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Thomas Lawler wrote:
> In Reply to:
>
> You've got to be kidding! Pink antifreeze in your freshwater holding tank?
>
> That's not at all recommended. Break a fitting just before your freshwater
>
> pump and tap a flexhose to it and stick it in the jug of pink and
> fill/flush
> your lines that way. Pink should never go in the tank..
>
> Bob H
>
I had to chime in here... my experience is primarily weekend boating,
however in 20+ years of boating on the Chesapeake and the annual chore
of winterizing and layup, I've always added non-tox pink antifreeze to
the water tank on the 4 different boats I've had in that time. Add to
the tank, pump it through the entire system, & call it done. I would add
that I've always had a bypass on the water heater, and it spends the
winter completely drained. Pink stuff and water heaters don't play well
together. In the spring, I thoroughly flush the tank and lines, I simply
drop a hose into the deck fill, run it slow, and keep the furthest taps
open & continuously flush the lines while I do other recommissioning
chores. I may flush the lines for a time measured in hours, not minutes.
I've also ALWAYS had a T&O filter installed downstream of the domestic
water pump. I always remove the cartridge prior to winterizing, and
install a new one as the last step in startup. I also usually follow the
flush with a dose of chlorine to clean up any residual, let it sit in
the lines for an hour or so, then flush that out. Filter cartridge goes
back in as the last step. I drink the water from the system, have
absolutely no odor, & I can smell a fart in a windstorm. One caveat, if
you're getting the pink stuff in the water heater, you'll increase the
potential for odor exponentially, and it can last a long time. Heating
it seems to exacerbate the odor problem.
Steve Sipe
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