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Assessing Initial RV Freeze Damage

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Surviving Texas Winter Storm 2021 in an RV: No Power..No Fuel..What Happened? (90s Newell Coach)

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What happens here

The video begins with the RV owner highlighting the severity of the Texas freeze, noting that many full-time RVers are experiencing problems. He shows a propane torch, indicating its necessity for thawing. He reveals that while his RV's water tank is not frozen due to a space heater in the water bay, the shut-off valve area on the other side of the tank is frozen. He attempts to open a bay door, which breaks due to being frozen shut, exposing a cracked drain opening where cold air was entering. Ice is visible inside the compartment and dripping from valves, indicating that at least one valve was not fully closed, allowing water to drip and freeze.

Goal: Identify and understand the extent of freezing in RV plumbing and exterior compartments.

Tools and materials

  • Propane Torch Bernzomatic — Attempting to thaw frozen RV components
  • RV Bay Door — Accessing RV compartments (damaged by freezing)

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well if you're a full-time rv in the texas area you're having some problems right now just like i am you know you're having problems when you pull this thing out we frozen dale my tank's not frozen because i have a little space heater in the water tank bay however the shut off valve area on the other side of the tank is frozen you know videos like these are not typically the bread and butter of this channel they don't get as many views but someday you're able to look at back on this and say oh this is this is what i did this is what this guy was doing back in the day so we're doing it first order of business yeah i tried to get this bait over because it was frozen and i was pulling on this and it broke this off so i'm an idiot first and foremost i have a little picker tube down here for like if i do laundry it just you know dumps the detergent water and i forgot to close the hole so that's like a big source of you know coldness to come through here and there's ice up in here too so one of these was dripping i don't know exactly which one but there's water up on this ledge up here i can feel it and it built up down here until it stopped dripping completely so we're gonna heat it up get this going so i can put this lid back in and let some heat build up in here this texas is broken it's like

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