Winterizing 212X ballast system

[husbus]

I have a new-to-me 2020 212X and trying to make sure I have all my ducks in a row for winterization.

The center bag I'm thinking I'll just disconnect, empty, and store in my garage. For the stern tanks, I'll disconnect the hoses and leave them off for the winter. That should let them drain enough to be safe.

What about the hosing and pumps? Will the electrics let me run the pumps dry in fill and drain modes to evacuate the system sufficiently? Or would it be a good idea to blow compressed air through the hoses toward the pumps? Or not worth worrying about?

Thanks!

 

[Dave burke]

I drain all 3 tanks using the pumps, open the drain cap in the center bag and make sure the water is drained manually. Then I pour about 1/2 gallon of pipeline antifreeze in each tank and then run the pumps again to drain the tanks. This way I'm confident that I've run antifreeze through the whole system.

Not sure I need to do all this but I've been doing it for 7 years and have never had a problem.