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jakubklapka
Hello, there has been tons written about not letting the water to freeze. But during our last winter trip, although we kept inside toasty, the outflow valves (both) froze during the ride home (long evening trip, under -5C whole time). So I got left with liquids in both tanks but unable to drain them.
Since both outflows are behind underside covers with our T6.1, it's not that easy to access them directly. The best I could think of was use of hairdryer to indirectly defrost the outflows. For the grey water, I've pointed the dryer into the hole right below the valve from the inside cupboard:
And for the fresh tank, I did the same but from the outside, pointing into those portholes in the cover:
With a huge relief, after several minutes (well, 15 in case of the grey tank), the water started to pour out.
So, the reason why I write this is twofold:
- Might come handy for somebody else in same situation
- More importantly - since I don't know much about how it looks under the covers - can somebody think of better, less tedious, way how to defrost that? Or is there something I could damage with this setup? (I've used some middle settings on the dryer, but still, I have no idea what is actually inside those areas).
Just for reference, some other threads dealing with water freezing:
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Thanks, Jakub
Since both outflows are behind underside covers with our T6.1, it's not that easy to access them directly. The best I could think of was use of hairdryer to indirectly defrost the outflows. For the grey water, I've pointed the dryer into the hole right below the valve from the inside cupboard:
And for the fresh tank, I did the same but from the outside, pointing into those portholes in the cover:
With a huge relief, after several minutes (well, 15 in case of the grey tank), the water started to pour out.
So, the reason why I write this is twofold:
- Might come handy for somebody else in same situation
- More importantly - since I don't know much about how it looks under the covers - can somebody think of better, less tedious, way how to defrost that? Or is there something I could damage with this setup? (I've used some middle settings on the dryer, but still, I have no idea what is actually inside those areas).
Just for reference, some other threads dealing with water freezing:
Water system frozen
I meant to drain the fresh water system before the cold snap but I totally forgot and now our system is frozen solid, what are my best options? 1. Leave it alone and thaw naturally? 2. Plug into hook up and put a oil filled heater on a very low settings? Thanks all
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Frozen water tank
Like a complete jackass I've realized that I didn't empty the water tanks when we left Llanberis wales on the 4th Jan. I was midst cleaning Dave down today when it dawned on me, and the tanks are frozen solid. With the valves frozen I had to come up with a solution to thaw out the fresh water...
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Water Tank and this weather?
Hi all, I am off for a weekend away tomorrow after a day at work and wondering if adding water to the water tank tonight is a good idea. Has anyone had experience of adding water to the tank in these cold conditions is it liable to freeze? Cheers,
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Water System and Frost?
Evening all, As the winter months are coming I was wondering if I should worry about water in the water system freezing? Has this ever happened to anyone? Thanks, Paul
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Thanks, Jakub
