Taxa Outdoors Mantis 2021 Owner's Manual page 36

"This faucet contains backflow prevention. Faucet must be drained for storage or if freezing weather is expected.
To drain: 1. Disconnect water supply to the vehicle. 2. Open both Hot and Cold valves. 3. Insert flexible spout or coil hose with
spray nozzle removed into quick disconnect. 4. Hold open end of hose or spout near ground and drain system. 5. Preferred
method: open faucet as above and blow out entire water system with pressurized air or pump entire system with RV fresh water
safe anti-freeze."
Interior shower ... your Mantis has a combo WC / shower option! To take a shower or use the WC:
1. flip up the countertop and secure with the latch to prevent it crashing down.
2. remove the included privacy curtain from the snapped-on bag that hides the bathroom floor.
3. attach the four carabiners to the waiting bungees / hooks on the ceiling, snap the bottom four corners to form your cubicle!
4. tie or Velcro the flaps closed.
5. bathe
cassette toilet ... your Mantis has a built-in cassette toilet. Utilizing a cassette toiler rather than a Black water tanks gives you
the freedom to empty into an RV dump station OR a pit toilet OR your home toilet with equal ease. Refer to and follow the
manual associated with the c toilet (http://www.thetford.com/wp-content/uploads/95/03/C402C-and-C403L-Cassette-Owners-
Manual.pdf).
Routine sanitation process .... Be sure to periodically (between trips and/or every few months) conduct routine maintenance on
your water system to keep it in good working order. There are many ways to do this and many supporting products from the RV
industry.
Empty the water heater between uses by:
a. draining the fresh water tank.
b. turning on the water pump and running the sink faucet on HOT til there is sputtering.
Empty the water heater for storage or for freezing temperatures by:
a. draining the fresh water tank.
b. turning on the water pump and running the sink faucet on HOT til there is sputtering.
c. opening drain valve on TRUMA
For more details refer to the TRUMA manual. As an extra precaution and to avoid damage to your system we reprint the
winterizing page from the manual here:
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