Sanitizing The Fresh Water System - Fleetwood American Dream WIDE BODY 1998 Owner's Manual

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FRESH WATER SYSTEM
CAUTION
Overfilling the fresh water tank from a pressurized
source will cause serious damage to the water tank
components or
s~ructural
damage. Monitor water
tank filling continually.
Check the monitor panel often to determine when the tank is full. If water
is flowing from the air/overflow vent, your tank is overfilled. Turn the city
water supply valve OFF
fa
stop filling. Turn the WATER TANK BYPASS
valve to theright (clockwise) to close it.
,
You can now disconnect and store the city water supplyhose.
SANITIZING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM
Sanitize the fresh water tank and piping approximately every three months,
and whenever the motor home sits for a prolonged period. This will discourage
the growth of bacteria and othe{ mganisms that can contaminate the water
supply.
Sanitizing or winterizing the fresh water system requi\'es four major steps:
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Getting the sanitize/winterize solution into the water
tank
• Filling the water tank with water
• Pumping the solution through the system
• Draininglflushing the system
The procedureis the same for both sanitizing and winterizing, althongh the
solution used is different. To winterize, you will need an approved RV water
system antifreeze. To sanitize; prepare the following solution:
1/4-CUp household liquid chlorine bleach (5% sodium
hypochlorite) to one gallon of water for each 15 gallons of -
tank capacity. For a 1
~O-gallon
tank,
6
2
13
gallons of solution·
is required (the total amount of chlorine bleach for a 100-
gallon tank is 1213 cups.)
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