how to winterize heat pump

[sevver]

What I did with my pool heater before last winter was I disconnected the outlet hose, and left the inlet hose on, then I poured a gallon of RV antifreeze in there untill it ran out the outlet pink, at that point I figured I was done. Time will tell if it worked or not though, once I open it up in around a month. Oh, I also took a tarp and tightly covered it for the winter to keep ice from getting in there and causing damage.

[farmgirl]

Thanks so much for all the great suggestions. Will come in VERY handy upon closing in a few months. A heat pump is a big investment, so i want to do it right! Thanks again.

[MarkC]

My installer took the cheap way out and glued the PVC pipe into the inlet and outlets of the heat siphon heat pump exchanger fittings. I drilled a hole in the lowest part of the PVC pipe coming from the bottom of the heat pump and tapped it for a screw. A few wraps of teflon tape around the threads of the screw keeps it water tight and I can now remove almost all of the water by blowing air into the unit while that screw is out.