No Water

[Carrie ann]

We have come off the road, my husband winterized our 2003 Holiday Rambler. We have been at a new RV park as of last week, low temps and the first night our water froze. Fixed that but went purchased a heated waterhose from Camping World. Woke this morning and small amount of water came out. No water in the kitchen and lavatory where the shower is located but water in the bathroom. Now only cold water but no water when turned to the hot water side in the bathroom, still no water in the bathtub, sink and kitchen. We have checked and cleaned the filters. Any thoughts would be appreciated!

Carrie Ann

[ramn4ver]

Sounds like you need a small heater in the basement area where your water hoses are.

[hohenwald48]

If you've been heating the interior with electric heat either space heat or heat strips in the A/C then no heat has made it into the basement. Basements are usually heated by duct work off the propane furnace.

When it's cold out you are usually better off to skip the hose, fill the water tank and use that instead. But you still need to run the furnace to keep things warm. Even with a heated hose, the park water water riser and hose bib will still freeze up.

[38Chevy454]

I think you are still frozen up in the lines feeding the kitchen/water heater, or from the kitchen/water heater.

The fix is keep heading south to warmer climate so you thaw out.

[450Donn]

Once it thaws, leave a faucet dribbling over night.

[KF5UMC]

Heated water hose will not stop the outside hose bib from freezing. Run a steady stream of water from the sink.

[KF5UMC]

Originally Posted by 38Chevy454

I think you are still frozen up in the lines feeding the kitchen/water heater, or from the kitchen/water heater.

The fix is keep heading south to warmer climate so you thaw out.

Good luck on heading South it was 17 degrees for the low last night, 18 tonight. 20 miles North of the Gulf of Mexico, Abbeville LA.

[Carrie ann]

Thanks Guys!

We do have a small space heater in the basement, husband checked hose and we are getting water to the tank. We think that a line is froze because we don't have any water in the hot water heater.

We only have cold water coming from the bathroom sink where the toilet is located, other than moving south not sure what to do. (Can't move South...lol)

Any other ideas are appreciated!!


Carrie Ann

[jl.kauai]

Carrie Ann, I have done a lot of winter camping. Never hook up to a faucet as the gentleman said. Use your water pump. If you are hooked up to electricity which I am sure your are, use a trouble light with 25 watt bulb in your bays that are not heated. They work great. You can also wrap areas of concern with pink insulation from any hardware store. Using rv antifreeze in your holding tanks is also advisable if really cold. Try to use electric heat as much as possible and limit propane use as it creates moisture within the rig. Good luck. jl.kauai

[MSHappyCampers]

Originally Posted by jl.kauai

Carrie Ann, I have done a lot of winter camping. Never hook up to a faucet as the gentleman said. Use your water pump. If you are hooked up to electricity which I am sure your are, use a trouble light with 25 watt bulb in your bays that are not heated. They work great. You can also wrap areas of concern with pink insulation from any hardware store. Using rv antifreeze in your holding tanks is also advisable if really cold. Try to use electric heat as much as possible and limit propane use as it creates moisture within the rig. Good luck. jl.kauai

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