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From: Bob H (no email)
Date: Thu Oct 11 2007 - 17:26:42 EDT
Steve,
Well I think location then allows you to get away with running the pink in
your lines via your freshwater tank. I have a feeling your area of the
Chesapeake doesn't get nearly as cold as it does here in Minnesota. Thus
any water that might be in your freshwater tank (even the slightest will do
it), and the dilution effect it has on reducing the freeze rating of the
pink stuff doesn't come into play.
My statement about 'Pink should never go in the tank' was primarily guided
by the dilution effect that any freshwater in the tank will have on the
effectiveness of the pink. After taste the following year ... well that's
everyones personal thing.
For the owner that mentioned multiple tanks and a manifold for their fresh
water ... I'd have to agree with the follow up post that compressed air
would do a fine job on that. We have folks here that use the air blow out
technique too. Works fine in conjunction with draining the freshwater
holding tank.
Cheers,
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Sipe" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 7:28 AM
Subject: Re: T&T: Winterizing a boat
> 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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