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Doug's avatar

Dry Run.

Need I say more. But I will. We live in upstate NY. It gets really cold here, and that's a good thing, because I own a small travel trailer sold as winter ready with heated underbelly. Weeks before we took our trailer out west to ski I filled the water tank, turned on the propane, and started "living" in the trailer in windy weather that was down to 0F. I used the shower, the sinks and toilet. The morning after the first night below 0F there was no water. The tanks froze even with the propane furnace running. I opened up the furnace to find that the duct to the underside was never inserted into the floor. Easy peesy fix. It took a day with the heat set on 80, but the water flowed. So I had an RV dealer also install 12 volt tank heaters. That was two years ago. This year the hot water line froze between the sink and the water heater. So I had to run the hot water every night to keep it from freezing. It appears that two years of wear and tear have damaged the corroplast and opened gaps. So I am now in the middle of a project to add heat to the pipes and insulate and close up the bottom correctly, as they should have done it at the factory. I also found tons of poorly placed unprotected wiring rubbing on the metal frame. I am fixing that too.

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Lisa Burke's avatar

A lot of LOL’s (and learnings). Including not 1 but 2 signs saying ‘no trailers’...but onward and upward! Knowing you and Jackie so well, a noteworthy accomplishment to still be married upon arrival home!

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