks!
> Brigit
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> --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "issimo1" <issimo1@> wrote:
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> > After we remove the water tank we just pour some RV anti-freeze in a plastic cup (about 1.5 cups of anti-freeze), stick the end of the hose into the cup, run the pump until the cup is empty, put a ziplock over the end of the hose to catch anything that drips out, let the excess run out the outside drain and then cap the drain right away. There is always some extra stuff that collects by the capped drain and that is enough to do the job. Throw out the cup and we're done.
> >
> > In the Spring we take the outside cap off (careful- some anti-freeze will be waiting to drip out) attach our gray water tank, go inside and clean off the ziplocked end of the intake hose, run a small amount of clean water (usually using a plastic cup of clean water) through the system to clear out the intake hose, hook up the sanitized water tank, fill it with water and use the first gallon to fully flush out the anti-freeze. Then we're good to go.
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> > Jay
> > Jay & Beth
> > #1896
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> > -- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "familybakerfive" <familybakerfive@> wrote:
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> > > How do you run it through the pump if the water tank is removed? Sorry so slow here....
> > >
> > > Also, do you keep the drain cap on or off?
> > >
> > > Crystal and Daisy T@Baker
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> > > --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "issimo1" <issimo1@> wrote:
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> > > > Putting some RV anti-freeze down the drain can't hurt. If there is any water collected in the hoses that freezes in winter it can expand and easily break hoses and fittings.
> > > >
> > > > We bring the water container inside in freezing weather. I then take a cup or so of RV anti-freeze and run it through the pump and then down the drain. Takes care of everything! Gets anti-freeze in all the hoses, the pump, the fittings, and the drain.
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> > > > We just flush it out with a gallon or so of water and we're ready to go!
> > > >
> > > > That gallon of RV anti-freeze should last you a few years. Be SURE to store it where you can find it again next year! (voice of experience)
> > > >
> > > > Jay
> > > > Jay & Beth
> > > > #1896
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> > > > --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "familybakerfive" <familybakerfive@> wrote:
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> > > > > I bought some RV antifreeze today and my hubby laughed. He says it's not needed, just bring the fresh water tank in and blow out the lines. My little T@B just wants to be like the big RV's....
> > > > > So do you pour some RV antifreeze down the sink drain or is that unneccessary? I read to do that in the winterizing file on this site.
> > > > >
> > > > > Crystal and Daisy T@Baker
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