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9.
Close the hot water faucets and repeat opening all cold water
faucets one by one until you smell chlorine. Include outside
shower faucets (if equipped) and toilet.
10. Turn OFF the water pump.
11. Let the solution remain in the tank and lines for at least four
hours when disinfecting with 50-PPM residual chlorine, and for at
least one hour if using a 100-PPM chlorine concentration.
12. After the required period, drain the chlorine solution from the
fresh water system. Since the tank water heater was bypassed
there should be no sanitizer in the water heater tank.
It is possible to sanitize the fresh water system with a 50/50 solution
of white vinegar and water instead of a bleach solution. However,
for the vinegar solution to work as a sanitizer, the temperature of the
solution must be at least 130 degrees. Your RV water heater will not
raise the temperature to this level, so the heated water will need to
come from an outside source. Use caution when handling the heated
solution if you decide to use this method.
A vinegar solution used to just clean and descale water systems does
not need to be heated, and is safe to run through the system.
Rinse the system with fresh water:
13. Fill the fresh water tank full of clean (potable) water using the
gravity fill inlet. Power to water heater should be OFF.
14. When the fresh water tank is full, turn the pump ON to send
water through the lines. Tank water heater bypass valves should
still be set to BYPASS.
15. Run water through all faucets (hot and cold, including outside
shower) until chlorine smell is gone. For an on demand water
heater, remove the drain plug and allow the water heater to rinse.
16. Turn OFF the faucets, outside shower, and pump. Re-install
the water heater drain plug on your on demand water heater (if
applicable).
17. Drain the fresh water system again.
If a chlorine taste lingers in the water, flush the water system with a
solution consisting of one-quart vinegar to five gallons of clean water.
Re-flush as necessary.
After Sanitizing:
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Set the Bypass valves to normal.
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Make sure all faucets are off including the external shower.
•
Make sure the water heater drain plug is installed.
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Close the gravity fill inlet.
•
Make sure the fresh water and low point drains are closed.
•
Wash out the water filter housing and reinstall the water filter (if
applicable).
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PLUMBING SYSTEM
Winterizing the Plumbing System
Preparing your RV for colder weather or storage is very important.
Failure to prepare your RV may cause water supply lines and the
water heater to freeze. The RV should be winterized at the end of the
camping season or when it will be exposed to temperatures that will
fall at or below 32°F (0°C). Repairs due to freezing are not covered
by warranty.
The winterization process may vary slightly due to different plumbing
configurations between models. Appliances must be winterized. Refer
to the manufacturer's manual for additional information or contact
Customer Service for assistance.
If you chose to perform the winterization process yourself, read
and understand the following information before starting. Contact
customer service or your dealer for questions about this process. It
may be easier to winterize the RV with another person to assist you.
Winterizing with Antifreeze Method (Preferred)
Requires non-toxic RV antifreeze in the water lines and does not
require any special tools. Use ONLY RV ANTIFREEZE in your fresh
water system for freeze protection. No other product or commodity
should be used.
Antifreeze should never enter the tank water heater, RV water filter,
refrigerator, refrigerator water filter, or fresh water tank.
1.
Turn water heater OFF (both electric and LP gas switches if
applicable).
Set the bypass valves to the BYPASS position for tank water
2.
heater systems.
3.
Level the RV and drain the fresh water system (see
"DRAINING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM" on page
65).
Set the tank water heater bypass valves to BYPASS.
4.
5.
If the RV has a cartridge type water filter, the filter must be
removed from the housing. Antifreeze should never be allowed
into a water filter.
6.
Close the fresh water tank and low point drains, and re-install the
water heater drain plug if removed.
7.
Open antifreeze siphon valve (A) at the water pump with the
clear hose attached. Valve handle points toward the clear hose
and insert the opposite end of the clear hose into a container of
RV antifreeze solution.
8.
Turn the water pump ON. Antifreeze will be drawn into the water
lines. In order to create a suction, all low point drains must
be closed.
9.
Open the hot water faucets, including outside shower (if
equipped) until RV antifreeze begins to flow continuously.
10. Close the hot water line faucets and outside shower and repeat
with the cold water line faucets. Hold open the lever on the toilet
until antifreeze runs into the bowl.
(See page 79)
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