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NOTE: Fresh water tank sizes vary by model; please contact your
dealer or customer service for your specific tank size.
7. Attach the short hose supplied with your recreation vehicle to the fresh water connection
inlet (on the utility center or on the outside of the motor home). Place the other end of
the hose in a container holding the sanitized solution. To assist the syphoning process
set the container on a flat surface approximately (2) feet above ground level.
8. Place the utility center valves in the SANITIZE TANK position.
9. Turn the water pump ON.
10. Solution will be drawn into the fresh water tank. When all the solution is in the tank, set
the utility center water valves to the city fill tank position.
11. Remove the container and the short hose from the fresh water connection inlet.
12. Attach a hose (can be your drinking water hose) to the fresh water connection inlet and
attach the other end of the hose to a potable pressurized water source.
13. Turn on the pressurized water source and finish filling the fresh water tank.
14. When the tank is full, turn off the water source, disconnect the hose from the water
source, and remove it from the fresh water connection inlet (at the utility center or on
the outside of the motor home).
15. Set the utility center valves to the NORMAL position.
16. Turn the water pump ON.
17. Open all hot water faucets one by one until water begins to flow continuously and a
chlorine smell is noticeable. Include outside shower faucets (if so equipped).
18. Close the hot water faucets and repeat opening all cold water faucets one by one until
you smell chlorine. Include outside shower faucets (if so equipped) and toilet.
19. Let the solution remain in the system for at least four hours when disinfecting with 50
PPM residual chlorine. If a shorter time period is desired, then a 100 PPM chlorine
concentration should be permitted to sit in the system for at least one hour.
20. After the required period, drain the chlorine solution from the fresh water system (see
NOTE: For complete sanitizing of the fresh water tank, the unit
should be driven around for a brief time allowing the solution to
splash the sides and top of the tank.
Draining The Fresh Water System). Since the water heater was bypassed there should
be no sanitizer in the (storage) tank water heater.
Rinse the system with fresh water:
21. Re-fill the fresh water tank using clean (potable) water. Refer to steps 12-14 to re-fill
the tank. If city water is not available, the tank can be siphon filled. (refer to Country
Fill section)
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