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 1 cup of fresh bleach. (Bleach loses its potency over time; always start with bleach that
is less than 6 months old.)
Fresh water tank drain, under passenger
front door step
Gravity fill on front
passenger door post
1.
1. Check to be sure the fresh water tank drain valve is closed, then add the water/bleach mixture to the fresh water tank
through the gravity fill.
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 and let the bleach/water mixture drain to ground. This can take 10 minutes or more.
This kills any bacteria in the tanks before you distribute them through the entire water system.