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10-25-2015, 09:17 PM
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Tiffin Owners Club
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Originally Posted by cmalberto
I had an all gas rig - bought a HotRod electric heater for it - works great but the side effect is that you no longer have a PLUG to remove as that is where the heating element goes in. :(
Hope that helps.
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You can, and I do, remove the hot rod to drain the water heater,
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10-26-2015, 07:07 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cmalberto
I had an all gas rig - bought a HotRod electric heater for it - works great but the side effect is that you no longer have a PLUG to remove as that is where the heating element goes in. :(
Hope that helps.
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cmalberto
I understand.
I also have the HotRod add-on... however I remove it annually to drain and flush out my Suberban WH.
Mel
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10-27-2015, 01:29 PM
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#17
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Tiffin Owners Club
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Originally Posted by cmalberto
Small world it is.
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I'm in Port Arthur, the three of us and our spouses ought to get together sometime and do lunch in Beaumont at maybe the Cracker Barrel.
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10-27-2015, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by scottandanna
I am actually in Dayton, so you are only about 20 miles east of me, neighbor!
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About three weeks ago we were going to visit the wife's sister and we ate lunch at the Mexican restaurant on 1960 about 1-11/2 west of FM 321.
Have a blessed day.
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"Roughing It Smoothly" in a 1994 34' Allegro Bay DP
All of 190 horses but 11 MPG. 0 TO 60 in 62 sec. :flowers
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10-27-2015, 02:50 PM
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scottanddanna, we live about 500 miles Northwest of you close to the Midland/Odessa area. In about 20 years of owning 4 fifth wheels and our current rig I have never winterized any of them and have never had a problem. Even last winter when it we actually had a winter.
Jerry
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10-27-2015, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by TEFFY
About three weeks ago we were going to visit the wife's sister and we ate lunch at the Mexican restaurant on 1960 about 1-11/2 west of FM 321.
Have a blessed day.
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Not a very good restaurant. Don Boni in Liberty, about 1-1/2 mile north of 1960 on main street is WAY better. Best in the area.
But that one in Dayton will do in a pinch, and if you are towing and don't want to get too far off the beaten path.
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10-27-2015, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by jdoc
scottanddanna, we live about 500 miles Northwest of you close to the Midland/Odessa area. In about 20 years of owning 4 fifth wheels and our current rig I have never winterized any of them and have never had a problem. Even last winter when it we actually had a winter.
Jerry
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Good to know. And your winters are WAY harsher than what we get down here.
So it sounds like turning the heater to low 60s should be more than enough!
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10-27-2015, 05:11 PM
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Assuming enclosed heated (by the furnace) tanks. and open cabinets and drawers which have water lines behind them you can go to 20 safely so wintereize at least 5-10 degrees above that.
If you are want to add additional heat to the wet bays that can easily take it down another 5-10 degrees.
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10-27-2015, 06:47 PM
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OK, no longer worried.
Thanks for the feedback.
In fact, I am now wondering if I "over"-winterize my boat each year?!?!?
It still works every spring so no harm done. Only takes 20 minutes at each end of the season.
All I do there is drain the exhaust manifolds, block (2), and let water out of the impeller housing from both in- and out- pipes. Then hook them all back up in spring.
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10-27-2015, 07:30 PM
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#24
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TEFFY
I'm in Port Arthur, the three of us and our spouses ought to get together sometime and do lunch in Beaumont at maybe the Cracker Barrel.
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No doubt- we should try.
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10-27-2015, 07:53 PM
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We live in Houston also, I did not winterize the last 2 years. I keep a small electric heater in the bottom. Like you, I keep it plugged in. And ours stays outside, no cover.
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