Whether you use your motor home
all year round or lay it up for the
winter, care should always be taken
to ensure your investment is
receiving the very best attention.
The normal regular maintenance
has been covered in the
preceding pages.
The following tips will be helpful for
the periods when your motor home
is not regularly used. It applies if you
store in a compound away from
home or in your own drive.
One of the dangers is storing in one
position with slightly deflated tyres.
The walls are bound to suffer and
present you with a risk of blowouts.
This is especially true if you go to
the continent and travel at faster
speeds than permitted in the UK.
You should turn the wheels every
couple of weeks or remove them
altogether. Do not jack the vehicle
on its corner steadies, use a
conventional car jack then lower it
onto wooden blocks or axle stands.
All moving parts should be checked
for free operation and lubricated
accordingly.This includes corner
steadies, handbrake, linkages, brakes
etc. Prevention is better than cure
therefore it is recommended that
the complete coupling and brake
drums are covered with a plastic
bag and tied at the end to prevent
moisture accumulating.
It is important that the water
system is drained off during freezing
weather when the motor home is
not in use or after the last trip out
of the season. Failure to do this
could result in serious damage
to components.
Frost damage is not covered by
warranty, it is the owner's
responsibility to take reasonable
precautions.
To drain off:
•
Open drain cock on main tank.
•
Drain the heater.
•
Open any drain cocks in pipe.
•
Open all taps and leave open.
•
Wait five minutes.
•
Run pump
•
Drain cassette toilet (see
instructions)
Consult all water component
manufacturer's handbooks.
Before starting to use your motor
home after a long lay off, check all
gas appliances, points and electrics.
Mains warning: Once a year
(recommended) the electrical
installation should be inspected and
tested by a qualified electrician.
16.WINTER LAYING UP
