Winterisation - Swift Motorhome Owners Service Manual

Bulb Replacement and Type
Full details of the bulbs used with your Swift
Group product can be found in your Technical
Handbook. Details of how to change the
various bulbs can be found within our Practical
Guides, located on Swift Talk
(http://www.swift-talk.co.uk/forum/topics/
swift-grouppractical-manuals)/
In many applications LED lights are fitted
which contain no user serviceable parts. In
the unlikely event of failure of one of these
lamps, the entire lamp will need to be replaced
– several types of LED light are intended
for semi-permanent installations using self
adhesive mounts etc, and dealer assistance
may be required should damage or other need
for replacement occur.
Locker Header Fluorescent
Tube Replacement
• Ensure power supply to light is
switched off.
• Open locker, light is mounted above. Locate
fixing screws (orientated towards ceiling) and
remove.
• In the case of a side locker, a small furniture
component onto which the light fitting is
secured can now be removed.
• In the case of an upper welsh dresser
(or similar), a larger component carrying all
the lights from above that piece of furniture
may detach.
• Once the appropriate light fitting has been
accessed, the tube should be twisted along
its length to release the tube and allow it to
be lifted from the fitting.
• Please see the bulb replacement chart for
details of the type of tube fitted. In addition,
different 'colour temperatures' of bulb are
available. For a consistent appearance
replace tubes with those of equivalent colour
temperature: This will be stated on the fitted
tube in the format '4200K' or similar.
W IN T E RIS AT ION

Winterisation

The Swift Group recommends the following
winterisation points for customers:
Servicing
Arrange (in advance) the yearly service and
habitation check, if the motorhome's next
service is due while the vehicle is stored.
Plumbing
Water expands as it is frozen, and so trapped
water, when it expands, can damage the tap
/ valve /pump or pipe it is trapped within. For
this reason, (in addition to reasons of hygiene),
the water system should be fully drained when
not in use, particularly in colder weather.
• Depending on model, open the fresh water
tank drain valve to drain the tank, and leave
open or remove the tank drain bung inside
the tank, and leave open
• Open the drain valve (yellow handle) next to
water heater, and leave open.
• Fully open all the taps and shower mixer,
move mixer position to the middle, and leave
all taps in the open position.
• Unscrew the shower head and shower hose,
shake out remaining water and allow water
to drain. It is advised to leave the shower
head and hose disconnected.
• Run pump for a short time, until all water is
expelled.
• After a short while the majority of water will
have left the plumbing system. At this point
however it is still important to ensure that the
pump itself is 'dry'. During this part of the
winterisation, a suitable absorbent cloth or
container should be used to catch a small
amount of spilled water that will result.
Disconnect the pipe work from the pump by
pulling the blue quick release tabs, at either
side of the pump, at right angles to the pipe
work, then pulling the pipe and connectors
from the pump. See Fig.1 Run the pump for a
short while to expel any remaining water within
the pump.
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