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5. Drain the entire system by opening all fresh
water tank valves, faucets, and plumbing line
drain valves.
6. Flush the system with drinking quality water. Let
the fresh water flow through the system for
several minutes to flush out the chlorine solu-
tion.
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.
Exterior Shower
(Some models only)
A shower fiXture is 10caIEld in an exterior compartment
on selected models, The water pump must be ON or city
water pressure must be available for the shower to
operate.
Please note that the special faucet at the galley is the
only outletforthe purified water. Although purified water
is not available at the standard galley and lavy outlets,
the, water available at these outlets is filtered by the
water pump filter. Note alsothai'thls system Is not
designed for or effective in removing or neutralizing
bacterial contaminants,'
WASTE WATER SYSTEM
The wastewater systelTiin voufmcitor horne Is made up
of sinks, tub, shower, tciilet;'plumbing'draln and vent
lines, a "grey water" holding tank, and a "black water"
holding tank, Generally, waterfrorn the sinks and shower
drains into the grey water tank; the toilet drains into the
black water tank. The holding tanks ma,ke the system
completely self-contained and allow you to dispose of
waste water at yourconvenlence,A flexible sewer hose
is required to connect the hoiding tank outletto the inlet
of an approved waste water dump station or sewer
system.
NOTE: Some floor plans require -the ,shower
and/or bathroom sink water to be drained into
the black water tank.
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 motor home. The drain
plumbing is made of ASS 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 Holding Tanks
The holding tanks terminate In a valve arrangement that
permits draining eachtan~separately or together. The
valves are called "knife,valves". A blade, closes the
()penl~g In}he~ew'eidra!n
pipes.
TI1~ bla~e
is con-
necte'dto aT-handle'that
IS
pUlled to rEllease the con-
tentso! tlie tank(s). During self'contairiment use, the
sewer line'is securely capped to prevent leakage of
waste material ontothe ground or pavement, DO NOT
PULL THE HOLDING TANK KNIFE VALVE OPEN
WHEN THE PROTECTIVE CAP IS INSTALLED ON
THE PIPE: Always drain the tank Into an 'acceptable
sewer Inlet or dump station.
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WARNING
HOLDING TANKS ARE,ENCLOSED SEiWER
SYSTEMSANDAS,sUCH MUSTBEDRAINED
INTOAN APPROVED DUMP STATION. BOTH
BLACKAND GREY WATER HOLDING TANKS
MUST BE DRAINED AND THOROUGHLY
RINSED REGULARLY TO PREVENT ACCU-
MULATI9N
OF
HARMFUL OR TOXIC MATE-
RIALS .••
Whenever, pO$sible, drain "the holding tanks before
traveling. Wasfe\'Il!fer and sewage In the holding tanks
reduce the carrYln!:f capacity of the motor home. See
"Motor Home Loading" section of the "LIVING WITH
YOUR MOTOR HOME" chapter.
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Drain the holding tailks only w.hen they are at least 3/4
full. If
necessaiy:fIIl)the'tank~
with water to 3/4 full. This
provides sufficient water to allow complete flushing of
waste mateFial Into the sewer line.
Duringextende~,orsemi-permanent
hookups to sew-
age systems, waste materials will build up in the tank
and cause serious plugging If the tank valves are con-
tinuously open.'ln these cases, keep the valves closed
until the tanks are
3/4
fu11, and then drain into the sewage
system.
The holdlngtl!nk drain vaiveoutlet is to beused with a
removable terinil\ati6n fitting that locks onto the outlet
with a clockwise twis,t.Clamp the sewer drain hose to
this fitting. A protective capshould remain In place when
you are not draining the tanks.
NOTE: 'LOCAL OR STATE REGULATIONS
MAY PROHIBIT HIGHWAY TRAVEL UNLESS
THE HOLDING TANKOUTLETIS SECURELY
CAPPED.
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