I've been reading in the Sundance forum that the winterizing hose is behind the rear side wall of the basement, behind the Universal Docking Center (UDC). I have not attempted to remove this panel yet to see for myself, but if it is there, I'd like to bring it out. Can I bring out this hose into the basement area, coil it up and attach to the wall so that I don't have to climb in there and dissemble the panel each time I winterize/dewinterize?
As I understand it the hose has one end free and the other end attached through a valve to the pump manifold. I was thinking of leaving the existing valve on the pump open and adding another valve in line with my hose extension within the basement.
The ultimate would be to have a valve and hose in the UDC but that isn't the case in the 2011 32RE, so I'm thinking of giving up a little basement, pretty small already, to make this operation a little easier. Will this work?
I can already get to the water heater bypass pretty easy under the kitchen sink.
How do I keep from getting drenched when I remove the anode rod to drain the tank?
Also, should I leave the anode rod and plug out when winterized? If so, shouldn't I put something in the plug hole to keep creeping criters out?
As I understand it the hose has one end free and the other end attached through a valve to the pump manifold. I was thinking of leaving the existing valve on the pump open and adding another valve in line with my hose extension within the basement.
The ultimate would be to have a valve and hose in the UDC but that isn't the case in the 2011 32RE, so I'm thinking of giving up a little basement, pretty small already, to make this operation a little easier. Will this work?
I can already get to the water heater bypass pretty easy under the kitchen sink.
How do I keep from getting drenched when I remove the anode rod to drain the tank?
Also, should I leave the anode rod and plug out when winterized? If so, shouldn't I put something in the plug hole to keep creeping criters out?