HOWTO: De-Winterizing
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HOWTO: De-Winterizing
If you winterized only for a short time (less than a week) you can skip to the second step.
First step
You will need 2 gallons of water and a cup of fresh bleach. (Bleach loses its potency over time; always start with bleach that
is less than 6 months old.)
Fresh water fill in driver's door post
1.
1. Mix up two gallons of water and one cup of chlorine bleach.
Add to the fresh water tank gravity fill in the driver's door
post.
2.
2. This is a good time to get some stuff for spring cleaning of
your Roadtrek, so drive around for an hour. Let it sit for a
couple more hours.
3.
3. Open the fresh water tank drain valve under the driver's door
and drain the fresh water tank.
This kills any bacteria in the tank before you distribute them
through the entire water system.
Second step
You will need a good supply of fresh water and a cup of chlorine
•
• Fill the fresh water tank approximately 1/2 full, adding a cup
of chlorine bleach halfway through the filling process.