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Old 10-02-2012, 05:10 PM   #8
ccjohnson
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I consulted in Rangely, CO for 5 yrs out of a 1982 Executive on a GMC chassis. Below zero my black water tank froze solid. Took 72 hrs to thaw it. I ended up underpenning the entire unit, left a 1500 watt electric heater underneath running all the time, had 2 fresh water heat taped hoses I constantly had to switch out to have a thawed hose hooked up for showers. Even with this I still had a blow dryer out often thawing water lines INSIDE and wore a jacket most of the time. But, the $$$ were good on the job! Don't think I would want to put our Newell through that much misery! From my experience, I would say you're better off to suck it up & motel in that bad of weather.
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