Holiday Navigator 2003 Owner's Manual page 241

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Use the following procedures to disinfect the water system:
• Remove the filter elements from the filters and reassemble the filters
without the elements (see "Water Filter").
• Prepare a chlorine bleach solution using one gallon water and ¼ cup
of chlorine bleach. Use 1 gallon of solution for every 15 gallons of
tank capacity. For example: Add 2 2/3 gallons solution to a 40 gallon
tank. Add 4 2/3 gallons solution to a 70 gallon tank. Add 6 2/3 gallons
to 100 gallon tank. This mixture puts a 50 PPM (parts per million)
disinfecting solution in the water system. This concentration will act
as a quick-kill dosage for harmful bacteria, viruses and slime-forming
organisms. Concentrations higher than 50 PPM may damage the water
lines and/or tanks.
• Drain the fresh water tank. Close the drain and pump the solution (if
desired) into the fresh water tank using an independently operated
pump and a garden hose connected to City Water Hook-Up on the
water control panel. It can be poured into the fresh tank using the
gravity fill and a funnel.
• Turn on the water pump in the motorhome.
• Open each faucet and run the water until you smell a distinct chlorine
bleach odor.
• Turn off all faucets allowing the system to stand for four hours.
• Drain the fresh water tank of the mixed solution.
• Fill the water tank with fresh water. Flush hot and cold lines thoroughly
with fresh water. Repeat this process until the chlorine bleach smell is
no longer detectable in the water system.
• Install new water filters.
CAUTION: If not properly and thoroughly rinsed, chlorine
bleach or other concentrated chlorine bearing chemicals can
cause failure to the Aqua-Hot's Domestic Water Loop (copper
tubing). The Aqua-Hot's copper tubing is rated for use with
fresh water and winterizing solutions only. Periodic flushing
with other common household chemicals, including bleach, will
have little or no effect on the product if properly rinsed with the
fresh water afterwards. Failure of copper tubing, especially soft
or flexible copper, can result if materials other than water or
winterizing solutions are allowed to reside inside the piping for
extended periods as during storage or other periods of non-use.
The most common cause for failure is due to an extended
exposure to chlorine, solutions containing chlorine (i.e. bleach)
or hydrochloric acid. Do not use vinegar to disinfect the water
system. Vinegar will deteriorate the copper tubing inside the
Aqua-Hot's Domestic Water Loop.
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