Saturday, October 24, 2009

All right Tom. I know you have been waiting.

Today I winterized Anna. Yes, this is a form of admitting the camping season is over. I wish it were not true, but it is.

I didn't want to just blow it out with air like I did last year. I had one fitting freeze and break last year and did not want a repeat. I want the lines to be anti freeze filled so no more problems. My big problem is I do not want the anti freeze in my tank. I needed a way to keep it out of the tank and it was so simple I laugh. I just took out that valve at the tank and put in a three way.

A soft rubber hose installed on the leg of the three way valve and the pump does all the work. I think peace of mind is worth the few dollars three gallons of anti freeze cost.



My friend Tom has been waiting patiently. I am lying he has been bugging me to see how the deck came out. I do not want to disappoint Tom, so here you go...
I am not all done with the landscaping around it but the deck itself is complete. In the Spring I will stain it.


We enjoy the sound of the rain on the roof. This roof has created an entire new room we did not have before.

9 comments:

pbear said...

I'm definitely using that three way valve idea in mine, Frank. Thanks for simple solutions.

Pretty cool outriggers on that overhead frame you've got, too.

steve

tinman54 said...

I agree frank the antifreeze is pretty cheap insurance, I am cheap enough that I try to save the antifreeze in the spring,why not. In the heating business I have customers that leave their house in the winter to go south that do not winterize their house at all only to return to the nightmare of a frozen house with burst water lines.
The porch looks great, the extra details are great, they add a lot of time but worth it. There is nothing better than sitting outside on a warm rainy night listing to the rain.
Glad you are feeling better
Doug

tinman54 said...

I agree frank the antifreeze is pretty cheap insurance, I am cheap enough that I try to save the antifreeze in the spring,why not. In the heating business I have customers that leave their house in the winter to go south that do not winterize their house at all only to return to the nightmare of a frozen house with burst water lines.
The porch looks great, the extra details are great, they add a lot of time but worth it. There is nothing better than sitting outside on a warm rainy night listing to the rain.
Glad you are feeling better
Doug

TomW said...

Looks great, Frank - Thanks for the update. The rafter detail reallly sets it off.

Tom

Aluminium Idler said...

You can't beat the sound of rain on a tin roof... even better than rain on aloominum. Looks great and fits nicely with the house, nice job.

Chris

Sugarfoot said...

Nice deck, Frank. A great place to enjoy an adult beverage. :-)

TomW said...

I just re-read your post and, FWIW, I always blow the antifreeze out of the lines instead of leaving it.

My reasoning is, "Why let it stay there and flavor the lines?" But there is certainly no harm in letting it stay there.

Tom

gas plumbing said...

Placing antifreeze in a heating system is only necessary to protect plumbing in places with extreme winters. Antifreeze will prevent pipes from bursting in sub zero temperatures.

TomW said...

Heh, heh, heh - Mr. "gas plumbing" looks like another spambot to me.

As Frank Zappa would have said had he not passed too soon, "They're everywhere, they're everywhere!!"

Tom