As I was winterizing Baxter I had a new idea. I use the compressed air blowout method. As I undid the water filter from the water pump it came to me rather put the pink stuff in it, the water filter, just leave it off. So I removed it , drained all the water from all the water lines to and from the water pump. Run the water pump to make sure no water was in it. Blew out all the lines to the various places.
I'm thinking come freezing weather any drops of water will have a place to expend without breaking any lines or gears. <smile> I'll know if this works come mid January when we get ready for the snow bird flight south.
glen
"As I was winterizing Baxter..."
Starting awful early aren't you? When do you normally expect the first freeze of the year? :o ;)
Starting awful early aren't you? When do you normally expect the first freeze of the year? :o ;)
It snows in Portland occasionally, from this point on, cold weather is possible. It's one reason we seldom visit my wife's family in the winter, the city is not equipped for snow. Our relatives have been trapped in their homes for several days, in the past, until the snow and ice melt.
Most of them drive all-wheel-drive cars .
It's the black ice that scares me.
Larry
Glen, if you managed to get all the water out of the lines, you should not need to add the pink stuff. I agree that having a place for freezing water to expand into should provide protection. BUT - if a line has some water in it and that water slowly drains to a low point, you might still have a problem.
Did you drain the water heater? That is something that can be forgotten. Even with the drain plug out, water will sit in the bottom of the heater.
Ken F in NM