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KE5ZRT · 01-12-2011, 07:50 AM

Howdy y'all! It has been COLD here in Amarillo this week! Yesterday we had a low of 2 degrees. Two should not be a temperature, two should be reserved for counting cups of coffee or an acceptable amount of doughnuts for a snack, but never a number used to indicate the temperature outside!

I learned a neat trick to keep the commode water line from freezing while camping at an RV Park (this has been a problem this week):

With the holding tank dump valve open...
Wedge a 3' piece of 1/2" PVC pipe into the blade seal for the valve at the bottom of the bowl

On the Thetford model that I have, this will hold the drain open, and also allow just enough water to trickle which will prevent freezing. If you use a 3' section of PVC it won't be able to accidently slip into your black tank. Don't forget to open your black tank dump valve or you will have a big mess in the morning!

01-12-2011, 07:50 AM	#1
KE5ZRT Super Swell Guy Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Amarillo Posts: 273	Freezing Toilet Water Lines Howdy y'all! It has been COLD here in Amarillo this week! Yesterday we had a low of 2 degrees. Two should not be a temperature, two should be reserved for counting cups of coffee or an acceptable amount of doughnuts for a snack, but never a number used to indicate the temperature outside! I learned a neat trick to keep the commode water line from freezing while camping at an RV Park (this has been a problem this week): With the holding tank dump valve open... Wedge a 3' piece of 1/2" PVC pipe into the blade seal for the valve at the bottom of the bowl On the Thetford model that I have, this will hold the drain open, and also allow just enough water to trickle which will prevent freezing. If you use a 3' section of PVC it won't be able to accidently slip into your black tank. Don't forget to open your black tank dump valve or you will have a big mess in the morning! __________________ Extra Class Amateur (Ham) Radio Operator, VE, SKYWARN Storm Spotter, ARES Volunteer, TSA Security Officer, Full-time RV dweller (Amarillo TX for now), webmaster www.PanhandleARES.org, Married to ke5zru!