Shoulder Season Use

[robcc]

This is our first season with an ATC Bobcat and we'll need to eventually do the winterizing so any links specific to ATC winterizing would be helpful. No hot water heater.
We're in the shoulder season and it is supposed to get to 22 F for 2 nights next week and then warm back up to 30-40 night temps. We'd like to delay winterizing since we're going to go to warmer temps the following week.
What about turning the heater on parked in the driveway and open cabinets setting the thermostat to say 48? Can you run the heater in an unpopped position-- never done that before? We could also put a another electric oil filled heater in there for those nights to save propane.

 

[jimjxsn]

I have run the heater with the roof closed, that should not be a problem. A small electric heater is a good idea. You might take the drawer out and open the cabinet door below the sink for better air flow into those areas.

On my Panther the water pump is next to the drawer.

On my old 2000 FWC which was virtually the same as the current ATCs the only thing that ever froze and broke was the water pump. You might drain the water tank and run the pump dry for a bit to get as much water out as you can. And you could pour RV antifreeze down the sink drain and out the hose.

 

[PaulT]

+1 on the oil-filled space heater. Mine is a small 750 watt unit that I found locally. It fits in a milk crate so it doesn’t fall over.

With the top down, there is much less heat loss. I do the same each winter. Leave the cabinet doors open and the heat setting on space heater about 50 F. To be sure it stays above freezing, I leave the propane on and the furnace thermostat at 45F. That way, the furnace will start up if there there is a power failure. The batteries remain fully charged and above freezing temps. I had replaced the factory thermostat with a garage version that allows setting to 45 or lower.

i had already drained the water system

Paul