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Section 8: Plumbing System

Attach the short hose supplied with your recreation vehicle to the fresh water connec-
tion inlet (on the utility center or on the outside of the motor home). Place the other
end of the hose in a container holding the sanitized solution. To aid in siphoning, set

the container on a surface approximately (2) feet off the ground. The drain valves must

be turned OFF.

Place the utility center valves in the SANITIZE TANK position.

Turn the water pump ON.

Solution will be drawn into the fresh water tank. When all the solution is in the tank, set

the utility center water valves to the city fill tank position.

Remove the container and the short hose from the fresh water connection inlet.

Attach the hose to the fresh water connection inlet and attach the other end to a potable
pressurized water source.

Turn on the pressurized water source and finish filling the fresh water tank. Monitor the

tank level while filing; DO NOT OVERFILL THE TANK.

When the tank is full, turn off the water source, disconnect the hose from the water

source, and remove it from the fresh water connection inlet.

10. Set the utility center valves to the NORMAL position.
11. Turn the water pump ON.
12.

Open all hot water faucets one by one until water begins to flow continuously and a

chlorine smell is noticeable. Include outside shower faucets (if so equipped).

13. Close the hot water faucets and repeat opening all cold water faucets one by one until

you smell chlorine. Include toilet and outside shower faucets (if so equipped).

14. Let the solution remain in the system for at least four hours when disinfecting with 50

PPM residual chlorine. If a shorter time is desired, a 100 PPM chlorine concentration
should be used for at least one hour.

NOTE: For complete fresh water tank sanitization, driving your unit around

for a short distance will allow the sanitizing solution to splash around all sides

of the tank.

15. After the required period, drain the chlorine solution from the fresh water system (see

Draining the Fresh Water System

). Since the water heater was bypassed there should

be no sanitizer in the (storage) tank water heater.

Rinse the system with fresh water

16.

Re-fill the fresh water tank using clean (potable) water. Refer to

Country Fill or City

Fill in Utility Center

section to re-fill the tank. If city water is not available, the tank

can be siphon (country) filled.

17. Set the tank water heater bypass valves to normal, hot and cold supply lines ON, middle

(mixer) valve OFF.

18. Set utility center water valves to the NORMAL position and turn the pump ON to cir-

culate fresh water through the lines.

19. Open hot and cold lines to all faucets and outside shower until chlorine smell is gone.
20. Restore power to the tank water heater only when it is full of water. For a tankless water

heater, turn the power switch ON (water is heated on demand).

Lingering Chlorine Taste:

If a chlorine taste still 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. The vinegar solution may damage the water heater or the water filter, so

both must be bypassed again before performing this operation. To add the vinegar solution,

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