If you own an RV in northern Illinois or Southern Wisconsin, don't put winterization off until the first hard freeze.
Once temperatures start dropping below freezing, any water left in your RV’s plumbing system can expand and damage fittings, faucets, valves, pumps, water heaters, and other components. Proper winterization protects those systems before cold weather can cause expensive damage.
At Solar Van Man®, we winterize motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth wheels, diesel pushers, truck campers, and camper vans for Chicagoland winters.
The safest answer is simple:
Winterize before sustained freezing temperatures arrive.
In Chicagoland, that usually means doing it well before late-fall weather becomes unpredictable. Waiting for the first overnight freeze is a gamble, especially if you store your RV outdoors or away from home.
If you know you are finished camping for the season, there is usually no advantage to waiting.
Your RV contains more plumbing than most owners realize.
A proper winterization protects the freshwater system, including:
The objective is straightforward: remove or protect water anywhere freezing could cause damage.
A cracked fitting may sound minor until it is hidden behind cabinetry.
A damaged water pump, water heater fitting, toilet valve, or refrigerator water line can create leaks that are difficult to find and expensive to repair. Water damage can also spread into flooring, walls, and cabinetry before the owner realizes there is a problem.
Winterization is cheap compared with repairing freeze damage in the spring.
Every Solar Van Man® RV winterization includes a FREE roof inspection.
While the RV is in the shop, we inspect accessible roof areas for visible concerns such as:
Winter storage is a bad time to discover that an RV also has a roof leak.
The inspection is intended to identify visible concerns before snow, ice, and winter weather make them worse.
Our winterization service includes the work necessary to prepare the RV’s plumbing system for freezing temperatures, including:
Different RVs are built differently, so the exact procedure depends on the equipment installed in the vehicle.
Solar Van Man® works on a wide range of RVs, including:
If it has an RV freshwater system and spends the winter in Chicagoland, it needs protection.
If your camping season is over, now is the time to winterize your RV instead of watching the forecast every night and hoping temperatures stay above freezing.
Solar Van Man® is now scheduling RV winterization appointments for 2026.
Every winterization includes a FREE RV roof inspection.
Book RV Winterization:
https://solarvanman.com/rv-winterization
Call Solar Van Man®: (224)310-9847