elddis AUTOQUEST 115 2012, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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HOW TO USE YOUR MOTORHOME’S EQUIPMENT
Toilet unit malfunctions
Contact your dealer or a Thetford Service
Centre.
We advise draining the fresh water tank prior to
travelling. Antifreeze should not be required if
the motorhome is heated. If you do wish to use
antifreeze, brands containing the following
properties may be used in the fresh water tank:
•
Ethylene glycol
• Mono-Ethylene glycol
• Propane-diol
• Glycerol
• Ethane-diol
• Glycol
Never use alcohol based antifreeze, i.e. Methanol,
Ethanol, and Iso-propanol.
Winter operation
You can use your Thetford Cassette Toilet as
normal in cold weather as long as the toilet is
situated in a heated location. If there is a risk of
freezing we advise that the toilet is drained by
following the instructions under ‘Storage’. For
environmental reasons the use of antifreeze, such
as that used in car radiators, is not
recommended.
Storage
It is important that you follow the instructions
below if you do not expect to use your Thetford
toilet for a long (winter) period.
- Activate the Control Panel by pressing the
flush button. Open the blade and press the
flush button until water stops flowing into
the bowl. Close the blade. Open the access
door on the outside of your motorhome and
empty the Waste Holding Tank at an
authorized waste dump. Follow the
instructions for cleaning and maintenance. To
allow the Waste Holding Tank to dry, do not
place the cap back on the emptying spout of
the tank.
21. If the toilet has its own flush-water tank,
place a sufficiently large bowl under the drain
tube to catch the remaining water from the
flush-water tank and remove the drain plug.
When no more water exits, put the drain
plug on the drain tube, put it back in its
original position and close the access door. If
the toilet is connected to the vehicle’s water
tank, please follow your vehicle’s instructions
for draining the central water system. If your
toilet is optionally featured with a Waste
Pump-Out System, take out the Waste
Holding Tank and completely clean it (see
Cleaning and Maintenance). After cleaning, fill
it with water, put it back and empty it via the
waste pump-out system. Repeat this twice.