With Old Man Winter making a beeline for our neighborhood, many of us are winterizing our RVs. A blow out plug comes in handy for this task. It’s the best $7 you’ll invest towards winterizing your RV, protecting it from the ravages of subfreezing temps.
This begs the question: what the heck is a “blow out plug” and why do you need one?
Quite simply, a blow out plug helps with the removal of ALL water from your RV water lines. When winterizing your RV, you don’t want any leftover water inside the lines because it will dilute any antifreeze you may later add. It’s best to get all the water out.
A blow out plug helps you blow out the water lines using – what else? – air!
This Camco unit contains a “quick connect” feature (a standard Schrader valve like you might see on a car or bicycle tire) that attaches to your air compressor’s quick connect hose.
Ummm, you DO have an air compressor, don’t you? Of course you do.
Using a blow out plug is easy peasy (technical term).
The plug itself screws into your RV’s city water inlet.
Next, attach your air compressor to the plug.
Open your water faucets.
When you flip on the air compressor power, voila!
Thanks to the pumping air, you will now completely clear your RV water lines. All residual water should be pushed through the lines.
To restate the obvious, you need to make certain your water faucets are turned to the OPEN position when you turn on the air compressor. This allows the compressed air to blow your lines clean.
A blow out plug is one of those basic RV accessories that not only helps speed along the winterization process, it also ensures that you do a thorough job.
Click here to get your own blow out plug.
When Old Man Winter arrives, he’s sure to be disappointed. Thank goodness!
