Born Free Leap'n Lions RV Club Info & Discussion Forum

I found a video on this site for winterizing a 1985 model, but none of the things match my 2016 Freedom model. The instructions in the downloadable Owner's Manual say things like "search for other drain valves" (gee, thanks for that), and "locate the brass 3-way siphon valve" and that sort of thing. A video would hopefully have some lovely young RVer smiling and pointing to them helpfully. Of course, I'd settle for an ugly old man like me.

I scoured YouTube, and found many winterizing videos, but none for the Born Free Freedom model, 2016, or similar. One said to pour the pink anti-freeze into the fresh water tank and then run all the faucets and the toilet and shower, which sort of makes sense, but another says to never do that or you'll taste the anti-freeze for months to come. (Is it really that hard to rinse out?) But in any case, I'd still need to find the drain valve things.

So if anybody knows of such a video, please let me know. I wish I could call the 1-800 number, but... you know. No time machine.

Found this owner manual on this site that might help
It’s not a video but page 17 tells you what to do…
https://bornfreervclub.org/Documents/Ma ... Models.pdf

You can do it and it will rinse out after a tank of water runs thru. You do not need to fill the tank on my 2015 royal splendor as I have a winterizing valve that lets me use the pump to push he water. Pull the rod ont he water heater or it will take 6 or 10 gallons so you can cut that off that way.

Thanks, John! If I can count on flushing out the pink stuff after winter, I will use that method. As I understand it, you put in two gallons (for my size tank) of the pink stuff, turn on the pump, and run each faucet in turn until I see pink, including the toilet. That should also put pink stuff in the holding tanks. Then if and when I find the low point drain, I run pink out of that too, and that should have all pipes and drains in the pink (see what I did there?)

I've also found a guy who does RV repair on site, and he will show me the valves involved (the low ones underneath are likely really important!), and I think that once I see them I can find them again in the spring and winter.

Your tech will probably remind you but it is always recommended that you pour some pink stuff in the p traps of the sinks and showers.