Blowing Out Rv Water Lines With Air Compressor
To blow out the lines in a home a good place to attach the air feed from the compressor is the cold water hose bib for the washing machine.
Blowing out rv water lines with air compressor. Where to start blowing out water lines. The compressed air does not blow out the water that is inside the water pump. Winterizing rv water lines with an air compressor duration. Pick one that also has an adjustable pressure gauge so you can control how much air gets pumped into the rv.
You have to purge the entire system. Smaller compressors are fine for winterizing your rv. Rv plumbing has many up and downs as it runs through various cabinets and over various obstacles and the water that collects at these places will freeze. Get a portable air compressor to blow air into the water lines.
Draining the water lines isn t enough. One concern though is that when using an air compressor to winterize you can t remove the water inside the pump or other important areas in your rv s water system. Any remaining water does what water naturaly does it runs downhill and collects in the lowest point. Imho the best thing is to forget the blowing out the lines and just use the rv antifreeze pumped thru the lines.
There are two ways to do this. You should still blow out the water lines with your air compressor first. This will blow water back up the line from the washer feed to an open tap elsewhere in the water system. It can t do this because the pump has internal valves to prevent backflow and is.
1 blow out the system with compressed air. Prequel to my other winterizing video. Open all the cold water taps downstream from there and as air flows from the compressor through the lines. How to empty your rv.
Compressed air does push most of the water out of the lines but not all. At the very least open all of the faucets and the shower to drain away as much water as possible. Try getting one that holds at least 2 us gal 7 6 l of air so you have enough to completely flush out the lines in one go. Rv winterization part 1 how to blow out water lines duration.