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kmgeer · 11-01-2016, 08:27 AM

We are putting off winterizing our 24' Cougar travel trailer in the hopes of squeezing in one or two more trips for the year. In order to keep our water lines/pipes from freezing even when parked on the side of our house we know we should set the furnace to run as we've been told that is what will keep the water lines under the trailer from freezing (as that is where the heat ducts are), but we're not sure what the minimum temp is we should have it set at? We've never tried this before, we usually just winterize it at the end of October. We live in Southern Idaho and while we haven't hit winter temps quite yet, we will soon. We were thinking setting it at 50 degrees, any input? Also wondering if there are any other things we should keep in mind that maybe we are overlooking besides worrying about the water lines?

11-01-2016, 08:27 AM	#1
kmgeer Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Twin Falls Posts: 6	Furnace setting to keep pipes from freezing? We are putting off winterizing our 24' Cougar travel trailer in the hopes of squeezing in one or two more trips for the year. In order to keep our water lines/pipes from freezing even when parked on the side of our house we know we should set the furnace to run as we've been told that is what will keep the water lines under the trailer from freezing (as that is where the heat ducts are), but we're not sure what the minimum temp is we should have it set at? We've never tried this before, we usually just winterize it at the end of October. We live in Southern Idaho and while we haven't hit winter temps quite yet, we will soon. We were thinking setting it at 50 degrees, any input? Also wondering if there are any other things we should keep in mind that maybe we are overlooking besides worrying about the water lines?