I'm sure we've all diligently drained down our vans, but interestingly I've an outside tap with 2 metres of hose with a fitting on the end that keeps it charged, it's lying on the stone drive and so far neither it nor the tap have frozen, despite consistent below freezing temperatures up here (minus 3 when I left the house at 8.45) How cold must it be and for how long to freeze the pipes inside the caravan? (there's no external water pipes on mine)
if you drained down correctly you will not have a problem.unlucky bit is the tiny amount left in a pipe.last year our blue toilet fluid froze in the front of the van.
i do know the bucket of water outside can freeze overnight.-3 here today.
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we were in the Dales last January , daytime outside temp was -7 the heating was on in the van but some of the pipes froze temporarily. We have also had frozen pipes & broken discs under the taps because of it at slightly warmer temp. whilst in storage. Theres no telling what will happen
I used to have a Bessacarr Cameo and the water pipes were murder on that for freezing up. Sine I got the Lunar I havent had any issues. The pipes are all inside but where they are exposed I have lagged them. The waste pipes underneath are also lagged to prevent them freezing up.
Water starts to thaw at zero degrees Celsius so it stands to reason it starts to freeze as soon as it drops below that point. How long this takes will depend on how far below zero degrees it goes and the volume of the water. Flexible caravan hoses also offer limited insulation when compared to copper water pipes.
A few hours at night of -3 degrees followed by a few hours in the day of +3 is probably not enough to freezethe hose up solid.
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Topic: Frozen Pipes
