A low of 4deg tonight. Should I dump the water?

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So tonight is saying a low of 4deg.

I have opened all the taps with pump off. Fresh tank is 1/3 full currently. Waste I need to drain before tonight.

I am prepping the van currently for a possible Sunday afternoon set off. Tomorrow ill be taking it up to the storage place for the first time since getting it and leaving there until Sunday.

Its warming up after tonight slightly and never getting to freezing point. Just wondering so I pull the Truma drain or leave it to do it its self if it feels the need?

I like to get it 100% ready to go before hand so I can just grab and go.
 
Can't imagine it's cold enough to do any damage at the moment.
It's when it's very cold day after day you have to worry.
 
Under these circumstances, I'd leave it "ready to go" but make sure that the pump is switched off.
If the temp drops to around 5°C, the dump valve should empty the boiler for you (don't over-ride it), well before it gets below zero when damage might occur.
 
You will be fine. Water expands when it freezes at 0 degrees. If your tanks are only 1/4 full there is space for water to expand if it does freeze. The min risk would be to any cold/hot water pipes that may be outside the motorhome and not insulated. I have both hot and cold feeding into my Webasto heater under the van yet these are well insulated and I have never had a problem in the 10 years I have had the M'home from new. I drain down every year unless overwintering elsewhere.
 
You'll be ok, it takes a few days of subzero temperatures to freeze the pipes. An overnight frost won't do it.
Get it ready and enjoy
 
It will only do damage if it freezes,so will only be a problem if temperature drops to zero or below. So I guess it depends on how much you trust the weather forecast………:unsure:
 
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Under these circumstances, I'd leave it "ready to go" but make sure that the pump is switched off.
If the temp drops to around 5°C, the dump valve should empty the boiler for you (don't over-ride it), well before it gets below zero when damage might occur.
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How would you over ride it?

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We’ve had a few nights of frost already this year. The truma dump valve hasn’t operated so I assume it’s still warm enough in the van from day time temps. I wouldn’t worry about a forecast of 4 degrees.
 
davidathomas42 said:
So tonight is saying a low of 4deg.

I have opened all the taps with pump off. Fresh tank is 1/3 full currently. Waste I need to drain before tonight.

I am prepping the van currently for a possible Sunday afternoon set off. Tomorrow ill be taking it up to the storage place for the first time since getting it and leaving there until Sunday.

Its warming up after tonight slightly and never getting to freezing point. Just wondering so I pull the Truma drain or leave it to do it its self if it feels the need?

I like to get it 100% ready to go before hand so I can just grab and go.
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Our Truma frost valve dumped our water on Tuesday night this week
 
I'm loving in mine for thr next three weeks as I'm doing paramedic shifts in Stockton, the last three days it's been down to 3 degrees at night and the van hasn't dumped the water.
 
RM_Marine said:
I'm loving in mine for thr next three weeks as I'm doing paramedic shifts in Stockton, the last three days it's been down to 3 degrees at night and the van hasn't dumped the water.
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I wish I had your energy.😉

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Below zero and a frost starting to appear now here in the N Pennines SW Northumberland 🥶🥶🥶🥶
 
I'm on a caravan and motorhome club site so have electric hook up and I leave the heating on low 9 on (500) setting so it's not really cold when I get back form work

Only 4 days day shifts of 12hrs shifts to help the NHS out

It's nice but tomorrow is a early start to get get breakfast and do my laundry form this week

It doesn't take lots of energy just for more people to walk to the ambulance as my back I killing me form lifting patients
 
RM_Marine said:
It doesn't take lots of energy just for more people to walk to the ambulance as my back I killing me form lifting patients
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I think the comment about energy was aimed at your slight mistake about what you were doing for the next three weeks, or maybe not a mistake :giggle::giggle:

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RM_Marine said:
I'm on a caravan and motorhome club site so have electric hook up and I leave the heating on low 9 on (500) setting so it's not really cold when I get back form work

Only 4 days day shifts of 12hrs shifts to help the NHS out

It's nice but tomorrow is a early start to get get breakfast and do my laundry form this week

It doesn't take lots of energy just for more people to walk to the ambulance as my back I killing me form lifting patients
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That’s not right these days having to lift patients, you are going to get serious problems in the future.
 
jockaneezer how do WE switch the pump off, please?

I thought it just came on automatically if you turned/lifted your tap to get water into sink?
 
jockaneezer how do WE switch the pump off, please?

I thought it just came on automatically if you turned/lifted your tap to get water into sink?
 
Hi Joy movan, just go to the panel and toggle through till you get to the pump icon, highlight it, then toggle it till you get OFF highlighted and that's it. Once you've done that, turn you mixer taps to the mid position and open them up, that stops any residual water freezing and cracking your taps.
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CazPaul said:
That’s not right these days having to lift patients, you are going to get serious problems in the future.
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How do you get people out as people who are unconscious don't walk

People who are in a carry chair dont walk, if your having a MI and I walk you to the ambulance, I get told off, if you are in a RTC and I let you walk I get told off

Not much choice really

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