Re: Kingsport Lite Winterizing
I appreciate your thoughts as I'm new to this forum. We bought a 2010 Kingsport 23RBS this year, thus my first winterizing. I do not have access to an air compressor, thus cannot blow out the water lines. Reading your suggestions, I'll install a water heater bypass kit and a pump converter to pump antifreeze after the water lines are drained.
I have not looked for the fresh water tank drain. I'd appreciate if you could tell me what it looks like, or where to find it (under tank, side of tank, on adjacent pipe, etc). The manual mentions it, but doesn't say where it is. Ditto with the pipe drains. From what I've read here, I'll look to the back for the low pipe drains.
As for replacing the water heater anode, do you know what brand/manufacturer for the water heater? Camping World and Amazon mention two different brands. I'm assuming the water heater drain is where the anode is, thus this is a good time to replace it. Any tricks for draining the water heater without a mess? Should I be concerned with flushing sediment out of the water heater at this time, or should that be done in the spring? I'm understanding the goal is to have the lines full of the pink RV antifreeze, some antifreeze in the p-traps, the three tanks are empty and the fresh water tank's drain is open (and drain and bypass the water heater). I understand antifreeze is a waste in the water heater and fresh water tank, but a little is helpful in the gray and black water tanks.
thanks for your comments.
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