Waste Water System; Toilet; Draining The Holding Tanks - Fleetwood 1994 Flair Diesel Owner's Manual Supplement

7. After you stop the flushing, close the tank valve,
faucets, and drain valves. You can now fill the tank
with fresh water, and the system is ready to use.
WASTE WATER SYSTEM
The waste water system in your motor home is made up
of sinks, tub, shower, toilet, plumbing drain and vent lines,
a "grey water" holding tank, and a "black water" holding
tank. Generally, water from the sinks and shower drains
into the grey water tank; the toilet drains into the black
water tank. The holding tanks make the system com-
pletely seit-contained and allow you to dispose of waste
water at your convenience. A flexible sewer hose is
required to connect the holding tank outlet to the inlet of an
approved waste water dump station or sewer system.
The drain plumbing is similar to that used in your home.
The system is trapped and vented to prevent waste
gases from backing up into the motot home. The drain
plumbing is made of ABS plastic, and is durable and
resistant to most chemicals.
Toilet
Your motor home is equipped with a marine-type toilet.
Please follow the operating instructions found in your
Owner's Information Package.
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Draining The HoldlngTanks
The holding tanks terminate in
it
valve arrangement that
permits draining each tank separately or together. The
valves are called "knife valves". 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. Al-
ways drain the tank into an acceptable sewer inlet or
dump station.
WARNING
HOLDING TANKS ARE ENCLOSED 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 REGULARLYTO PREVENT ACCUMU-
LATION OF HARMFUL ORTOXIC MATERIALS.
Whenever possible, drain the holding tanks before trav-
eling. Waste water and sewage in the holding tanks
reduc<;t the carrying capacity of the motor home. See
"Motor Home Loading" section of the "LIVING WITH
YOUR MOTOR HOME" chapter.
Drain the holding tanks only when they are at least 3/4
full.
If
necessary, fill the tanks with water to 3/4 full. This
provides sufficient water to allow complete flushing of
waste material into the sewer line.
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During extended or semi-permanent hookups to sewage
systems, 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 3/4 full, and then drain into the sewage system.
The holding tank drain valve outlet is to be used with a
removable termination fitting that locks onto the outlet
witha clockwise twist. Clamp the sewer drain hose to this
fitting. A protective cap should remain in place when you
are not draining the' tanks.
NOTE: LOCAL OR STATE REGULATIONS MAY
PROHIBIT HIGHWAY TRAVEL UNLESS THE
HOLDING TANK OUTLET IS SECURELY
CAPPED.
To drain the holding tanks:
Attach the sewer hose to the holding tank outlet.
Insert the end of the hose into the sewer or dump
station inlet, pushing it firmly far enough into the
opening to be secure. In some cases, adapters
may be necessary between the line and the inlet.
Arrange the sewer hose so it slopes evenly.
Drain the black water holding tank first. Grasp the
handle of the black water knife valve. (the large
one) firmly and slide the valve open with a quick,
steady p u l L , · ,
Grey Holding Tank Dumping
Black Water Tank Dumping