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Quote: Originally posted by checkley1973 on 09/1/2016Hi David

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No need to do this as its not pure water in the pipes. It has a strong mixture of antifreeze in the pipes and will not freeze.

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Quote: Originally posted by JTQU on 11/1/2016

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Quote: Originally posted by checkley1973 on 09/1/2016Hi David

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No need to do this as its not pure water in the pipes. It has a strong mixture of antifreeze in the pipes and will not freeze.

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That only looks after the inhibited water in the Alde heating circuit. As the OP states they have never "wintered" a van there are other water ladden bits and pieces at risk, such as the water side of the Alde, the taps, tins and jars of food etc.
The Alde has no stand alone frost 'stat but it's room 'stat can be set down to 5 degrees its minimum control temperature.
If not taking any wintering protection then using the Alde at 5 degrees could save you a massive boiler replacement bill, or a more tolerable tap replacement or even a messy storage cupboard to clean up.

Draining the boilers clean water side and draining the taps plus taking out food/drink containers is not too much of a chore saving the fuel bill associated with running the Alde.

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Quote: Originally posted by checkley1973 on 11/1/2016

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The OP asking about freezing pipes.... but you make a valid point re leaving anything in the van that can freeze and burst.

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The point I was making is that there are pipes other than the Alde's inhibited water pipes, and unlike those some, plus other things will be prone to freezing risks.
The most expensive by far is the Alde itself if its hot water section as opposed to its inhibited water section, froze.