The seasonal purge
I do enjoy when I get to compose my own annual review. I can use such phrases as “Under pressure, he gets the job done” and “Able to think his way through most problems”. I’d probably be a great employee.
Anyhow, today I decided to take on a project that has been delayed enough. Winterization. It IS getting colder outside, and I have these images of pipes splitting along their seams, in out of the way locations. With that in mind, and armed with a good flashlight and a list of possible places to find drain valves on the RV, I left the house. (I have no idea what they look like, but who cares).
Call it beginners luck, but I think I found them all. The first on my list: a bypass valve for the hot water heater. And there it was, behind a curtain, bright yellow. Evident! I cranked it close and went on to empty the holding tank. There was a pressure valve to release (hiss!) and a big nylon plug. The “six gallons” simply flowed down the driveway and into the woods.
On to the standard tanks: black, grey and white (not really coloured, but this is the imagery proposed on one website). In logical order, from dirty to clean, I emptied all the tanks (again, down the driveway and into the woods). The majority of the job is now done. There were two sets of purge valves, well hidden (in the back of a cup holder and behind a galley drawer). They’re now purged. I even remembered to take photos, so that I can rediscover those secret places in the springtime.
Tomorrow, with the brand new hand pump that a delivery truck dropped off this afternoon, I’ll use my jugs of RV antifreeze to fill empty spaces, and with that we should be ready to face the next season.
