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Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin
On this subject I have never blown my lines out for the most part everything drains fairly well. However the past couple of years I have had some issues and am now considering blowing the lines out. Is there a fitting one can buy to inject the air into the water pipes?
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The highest water point in my place is the shower head. I remove the head and screw on an adapter that I have made up. It has a male quick disconnect barb on one end that fits the compressor hose and the female shower thread on the other. My place was piped with loops in the piping so I have no choice. Don't forget the hot water heater and to drain the pump.
My previous owner was nice enough to show me the ropes. I would highly recommend hiring someone to show you what to do for at least the first year.
The biggest single thing we did to make opening/closing easier was to do some pluming modifications around the pump that pulls the water from the lake.
Warning potentially boring details ahead.
We installed a ball valve above the pump so we could prime it without taking any pipes apart. We installed a second valve in the suction side before the check valve so we can easily fill the line going down to the lake. A third valve after the pump with a pressure gage. Centrifugal pumps start best with some restriction. We are about 20 feet above the lake which can make startup a challenge. We prime the pump and the line to the lake. Start the pump with the output side restricted. When the pressure starts building we slowly open the valve and let any air work it's way out. This has turned a rather confusing thing that took a couple of tries into something the kids can do without my help. (Priceless)
We have never made it out to the island during the winter. I can tell you that heating our place with base board electric is a real challenge late in the year. A house at 30 degrees needs a lot of BTU to warm the mass. We installed an oversized wall mount heat pump which is efficient down to about 50F and that thing warms the air in the camp up in minutes. It keeps the air warm while the mass catches up.