dave17352
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If you blow out all your water lines with air do you still need to use the pink stuff?
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BiggerBen
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If you blow out the lines, you'd still need to use pink stuff in the drains.
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You can find a LOT of folks who do it both ways and another sizable group that uses antifreeze pumped through the lines WITHOUT blowing out the lines. All of those methods will work but using antifreeze in one of those methods is the SAFEST way. It's pretty easy when only blowing out, to leave some water in a critical location and cause problems. There are LOTS of ways to accomplish the same goal so take your pick.
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Also on some RV's, (like ours) small areas "can" pool, drain back, or condense back to liquid and still break things - my wife hates the taste of the pink antifreeze, but, I've lost the solenoid on the ice maker two years ago and a solid brass drain valve last year using air alone - everything except the black tank valve was left open and a heck of a lot of air was used both years - I may have to pump the pinks stuff this year between trips...(or add heat to the plumbing area, may do that too)
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Hi dave17352,
Yes. But by blowing out the lines first it seems I use less antifreeze.
Don't forget to turn on the bypass for the water heater.
dave17352 wrote:If you blow out all your water lines with air do you still need to use the pink stuff?
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I pumped pink into the system one year, but since then have only used air to blow out the lines. Never had a problem either way. I do make sure the water heater is drained, bypass valves set properly, and opened the "low point" drains. Even with the air I still use pink in the sink traps. If you're dilligent and make sure air has blown through all valves/faucets, you should be ok.
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Once the pink stuff is added and verified to be coming through ok, do you leave the taps (faucets) open or closed (ie: pressurized or unpressurized system)?
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Using compressed air can cause two problems.
1. When you compress air you increase the moisture volume of the air and when you use the air you are injecting moisture into whatever you apply the air to. This is why spray painters and pneumatic HVAC control systems for buildings have dryers in line to remove the moisture. As stated above that water will settle in low spots and freeze.
2. Air from a shop compressor is probably CONTAMINATED. You will either get oil from a oil sump type, or even an oil less is not a clean air source. You are probably injecting contaminants into your potable water system. This is why scuba divers have to use a special compressor to fill there air tanks from a source that is not contaminated. I do not want to drink of breathe that stuff.
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Dr Quick wrote:Using compressed air can cause two problems.
1. When you compress air you increase the moisture volume of the air and when you use the air you are injecting moisture into whatever you apply the air to. This is why spray painters and pneumatic HVAC control systems for buildings have dryers in line to remove the moisture. As stated above that water will settle in low spots and freeze.
2. Air from a shop compressor is probably CONTAMINATED. You will either get oil from a oil sump type, or even an oil less is not a clean air source. You are probably injecting contaminants into your potable water system. This is why scuba divers have to use a special compressor to fill there air tanks from a source that is not contaminated. I do not want to drink of breathe that stuff.
That is why I would never drink the water from this source. We only use this water washing dishes, showers, toilet.
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I asked the same question a short while ago and had a great discussion here
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