Battery Maintenance And Storage; Restoring Service After Winter - Airstream Trade Wind Owner's Manual

5� Go to the winterization kit and turn the valve handle
to the winterizing position as indicated on the tag
attached to the kit (shown above).
6� Uncoil the hose attached to the kit, remove the
hose cap, and insert the hose down to the bottom
of the RV antifreeze container.
7� Turn the pump switch on and run it until antifreeze
starts coming out of the faucets. Once antifreeze
runs from one tap, turn it off and continue to
the next one. Move from one fixture to the next,
shutting them off as you go until all the lines are
full. As you empty each antifreeze container, turn
the pump off, transition to a full container, and turn
the pump back on to continue.
8� Allow the antifreeze to flow down drains. Flush the
toilet and allow antifreeze to flow down the toilet.
If equipped, operate the toilet hand sprayer until
antifreeze is coming out. Work the hand shower
sprayer while holding it down in the tub until
antifreeze is coming out, and if equipped, do the
same with the external showerhead. Any remaining
antifreeze can be dumped down a drain.
9� Shut the pump off once all the lines are full.
10� Open all the faucets and leave them open.
11� Turn the winterization kit valve back to the normal
use position, place the cap back on the hose, and
coil it back up for storage.
NOTICE
Remove all RV antifreeze spillage from all drain
and faucet parts after winterizing. Failure to do so
could damage the plumbing fixture's finish. Do
not use water to rinse antifreeze down the drain
as it will dilute the antifreeze.
2024 Trade Wind

Battery Maintenance and Storage

Outdoor Storage - Turn the battery disconnect switch
off. Provided the solar panels are not blocked, the solar
system will provide the charge needed to maintain the
battery during winter or longer periods of storage.
Indoor Storage - If your travel trailer is stored inside a
building with no solar input for the winter, fully charge
the battery before storage and turn off the battery
disconnect switch. If the trailer is stored indoors for
much longer periods of time without charging, the
battery bank will eventually naturally deplete to a
zero state-of-charge, causing the batteries to enter
a low-voltage disconnect. To regain state-of-charge,
the system must be fully charged;
Disconnect on page 5-13�
NOTE
A battery will self-discharge 2-3% per month
at 80 degrees. Depending on environmental
conditions, this discharge rate may increase.

Restoring Service After Winter

1� Fully charge the batteries.
2� Close the dump valve, all water faucets, and all
drains.
3� Add water to the fresh water tank.
4� Turn on the water pump.
5� Open and close the faucets one at a time until the
water runs clear at all faucets signaling RV non-
toxic antifreeze is flushed out of lines. Go back and
recheck water clarity at all faucets.
6� Turn off the water pump.
7� Hook up to a city water supply, open the faucets
again, and recheck water clarity. If RV antifreeze
was used, this process may need repeating to
expel all the antrifreeze from the system.
Maintenance
see Low-Voltage
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