One of our earlier videos that I cringe when watching. I now have a bit more camera personality Glad it helped! Appreciate you watching and commenting!
Winterization time again 😢. Your video is my go-to every year. Good to have a refresher, I seem to forget a little something every year. Keep up the great vids! Hope to see you on the road next year.
keep your pressure relief valve open when you drain the tank ...it will run quicker ..,thanks for the vid , we ordered a new 2022 Rockwood 2205s , hopefully it won't be delayed too long given the way the world is ! i saved your video and subscribed ...!
Your exactly right, I should have done it from the beginning. When I flushed it out with the air water mix I did and it really flushed everything out. Please don’t forget to subscribe… Tony
Great video do you know if amazon has a water filter wrench to fit our campers i have mini lite also but i have purchased 2 wrenches and hey don't fit???
Great video. Just bought a 2025 flagstaff 22 FBS two weeks ago. Just came back from a 1,000 mile RV trip to the Shenandoah National Park. Love the camper and now I know how to winterize it. Do you have a link for all the fittings and air tank you used. Thanks!
I cringe every time I watch this video, I didn't quite develop the camera personality that I currently have. if you look at the description, there’s a breakdown of all the fittings and links to Amazon. also check out our Amazon store. appreciate you watching and commenting safe travels and happy camping.
At 18:38 when you run through the shower miser, you said it diverts to the fresh tank? I didn’t think it was advisable to put antifreeze in the fresh tank. I have the same trailer.
Great question! I only run a little thru the line to make sure it gets to the tank. (Not much in the tank itself) Another way to think about it is the antifreeze (RV type Antifreeze) is sitting in the lines all thru the system. So when I sanitize the system it all gets cleaned and sanitized… I hope that answer helps. Thanks for watching & Subscribing!
Sorry, I don’t have those in the description. I purchased the drain valves from Home Depot They are Apollo PEX 1/2 x 1/2 FNPT Swivel Adapter Valve Hope this helps! Thanks for watching and subscribing!!
We don’t have the best hardware store in our town. Could you tell me where you got the valves you put on the low water point drains? Also do you know the size I need to order if I do an online order. Thanks.
Tony, great video. We just winterized our 2205s yesterday and followed your steps in this video and it made the process very easy. However, draining our low level lines was a real pain and I would like to make the change that you did. Can you describe this to me and and id the parts I need? thanks and looking forward to more videos during the quiet time. Rich
Sorry, I don’t have those in the description. I purchased the drain valves from Home Depot They are Apollo PEX 1/2 x 1/2 FNPT Swivel Adapter Valve Hope this helps! Thanks for watching and subscribing!!
There is a valve on the inlet line on my 2205s for the antifreeze inlet goes back to fresh water tank. Do you need to push anti freeze in that line back to fresh water tank?
@@TNTRVing No. Inside under the sink is a valve it is in the line from the antifreeze line to the pump. That switches the line from the antifreeze line to fresh watertank suction. I didn't even know it was there and couldn't get suction from the antifreeze in the bucket..
Make sure the valve on the antifreeze inlet is turned in the correct position, in-line with the hose. Also, on the outside, make sure there is a rubber seal at the connection point of antifreeze inlet, No air leaks. Also, It might help to have the bucket on a ladder.
@@TNTRVing Yeah I figured it out, I just didn't know the valve was there. I thought it was like the city water inlet with a siphon valve, so didn't even think of looking for a valve there. I'm not sure that you mentioned the valve in that line in the video??
I cannot thank you enough for your videos. It’s a shame that rv sales places do such a poor job of teaching a newbie about the systems on your new rv. All of them are set up a little differently. They seem to want your money but not your loyalty. The walkthrough they do with you is hardly worth the time they take especially if it’s your first camper! I’m saving these videos to my camper you tube folder so that I can do these things for myself instead of spending so much money for the “professionals” to do it for me.
Thanks, you are supposed to unplug the panel up top. I decided against doing it because our plugs are covered in dicor roof sealant from the factory. We keep Belle inside a warehouse, I usually put a cover on the solar panel & carefully disconnect the cables going to the battery and put electrical tape on the positive end of the solar at the battery. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Tony I have a 2109s and I followed your winterizing video to a tee great instructional video by the way. I have a couple of questions though. The 1st one is after the antifreeze is in should I put the valve under the bathroom sink back to the original position or leave it in the winterizing position all winter. The 2nd question is should I put back the anode back in the hot water tank she inside is completely dry and take the hot water tank valves out of by pass mode for the winter or leave the hot water tank in by pass mode for the winter or leave all valves as you state in the video until spring
Hello, best to leave the water heater in bypass mode. Come spring when you sanitize the water system, you will not want any of that mixture to enter the water heater. Also, I usually screw in the anode rod so I don’t misplace it. Come spring I’m going add a couple gallons of distilled vinegar and top the water heater off with water. I will let that mixture sit overnight and flush it out with water. Then I will put in old or replace the anode rod for the next season.
Tony what about the valve under the bathroom sink, should I leave it in winterize position or put it back to original position. One more question, I have no water filter under my bathroom sink or by my water heater do you know if the 2109s was equipped with one?
Check to be sure you have a good seal at the antifreeze hookup outside. You might be sucking air. If you see that the antifreeze is foamy coming out of the fixture, chances are the pump is sucking air.
You are correct, I miss spoke on that. Still a good idea to clean that water heater gunk out. Also not a bad idea to filter the fresh water tank water. Thanks for watching and commenting
Thank’s for watching, I have an old harbor freight air compressor. You do not need anything special, just be sure to keep the pressure low around 40 psi to be safe… Don’t forget to subscribe if you haven’t already! Happy Camping!!!!!!
@@TNTRVing Just did subscribe. We are literally ordering a 2205S tomorrow. Hopefully it will arrive by fall. We live north of Dayton, so we're fellow Buckeyes. We've had an Rpod for 6 years, and had a pop-up prior to that, but as we get older, comfort is king. We usually go to the western Nat Parks in the winter, but haven't the last several years. Look forward to watching more of your vids. Maybe we'll cross paths one of these days. Thanks again.
@@jlantz3691 that’s Awesome! Congratulations! We really enjoy ours…We will hopefully cross paths, we visit the Muskingum water shed frequently. We really enjoy Atwood Lake. Many more videos to come. Feel free to ask any questions..
Yes I had the lever on the miser in the up position.. I can hear anti freeze behind the shower, but nothing comes out. I've used 3 1/2 gallons already. So the shower inside and the outside shower hasn't been done yet
I figured out the lever for the shower miser has to be in the down position on our camper. Also the brass fittings that are attached to the black tank flush and antifreeze inlet leak when I'm pumping antifreeze
If you empty all the water lines with pressurized air from a compressor you do not have to put anti-freeze in any of them!!! Only the P-traps will require anti-freeze!!! Waste of time and money.
Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it. I am overkill on taking care of our trailer, I wanted to make sure nothing was missed. It has been hovering around the single digits and I sleep like a baby knowing all is well. Not a big waste of time, I enjoyed making the video..it’s a hobby within a hobby.
