Winterising your van?

[(RIP) PLANK]

so how did all your "vans" survive the winter? Mine did ok, just as well as i was in it

 

[MudLifeCrisis]

My van has no problems from the freeze but as a dealer we have had lots of people with cracked taps , filters and damaged water heaters.

Some will never learn.

Brian

 

[Paul]

Ours is ok, was alot stored with ours that are damaged though..:doh

 

[BigBlack]

Oooo.... I'll get to find out next weekend when I go to give it a clean and check over!
Hope noughts wrong, going away at the end of the month to that there 'Welshland'

Parents have got a brand new Bailey Senator, came to fill the onboard watertank and flooded the inside... pump had b*ggered! They phoned local dealers and they were having to order more in due to customer demand :doh

 

[briggie]

our family have a static , and haven will do this for you if you wish , plus they put some moisture attracting crystals in a couple of tubs around the caravan , disconnect from electric /gas/water... ive heard some owners who put a little antifreeze in the toilet cistern , but we dont , we just drain the water completely , also we leave the fridge door open , as well as remove the seating cushions and place in a pile in the middle of the floor , same with mattresses . hope this helps .

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

I'm with Plank on this why park caravan up, when you've got an all weather tug?

get out there, crikey in our soup of seasons, how do you tell when its winter
anyway...I know how I do, theres a lot more room on the sites without all those
part timers taking up space...

get thee sen some propane and crank that heater up, lovely n cosy in no time.

 

[briggie]

ive heard a rumour that summer will be on a wednesday this year , sometime around july , and about 2 pm .

 

[zippy656]

nope

last two weeks in august!

oh Im a way then.. that lucky

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

yeah and 30 degrees, 15 in the morning.......and 15 in the afternoon

better de rust the bbq

 

[ChefClay]

No need to bother with any of the advice, just use the van through the winter like we do!

 

[rustic]

Winterising a boat is similar to a caravan, but there is more moisture around you, I use 4 water apsorption crystal packs, and top them up.
The biggest risk is the Paloma water heater, you have to drain this fully and I slacken the 4 screws on the water temperature valve, since one winter it froze and bent the assembly.. £40 for a new one and few spares available now.

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

water heater? you stand mine on the cooker, also known as a kettle!

like i said whisky, gas for cooking, and chop more wood for the stove :thumbs