Avoid the risk of storing your belongings.

Winter is just around the corner, which means it’s time to get rid of your family’s recreational vehicle. However, if you don’t winterize your RV properly, it can be a surprise when spring arrives.

If water is left in an RV’s lines it can freeze, expand and cause damage to the freshwater system. This can lead both to contamination and expensive repairs. Anyone who lives in an RV or has to winterize it must do so.

However, Americans should not attempt to winterize RVs without consulting an RVDA-RVIA RV Service Technician. After receiving their certification, certified RV technicians continue their education to ensure skilled and up-to-date service. An expert eye can help spot potential problems that might be overlooked by owners.

According to the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association, you should look for RV technicians who offer these services.

– Find leaks. Let the RV technicians fill the water system with compressed air. Then, wait for it to cool down for a few minutes and then listen out for any hissing. They will immediately fix any leaks they discover.

– Drain and flush all holding tanks. Don’t let waste sit in your RV from spring to fall. Macerator pumps are used to liquefy solid waste in vehicles that have more than one bathroom. Technicians will flush the motor and transmission lines of the RV’s macerator pump. Then, they will treat them with nontoxic antifreeze.

To protect your water lines, use non-toxic antifreeze. Water heater bypass units and pump converter kits are now standard on most RVs. They can replace a six- or 10-gallon heating tube with tubing. Technicians can route the antifreeze between the cold and hot sides of an RV so that it flushes out the hot lines without having to refill the tank.

It’s crucial to be able to identify where and how water travels in complex luxury motor vehicles. So RV technicians are familiar with RVs’ water distribution systems, manifolds and other important details so that they don’t miss any vital water lines.

Visit this website to find a technician certified in your local area. www.rvda.org.