Airstream INTERNATIONAL TRAILER, Owner'S Manual

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AIRSTREAM INTERNATIONAL TRAILER OWNERS MANUAL
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WATER SYSTEM-SELF CONTAINED
Fill the water tank by opening the exterior access door and remove screw cap. A garden hose can now be
inserted. It's a good idea to let the water run through the hose for a short time to flush it out. Experienced
RVers usually fill their tanks with "home" water to avoid strange water that may be distasteful to them.
The amount of water in the tank may be checked on the Monitor Panel, or you may fill the tank until water
overflows out of the fill.
Turn water heater by-pass valves, located under the roadside hanging
wardrobe hinged bottom shelf on the CCD unit and under roadside
hinged front dinette seat on International on the water heater, to normal
flow position. Normal flow position is: shut off valve B - open valves A
and C. In some models the valves may be in a horizontal pattern or on
top of the heater, rather than the vertical shown in the illustration. Valve
operating sequence will be the same
Open the hot side of the galley or lavatory faucet and turn on the water
pump switch located on the monitor panel. For some time the open
faucet will only sputter. This is because the water heater is being filled
and air is being pushed out through the lines. Once the water heater is
full a steady stream of water will come from the faucet. Now open a
cold faucet. It will sputter for a short time, but will soon expel a steady
stream. All other faucets can now be opened until all air is expelled.
Once the system is filled with water and the faucets closed, the water
pump will shut off. When a faucet is opened the pump will come back on automatically. If the faucet is just
barely open it is normal for the pump to cycle on and off rapidly.
CAUTION
: The water pump must be turned off when hooked up to city water supply and when
you leave your Airstream unattended.
WATER PUMP AND STRAINER
The water pump and strainer are located in the curbside
wardrobe on all models.
To clean strainer screen, first remove inlet connection from the
pump side of strainer. This will allow the intake side of the
strainer to be rotated about 1/8 turn counter clockwise and be
removed. The screen part of the strainer will now be accessible
for cleaning.
When reassembling only rotate the inlet side of the strainer until
the stops are felt. The “O” ring performs sealing and too much
pressure will only break the strainer.