Hello. New to RVing and this website. Great advice I've read.
My wife and I will be taking out our newly purchased 1995 24' class C Ford Jamboree Searcher a bit early since it is still March and I'm in Colorado where freezing temps will return again every now and then before spring is fully in bloom. The RV is currently winterized. We plan to un-winterize (flush the anti-freeze from the lines with fresh water is all I guess I need to do) for a trip this weekend.
My concern is that upon my return I don't want to have to re-winterize the RV. My hope is I that if I see freezing weather on the way I can hook up 110 from the house to the RV, run a space heater to keep the RV warm through the night (instead of running the RV furnace to save my LP), shut off the space heater the next morning when warmer temps arrive. My thought is if I keep the RV warm enough for any freezing nights yet to come this spring I'll avoid having to re-winterize. Just to be safe I could stay in the RV during this time to make sure the space heater doesn't create a problem like a fire.
Is this is an acceptable idea or should I re-winterize before freezing weather returns?
I figure all the RVs I see passing through my town in winter or boon docking it at the local Walmart avoid freezing problems by maintaining temps inside the vehicle so I hope my theory here is a good one. I assume once I run through the process of winterizing my RV the first time it will not be as long and painful process as I expect, but for now the anxious new RVers (me and my wife) can't wait to get out, use the RV water system and not have to re-winterize upon our return.
Thanks in advance for your help here...
Cliff
My wife and I will be taking out our newly purchased 1995 24' class C Ford Jamboree Searcher a bit early since it is still March and I'm in Colorado where freezing temps will return again every now and then before spring is fully in bloom. The RV is currently winterized. We plan to un-winterize (flush the anti-freeze from the lines with fresh water is all I guess I need to do) for a trip this weekend.
My concern is that upon my return I don't want to have to re-winterize the RV. My hope is I that if I see freezing weather on the way I can hook up 110 from the house to the RV, run a space heater to keep the RV warm through the night (instead of running the RV furnace to save my LP), shut off the space heater the next morning when warmer temps arrive. My thought is if I keep the RV warm enough for any freezing nights yet to come this spring I'll avoid having to re-winterize. Just to be safe I could stay in the RV during this time to make sure the space heater doesn't create a problem like a fire.
Is this is an acceptable idea or should I re-winterize before freezing weather returns?
I figure all the RVs I see passing through my town in winter or boon docking it at the local Walmart avoid freezing problems by maintaining temps inside the vehicle so I hope my theory here is a good one. I assume once I run through the process of winterizing my RV the first time it will not be as long and painful process as I expect, but for now the anxious new RVers (me and my wife) can't wait to get out, use the RV water system and not have to re-winterize upon our return.
Thanks in advance for your help here...
Cliff