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02-06-2017, 11:20 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Denver
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Originally Posted by Mr_D
If the liquid in the tank freezes at the outlet valve you'll wish it hadn't! They do break if frozen solid enough. Pour some antifreeze in the tank to fill the valve area and keep adding some as you go.
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Never seen that happen, but a good point.
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02-06-2017, 08:04 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Lake Havasu City, AZ & Plover, WI
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I left WI one year in -17* weather with a full fresh water tank and had no problem till we got to warm southern air. However, I was prepared for it too. I had the underside of the coach including the wet bay sprayed with 2" of urethane insulation. Had an electric space heater in the basement (well protected) and an additional 12 volt heater in the wet bay. It never got below 40*. I ran the diesel generator all the time. I refilled the propane tank every day before it was much below half to insure it would keep working. At night in truckstops, (no campgrounds were open) I shut the engine down, but kept the block heater turned on. After two nights, we were into temps in the 20's and 30's. Seemed like a heat wave. Cold weather camping/driving is doable with the right preparation.
FWIW, I have found it's better to leave WI in late Oct and not return till early May.
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02-06-2017, 08:47 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Calgary, AB
Posts: 206
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Originally Posted by 70ChevelleSS
Don't remember what they call it but it uses engine heat to heat the rig and hot water tank.
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You have an Aqua Hot or Oasis hot water heating system. With that I can run mine in the cold with the switch turned to diesel burner (but it does not run) and the engine heats the coach and the basement. The OP I believe, has a furnace which others have answered to with the fact that it can be run while driving down the road. To that I would also monitor the temperature of the basement as there is a chance that is heated as well by the furnace.
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02-07-2017, 07:26 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Near Toronto, Canada
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Originally Posted by DrDaveMA
There are a couple of tricks you can use while driving.
Place an expandable curtain rod behind the driver's/passenger's seat and drape a blanket over it, that will help keep the heat in the cab area giving your chassis heater a chance to keep you warm.
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That might help if you are only one day's drive from your destination, but if you have to stop for the night it will leave the rest of the coach frozen. I don't like sleeping in a frozen rig.
The problem with the dash HVAC system is it's very weak blower unit. The heater core itself has a pretty terrific heat output.
So instead, open the rearmost roof vent and point most of the dash vents straight down the back with the heater running on full tilt.
The vacuum created by the open vent at highway speed will pull a LOT of heat down the back and keep the cab area much more comfortable and no cold drafts from behind.
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02-07-2017, 07:54 AM
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Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: NW Ohio
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One of the problems we had last month while traveling through Iowa (-17 deg outside). The snow and mist kicked up on the road would freeze on the windshield. The outside of the windshield would build up ice on the glass and the wipers. The defrosters couldn't put out enough heat and the -20 windshield washer fluid obviously wasn't working at -17.
Also, condensation was collecting on the inside of the side windows. It would freeze and make it difficult to see the side mirrors.
We found some "De-Icer" fluid in a squirt bottle. It smelled like pure alcohol. (I'm going to try methonal alcohol next time).
Anyway, every hour or so, we would squirt a little on the inside windows and it immediately melted the ice, We'd then put a little on a rag and wipe the inside of the window.
Same on the windshield, We'd stop, squirt some on the outside, and it would immediately clear the ice from the wipers and the glass. Next time, I'm going to add alcohol to the windshield washer fluid to lower the freezing temperature.
ALSO - It wasn't a problem for my MH, but we were getting a thick ice buildup on the front surfaces of the MH, Ice was completely blocking the grill. This wasn't a problem for us as the entire bottom is open so air could flow up from the bottom to cool the radiator.
The dash heat was full blast, and the furnace was running constantly. The furnace exhaust was freezing to the side of the MH.
One mistake I made when we stopped overnight (Well, two mistakes).
We boondooked in the campground parking lot with -17 deg temp and snow blowing at 30-40 mph. I had entered the campground after dark, but we got stuck once while trying to find the spot. I finally made my way back to the main parking lot and I decided to just stay in the parking lot and we'd wait till daylight to sort it out.
This was a wise decision, as I could have drove into a dicth, small pond, or run over a fire ring, or anything else.
The mistake. I should have run the generator all night, but I didn't
The second mistake, I only had about 1/2 tank of gas. I should not have allow the gas to get this low while driving in bad weather.
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