Posted 2012-10-30 8:09 PM (#148027) Subject: Cold Weather use of LQ
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Posts: 259 Location: Topeka Ks
I'm headed to OKC for the NRHA Futurity at the end of November. This will be the first time to live in the LQ during cold weather. How concerned should I be about freezing water lines and holding tanks. Any advice would be appreciated.
Posted 2012-10-30 10:53 PM (#148038 - in reply to #148027) Subject: RE: Cold Weather use of LQ
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Posts: 2453 Location: Northern Utah
Just how cold do you really expect it to be? If it is below freezing all day, I'd winterize the trailer and not fill the waterlines.
You can leave your furnace run and probably keep the water supply from freezing while parked if it's not terrible cold. The wind chill at 70 mph while traveling will over come any heat your furnace puts out. The holding tanks are totally exposed and will freeze
If it's cold, I'd use the trailer for sleeping, But use the facilities at the camp ground. Putting as little as possible into the tanks
Posted 2012-10-31 4:50 PM (#148062 - in reply to #148027) Subject: RE: Cold Weather use of LQ
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Posts: 560 Location: Mena, AR
I was at a show in January in Abilene, TX a few years back. It got SUPER cold. I ran my heater all the time, and left the cabinet doors inside open to keep the pipes from freezing. I did have to unhook from City water, because the hose was freezing. But I did not have any problems with burst pipes. I think I was there 3 nights of freezing weather, and near freezing during the day. But still had a great time!
Posted 2012-10-31 8:25 PM (#148065 - in reply to #148027) Subject: RE: Cold Weather use of LQ
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Posts: 259 Location: Topeka Ks
I was hoping to hear the trailer didn't freeze up. It shouldn't be to cold during the day but the nights will get cold. How long will the 30 lbs propane bottles last running the heater?
Posted 2012-11-05 6:19 PM (#148137 - in reply to #148027) Subject: RE: Cold Weather use of LQ
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Posts: 317 Location: Barnesville, Ga.
We camped the weekend in ours in February in the North Carolina mountains. Went snow tubing. It got in the low teens at night. We use a electric tower heater to supplement the gas furnace. Helps save gas. We had to put the hose pipe in the shower at night to keep it from freezing. We had full hookups and left the gray tank open. Didn't have any problems.
Posted 2012-11-05 7:03 PM (#148139 - in reply to #148027) Subject: RE: Cold Weather use of LQ
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Posts: 259 Location: Topeka Ks
Thanks TomTom I was hoping to hear I didn't expensive holding tank heaters. I have not problem bring the hose in at night. I also have a milk house heater for helping the furnance.
Posted 2012-11-05 10:10 PM (#148143 - in reply to #148027) Subject: RE: Cold Weather use of LQ
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Posts: 373 Location: Texas
Ummmm, it takes temps at 32 or below for a bit of time for things to freeze doesn't it? I never had any issues with our cabover camper having anything freeze over the years. Now, it did sit up higher from ground level than LQ trailers.
I put the cheap grey foam pipe insulation on all the campers water lines. Mentally made me feel better, but not sure it mattered.
If it gets below freezing for days and nights, and you are sleeping in the LQ, open the cupboard doors where the plumbing is to let some of the heat in there to keep things above 32 degrees...
Posted 2012-11-24 7:23 AM (#148562 - in reply to #148027) Subject: RE: Cold Weather use of LQ
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Posts: 259 Location: Topeka Ks
First night below freezeing. Unhooked city water and brought the hose inside. Furnance works great and the little milk house heater more than enough to bring the house to the 80's. Looking around this morning most of the hood left their hoses hooked up. On another note our horse aka Diva had an average run in the first go and will have to step up in the second go in order to get back in the finals.
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