How To Winterize An Airstream RV

For the short or long period when keeping your Airstream van, use the same safety measures as you would in your house in regard to destructible, purifying, and protection from the rain. Moreover, flush out all the tanks and drain lines for extended storage periods, including the water heater and storage tank of the water drain the complete water system. On winterizing, instructions for draining the water system are discussed below. In winterizing your Airstream van, the major consideration is to protect against freeze damage to the freshwater system tank, lines, and pump.

Why Should I Winterize My Airstream Van

Winterizing your RV makes sure that your van is ready for adventures. We help minimize the requirement for costly repairs by going through these steps. It is very important to make sure that all the water is out of your RV if you do not use your travel trailer in all seasons. You are at risk of having them freeze, damage, and expand if water is left in the pipes. You also make sure your RV is prepared to set in storage. Examining all the seals and plugs, you stop uninvited guests from taking up residence in your Airstream RV. The electrical system in your Airstream Bambi should be shut down.

When Should I Winterize My Travel Trailer

There is no harmful effect of few days of freezing temperature in your RV, but you will have to check when to switch off on camping season. Several Air streamers “winterize for use.” They remove all the water and running RV antifreeze all over the system. People continue to use travel trailers throughout the winter. Some people do not use the Airstream van in winter and only use their van in spring. Those people follow the full winterization process in order to prep for storage.

Procedure to Complete Winterize your Travel Trailer

• Open all the valves. Level the Airstream RV from side to side and front to the back.
• To throw out water from the storage tank, turn ON the switch of the water pump. When you ON the switch of the water pump, the water is expelled from the storage tank.
• Including the drain plug of the faucet on the water heater and the exterior valve of the water, service open all the faucets.
• First, open and then flush the toilet-flushing valve while water is evacuating from the system, inside the bowl holding the hand spray head down and depress hand spray lever. On the telephone shower press, the button of hand sprays while holding down inside the tub and exhaust all water from the hose that is flexible. On both units of spray, rotate the heads and store.
• After all the water has been exhausted from the tank, turn OFF the switch of the pump.
• From the water pump, disconnect the exit pipe from which water all the water is removed.
• Open the faucet to the winterizing position and disconnect the switch if your system has a kit of winterization installed.
• If there is no valve in your system, disconnect the inlet connection of the water pump. To remove all the water from the tank, turns the switch of the pump ON. Clean that half cup of water with the towel that is released from the tank.
• Lower the interior of the travel trailer as far as the jack will permit until water comes to an end to drain, then start the jack-up as elevated as it will go—permit ant remaining water to exhaust.
• Apply 50lb of air pressure at the city water cove after the water has stopped flowing from the pipe. You can contact the best Airstream dealer in Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee for the air-to-city water adapter. Make sure the valve of the toilet, all drain faucets, and other valves are open, and disconnect the hose connection.
• The water that is trapped in corners or the low area will be removed. This is done at a service station and removes all the water confined in a low area.
• Pour a glass of approved RV antifreeze, and the antifreeze is non-toxic. Then, enter an allowed testing authority like Underwriter Lab into the bathroom, sink, and tub leakages to stop trap the freeze-up.
• Make sure to open valves of the waste-holding tank and wash the tank completely. It is important because frozen water could damage the tank. Think ahead and have this done at a landfill.
• From your Airstream 24x, remove the batteries and save them in a dry, cool area where there is no risk of freezing. For the perfect life of a battery, it is very important to examine it intermittently, and these batteries keep your RV fully charged.
• From the Airstream motorhome, remove all the foodstuffs that probably be demolished by freezing. If containers should break, it might damage the travel trailer.
• After winterizing, remove all RV antifreeze leakage from all the faucet parts.

For Winterizing Protection, An Optional method.

Use the following process to add non-toxic antifreeze to the water lines.

• Except for the hose to the pump inlet pier, make the connection of all lines again. Reconnect the outlet hose if you have the winterization kit installed. Close the valves of the drain.
• Rotate the valve of the water heater to the bypass position. Mention to Water Heater Bypass Valve sketch.
• Connect the length of the hose to the pump inlet port if you do not have the winterization kit. The length of the hose should be long enough to reach the bottom of the container.
• Follow the instructions of the manufacturer for antifreeze usages present on the label of the vessel.
• Open all the valves of the water tank.
• Into the antifreeze container, inject hose length; rotate the pump's switch ON, flow the water in the tank until the antifreeze solution fills all water tanks.
• When the tank fills, shut off the switch of the pump ad close all the valves.

Rotate the valve back into the normal use position and reinstall the hose connection if you have the winterization kit.