I recently purchased the Cyclone CY 4000 and am currently working in North Dakota. I recently had an Everest fifth wheel and needed a toy hauler. I must say from what I have seen so far the Cyclone is much better built and designed than the Everest or other RV's I have owned previously.
The Everest froze up while in North Dakota and pretty much became useless when temperatures plummeted below zero. The Cyclone so far has done well down to 0 degrees with only one problem. The water supply to the kitchen sink froze. I have spent many winters in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and other locations were temperatures can be extreme. I have learned to take preventative measures when dealing with extreme conditions.
I have placed two heat lamps in the basement with heat directed towards water supply lines. I also have an electric heater that I have set currently to 50 degrees to assist the heat lamps. I have had no problems down to -25 with the water supply to the bathroom facilities. I placed a small amount of water into the fresh holding tank since the unit I purchased has the Yeti package and I didn't want the tank heater to burn through the fresh water tank. I have concrete blankets stuffed under the trailer to help protect the underbelly. The only problem I am experiencing with the water system within the RV is the kitchens water supply. It freezes rather easy and I would assume the flow of warm air from the on board heater doesn't reach the water lines adequately.
I noticed that the heater that I placed behind the wall in the basement needs to be turned down to the 50 degree setting or it keeps the thermostat inside the living room from activating the gas heater. I think it is because it is mounted on the wall directly above the basement. So I have had to refine my settings for the gas heater will kick on and off frequently enough to blow heat into the lower under belly.
I usually run my grey water tanks open but since the Yeti package heats all the tanks at the same time I an unable to control this presently. I have read where you have to keep some water in all the tanks to prevent damage from the heating pads. So the water system inside the Cyclone CY 4000 is pretty much concentrated in the wall behind the basement so it is easy to protect from the elements all except for the kitchens water supply. I do have a couple of Mr. Heaters (Propane) that K keep handy in case of power loss that I can quickly replace the heating systems with encase of failure of on-board heat. Power outages are covered by the on-board generator which the Cyclone is the first RV I have owned with the on-board generator.
What I need is pictures, drawings or prints of the underbelly of the CY 4000 for I can see how I can overcome the kitchen water supply problem. I also could see where breaking the holding tank heaters down into zones where one could control them individually would be more convenient. So id anyone could supply prints, drawings or pictures of the underbelly it would be greatly appreciated. The valves to the holding tanks also need additional protection as well from the elements.
EDIT
Just wanted to say thanks for the response from the people at Heartland they immediately sent me the information I was seeking so that I can start getting the water and sewer system on track. Thanks for the assistance.
The Everest froze up while in North Dakota and pretty much became useless when temperatures plummeted below zero. The Cyclone so far has done well down to 0 degrees with only one problem. The water supply to the kitchen sink froze. I have spent many winters in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and other locations were temperatures can be extreme. I have learned to take preventative measures when dealing with extreme conditions.
I have placed two heat lamps in the basement with heat directed towards water supply lines. I also have an electric heater that I have set currently to 50 degrees to assist the heat lamps. I have had no problems down to -25 with the water supply to the bathroom facilities. I placed a small amount of water into the fresh holding tank since the unit I purchased has the Yeti package and I didn't want the tank heater to burn through the fresh water tank. I have concrete blankets stuffed under the trailer to help protect the underbelly. The only problem I am experiencing with the water system within the RV is the kitchens water supply. It freezes rather easy and I would assume the flow of warm air from the on board heater doesn't reach the water lines adequately.
I noticed that the heater that I placed behind the wall in the basement needs to be turned down to the 50 degree setting or it keeps the thermostat inside the living room from activating the gas heater. I think it is because it is mounted on the wall directly above the basement. So I have had to refine my settings for the gas heater will kick on and off frequently enough to blow heat into the lower under belly.
I usually run my grey water tanks open but since the Yeti package heats all the tanks at the same time I an unable to control this presently. I have read where you have to keep some water in all the tanks to prevent damage from the heating pads. So the water system inside the Cyclone CY 4000 is pretty much concentrated in the wall behind the basement so it is easy to protect from the elements all except for the kitchens water supply. I do have a couple of Mr. Heaters (Propane) that K keep handy in case of power loss that I can quickly replace the heating systems with encase of failure of on-board heat. Power outages are covered by the on-board generator which the Cyclone is the first RV I have owned with the on-board generator.
What I need is pictures, drawings or prints of the underbelly of the CY 4000 for I can see how I can overcome the kitchen water supply problem. I also could see where breaking the holding tank heaters down into zones where one could control them individually would be more convenient. So id anyone could supply prints, drawings or pictures of the underbelly it would be greatly appreciated. The valves to the holding tanks also need additional protection as well from the elements.
EDIT
Just wanted to say thanks for the response from the people at Heartland they immediately sent me the information I was seeking so that I can start getting the water and sewer system on track. Thanks for the assistance.
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