Airstream 1980 Argosy Owner's Manual page 95

The main holding tank must be flushed out until
all paper and waste material is removed. Close
the dump valve and refill the tank with clean
water and repeat until clean.
On 28 and 31 ft. rear bath models, a
convenient fitting for flushing the holding tank
is in the center of the rear trunk compartment.
Replace the plug after using the fitting. The
sewer hose is stored in the rear bumper
compartment. Rinse out the sewer line before
storing.
When in a park and connected to a sewer
outlet, keep the main holding tank dump valve
closed and empty the tank ever few days or
whenever it becomes almost full. Only by
sending a large volume of liquid through
the main holding tank at a time will toilet
paper and other solids completely wash
away.
This practice will avoid the accumulation of
solids in the main holding tank which could
lead to an unpleasant cleaning job. Should
solids accumulate and close the dump valve,
fill the tank about half full with water; then tow
the trailer for a few miles. The turbulence and
surging of the water will usually dissolve the
solids into suspension so the tank can be
drained. If your trailer is equipped with the
auxiliary holding tank, keep the auxiliary tank
valve open when connected to a sewer outlet.
The foot pedal operated Aqua Magic toilet
employs a sliding self-cleaning positive seal
blade. Odors cannot escape from the holding
tank into the trailer. The unit uses less than 2
quarts of water for automatic flush. A special
feature is the second pedal attached to the
main foot pedal which, when pressed by itself,
allows fresh water through either the fill rim or
hand spray without opening the slide valve.
When conserving water, use the hand spray
in the following way:
1. Hold the hand spray in ready position
over bowl.
2. Depress thumb button and step on the foot
pedal, which sprays water and dumps the
contents at the same time.
3. Spray bowl clean.
4. Release foot pedal, shutting off water flow.
5. If you wish to refill bowl with water for next
use, depress small foot pedal until water
reaches desired level.
When using automatic flush:
1. Step on main foot pedal, and this will
automatically open the slide valve and drop
the waste into holding tank.
2. Hold pedal down until water begins to swirl.
This fills rim storage and rinses the bowl.
3 . Release the foot pedal. This will close the
valve blade and stop fresh water from
flowing. The bowl will refill automatically.
If you are certain to empty your holding tank
Toilet Hand Spray
Whenever water is scarce, the opt~onal hand
spray flush makes it possible to stay a week or
longer in areas where you cannot empty the
holding tank. In flushing for urine only, first, wet
the bowl with fresh water, and again after use.
Starting with a dry bowl takes more water for
the final rinse. To flush for urine and solid
matter: spray just enough water in the dry bowl
to provide for floating the paper and solids
After use, rinse down the sides with the hand
spray and empty the bowl. Hold the slide valve
open and spray and rinse the lower surfaces.
Even if it appears clean, quickly spray it one
more time, then release the pedal and it is
readv for the next use.
every few days, you can use the toilet on
automatic flush. It uses very little water and the
tank will provide for the requirements of two
adults from 2 to 4 days.