Dusty R
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I've heard that hot water will freeze quicker than cold.
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Bobbo
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Dusty R wrote:I've heard that hot water will freeze quicker than cold.
I don't know if it is true or not, but the theory is that the convection current set up by the heat rising above the open container carries heat away faster than no convection current. The assumption is that when the container has cooled to room temperature, that convection current continues, cooling the liquid faster. I seriously doubt this, but I have no information to refute it. However, the hot water in your system is not in an open container where the heat can rise causing a convection current, so, even if this is true, it wouldn't apply.
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Campinghoss@51
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When we plan on travelling during cold weather I just leave the thermostat on 40 for the furnace not the heat pump. It gets cold here but I have never had anything freeze up.
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brianosaur
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AllegroD wrote:What is year, make & model of your TT?
Thanks for the advice all.
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wowens79
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I'm in GA, so we flirt with freezing temps all winter. Like others have said, "maybe" is the correct answer. If we are going down to 28-30 for a couple of hours I don't worry about it, especially if we are in the 70's the day before.
With your camper at the house, running the furnace at 50ish is cheap and easy insurance.
I normally winterize 3-4 times a year since we will have a nice weather mid winter. I've got winterizing down to a 10-15min job, not counting getting the camper from storage, and leveling in my sloped driveway.
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blt2ski
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Hmmmm,
Some of us used our rigs year around as ski huts, snow mobile huts.....temps from 0F to mid 40s in the cascades depending upon the early December to early April time frame.
I kept the trailer at my house, cold temps, ie below 32F 24-7 had the LP going. I also set it to about 45-50 during the week when we had typical Seattle days in the 28-50F relm.
THE biggest issue I had, was a manual drain valve, the water would freeze up into the to main part of the trailer. Then the water was shut off from the water tank to rear bathroom, front kitchen was fine. Our water heater was also in the back, so no hot water. Took out the drain lines, no issues after that.
Reality, until you try it out, you will never know what will or will not freeze up. As long as you keep some heat on during the below 32F 24-7. You should not have issues overall.
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JimK-NY
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I also live on L.I. and use a small electric heater to keep the TC at about 40 degrees. It takes very little electricity even in the coldest days. I recommend you check on the temperature frequently just in case something goes wrong. I use a remote transmitter so I can see the temperature on the monitor in my kitchen.
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