User Tag List

Thanks Thanks:  0
Likes Likes:  0
Results 1 to 3 of 3
  1. #1
    Left The Driveway
    Join Date
    Jun 2017
    Posts
    7
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)

    Lines freezing at 18 degrees

    Kinda odd posting this now but something stirred me to get this resolved before my warranty is up. I have a 2018 reflection 315rlts TT that we full time in. Last winter I had issues with the cold water line that supplies the hot water tank freezing up. I know it was that line because i had no water flow from my pressure relief valve on the hot water tank when i opened it. the times that it froze up it hit the mid to upper teens with a light breeze at most. since these are tested down to zero i felt like it shouldn't have froze up in those condition. I had a cougar that i took camping and never had any issues with lines freezing. has anyone else had better results in cold weather?

    thanks

  2. #2
    Paid my dues 😁 FT4NOW's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2016
    Posts
    4,570
    Mentioned
    136 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    There are plenty of winter discussions if you try the search function. For the area you are describing, you need to run the furnace which will supply heat to the non-living spaces. I've never had any issues of lines freezing in the high teens or 20's, but during winter I'm very anal about checking daily and nightly temperatures, and run the furnace as needed to prevent freezing.

    Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
    2023 Momentum 398M-R
    2023 Ford F-450

    SOLD - 2021 Reflection 311BHS
    SOLD - 2017 Momentum 399TH

  3. #3
    Site Team Second Chance's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2014
    Location
    Wherever...
    Posts
    9,013
    Mentioned
    187 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    I'll echo what FT4NOW says - with the exception that we had frozen water lines to the kitchen island winter before last. The temps were single-digit at night and low 20s during the day with 40 MPH winds for four to five days. No problems in the actual basement area - though we went through a LOT of propane running the heater. I cut an access flap in the Coroplast and found that the one heat duct going back to the kitchen area was pointed the wrong way and smashed flat between the Coroplast and a cross-beam. I fixed that, put foam pipe insulation around the Pex lines, and laid a couple of layers of Reflectix between the Coroplast and water lines before I sewed everything back up. No problems since. If we have 50 amp hookups, I run a ceramic heater on a thermostat in the basement area to supplement the main heater.

    Rob
    U.S. Army Retired
    2012 F350 DRW CC LB Lariat PS 6.7
    2020 Solitude 310GK-R, MORryde IS, disc brakes,
    Sailun LRG tires, solar, DP windows, W/D
    (Previously in a Reflection 337RLS)
    Full time since 08/2015

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

DISCLAIMER:This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by Grand Design RV, LLC or any of its affiliates. This is an independent site.