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Old 11-07-2012, 08:41 AM   #1
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Uh oh. I mistakenly used part windshield washer fluid when I winterized. It's probably 1/4-1/3rd washer fluid, mixed with RV antifreeze. I know the polypropylene glycol is toxic. I plan to flush extensively in the spring. Any risks leaving it in? It's not in the water heater.
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Old 11-07-2012, 09:05 AM   #2
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Uh oh. I mistakenly used part windshield washer fluid when I winterized. It's probably 1/4-1/3rd washer fluid, mixed with RV antifreeze. I know the polypropylene glycol is toxic. I plan to flush extensively in the spring. Any risks leaving it in? It's not in the water heater.
If it was my trailer, I would not leave in at all. You should not need more than 2 gallons of fresh RV antifreeze to do it over.

Flush the heck out it and pump in the new stuff.
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Old 11-07-2012, 09:33 AM   #3
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X2 for sure! I don't think you want that stuff sitting in your water lines over the winter or for any length of time.

It most likely contains methyl alcohol which is poisonous. I'd drain the lines and really flush them out - several times.

For the small price of buying new RV antifreeze, it isn't worth it to keep a mix of windshield wiper fluid and pink stuff in your water lines!
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Old 11-07-2012, 10:40 AM   #4
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Old 11-07-2012, 11:01 AM   #5
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Old 11-07-2012, 11:02 AM   #6
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x4 and do flush it now the taste of the solvent if it sits in the plastic lines will be awfull in the spring! just what you need more stuff to do right? stay warm
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Old 11-07-2012, 11:03 AM   #7
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Thanks! I had a half gallon of the wiper fluid in my garage. It's pink and made by Peak. Same as the new stuff I got! What a pain!
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