Re: Freeze Advice Needed
I don't think you need to worry. If the furnace is on, the basement is heated, therefore it will keep the lines inside the coach flowing.
Your problem will be with the supply hose freezing, which unless it stays below freezing for several hours, it won't happen. They can just turn the water off at the spigot and disconnect the hose before they go to bed.
I would be more concerned with the line going into your ice maker, if you have one. That line is in an outside compartment behind the fridge. It is exposed to the cold, it is very small, and will freeze first.
I would advise them, if they are handy enough, to go to the manifold and shut off the valve to the ice maker. then make sure the ice maker is empty, but still on so it will try to make more ice. Hopefully it will suck out the water in the line and leave some air for expansion if it does freeze.
Someone may have a better way of keeping the ice maker line from freezing.
I've also checked the hourly forecast and it doesn't look like it will get below freezing until shortly before dawn, and then only to 30°. Hopefully, by the time it does, the sun will be coming up and get above freezing shortly.
I've had the line to the ice maker pump, and the pump freeze and split them both. I now go "old school" and use ice trays.
Good luck and keep us posted.
P.S. tell them DO NOT use a space heater inside the coach. If it keeps the temp too high inside for the furnaces(s) to come on, then the basement will not be heating, leaving the water lines vulnerable.
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