[Rhodes22-list] winterizing the water tank ?

Andrew Collins sailingvesselcarmen at gmail.com
Fri Oct 10 12:10:35 EDT 2008


Leave everything sealed so the alcohol can't evaporate over the winter, and
run the faucet until it smells like a vodka tonic. I'll leave the testing
protocol toyou, but mine would inlcude ice in a highball glass and a slice
of lime.

Cheers!

Andrew




On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 9:41 AM, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yup!  Cheap vodka is the way to go.  I've used RV anti-freeze in the
> past and it still leaves a taste. Pump the tank dry and pour in some
> vodka, run the pump for a few seconds to make sure you have some
> residual "juice" in the pump and discharge line and you're "good to
> go" until next Spring.  Some people say that the alcohol is not good
> for the pump but I've never had a problem with it for five seasons.
>
> Brad
>
> On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 8:25 AM,  <SVTRITON at aol.com> wrote:
> > vodka
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