From: wolverine01@charter.net   
      
   On 10/17/2024 9:55 AM, Ralph E Lindberg wrote:   
   > On 2024-10-14 15:25:33 +0000, sticks said:   
   >   
   >> So my base plate is shipped and supposed to be here tomorrow.  I will   
   >> be ready for some cold weather traveling.  I get that my fresh water   
   >> is inside the coach and as long as it is kept warm should not freeze.   
   >> Tank heaters on the gray and black tanks on the underside of the frame   
   >> are supposed to keep them from freezing.  My question is on the Truma   
   >> on-demand water heater.  I asked my brother about this but his class A   
   >> has a 10 gallon tank heater, so he had no advise on this.   
   >>   
   >> I suppose before leaving the mid-west and heading to warmer regions, I   
   >> could simply fill my tanks and leave the rest of the RV winterized.   
   >> But for discussion, say I'm leaving a warm area and heading into cold.   
   >> Is it true that turning the power on to the Truma which is located on   
   >> an outside wall with a vent, enough to keep it from freezing up?   
   >> Obviously you'd have to winterize as soon as you stopped running the   
   >> vehicle, but what about during transport?  If you have the tank   
   >> heaters on, the inside of the RV heated, and the power to the Truma   
   >> on, are you safe from freezing?   
   >   
   > I haven't worked on a Truma, but my understanding is the power does not   
   > keep the water at any given temperature, the only thing that does is the   
   > cold water flowing through the system, which starts the heat going.   
   > IF the Truma is on the insidee of the heating envelop for the rig that   
   > should provide enough warm to keep the unit from freezing. That being   
   > said I have doubts in SERIOUS (ie like 10F or colder) that it would   
      
   I asked the dealer a week ago about this.  His answer was to turn the   
   power on, but to be honest I'm starting to really doubt that will do it.   
     I'm gonna have to check into this a lot more I think.  You drain the   
   water in the unit from the filter on the outside, so obviously at least   
   part of it is on the exterior.  I also saw something about an accessory   
   you put on it that keeps it warm.  It's got tank warmers for gray and   
   black tanks, so I'm hoping I'm missing something. Gotta read up.   
      
   Today, I spent the day installing the baseplates on the TOAD.  Quite a   
   job to be honest.  Got it about 90 % done.  Just have to figure out   
   where I'm gonna put the 6 prong plug, and then get the wiring all   
   finished.  The stuff is all outside the firewall in the engine   
   compartment, so it should be a snap once I figure out where to put the   
   darn thing.  Getting close to having this package ready to roll.   
      
   Thanks Ralph!   
      
      
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