Toilet - Fleetwood 1999 Discovery Parts And Service Manual

PIUMbiNCj SYSTEMS
Your motor home is equipped with a toilet designed for use
in marine and RV applications. It may differ in some respects
from residential toilets. Please follow the operating instruc-
tions found in your Owner's Information Package.
The holding tanks terminate in a valve arrangement that per-
mits draining each tank separately.
The valves are called knife valves, and are mounted in the
utility compartment located at the left center of the motor
home. A blade closes the opening in the sewer drain pipes.
The blade is connected to a T-handle that is pulled to release
the contents of the tank(s).
During self-containment use, the sewer line is securely
capped to prevent leakage of waste material onto the ground
or pavement. Do not pull the holding tank knife valve open
when the protective cap is installed on the pipe. Always
drain the tank into an acceptable sewer inlet or dump station.
Whenever possible, drain the holding tanks before traveling.
Waste water and sewage in the holding tanks reduce the car-
rying capacity of the motor home. See the Motor Home
Loading section in the On The Road chapter in this manual.
Drain the holding tanks only when they are at least Y. full. If
necessary, fill the tanks with water to Y. full. This provides
sufficient water to allow complete flushing of waste material
into the sewer line.
During extended or semi-permanent hookups to sewage sys-
tems, waste materials will build up in the tank and cause
serious plugging if the tank valves are continuously open. In
these cases, keep the valves closed until the tanks are Y. full,
and then drain into the sewage system.
TOILET
DRAINING
THE
HOLDING TANKS
WARNING
Holding tanks are en-
closed sewer systems
and as such must be
drained into an approved
dump station. Both black
and grey water holding
. tanks must be drained
and thoroughly rinsed
regularly to prevent accu-
mUlation of harmful or
toxic materials.
DiSCOVERY