Carver 46 VOYAGER, Owner'S Manual

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S
ECTION
8 W
INTERIZATION AND
S
TORAGE
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2. Turn the “house” battery master disconnect switch to the “ON” posi-
tion.
3. On the Safety Breaker Panel, make sure the Auto Sump circuit breaker
is “ON,” then switch the Main - One circuit breaker “ON.”
4. On the DC Control Center, switch the Systems DC Main circuit breaker
“ON,” then switch the Pressure Water Pump circuit breaker “ON.”
5. Open all sink and shower faucets on the boat, including the faucets for
the transom hand shower and bow and transom fresh water
washdowns.
6. When there is no more water coming from any of the sink taps, shower
heads, or fresh water washdowns, switch the Pressure Water Pump
circuit breaker “OFF.”
7. Drain the water heater. Refer to the OEM information for details on
draining the water heater.
8.3.4.2 Winterizing the System
You must use a nontoxic, non-alcohol, RV-type (pink) antifreeze in your
boat’s fresh water system. Using the wrong type of antifreeze can damage
the fresh water system. The repair of such damage is not included under
the terms of the Carver Limited Warranty.
1. Pour 30 gallons of nontoxic recreational vehicle antifreeze into your
boat’s fresh water tank.
NOTE: If the fresh water system loses pressure during this procedure,
you will have to add more antifreeze into the water tank.
2. Close all faucets.
3. On the DC Control Center, switch the Pressure Water Pump circuit
breaker “ON.”
4. If your boat does not have the optional grey water holding system,
place a large bucket under the grey water discharge fitting. This
catches the antifreeze pumped out in the next step. Refer to the “Thru-
Hull Fittings” portion of Section 9 for the exact location of this
fitting.
5. Open the galley sink cold water faucet. When a steady stream of anti-
freeze flows from the tap, close the faucet. Repeat this step for the
galley hot water faucet, then for each cold and hot water faucet on the