Grand Design Momentum, Owner'S Manual

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Occupant Safety
EPA Recommendations
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends
three basic strategies to improve indoor air quality:
1.
Remove sources
. The most effective ways to improve
indoor air quality are to eliminate sources of pollution or
reduce their emissions. This strategy can have an impact
on the following pollutants:
◦
Biological Contaminants such as bacteria, molds,
mildew, viruses, animal dander, and pollen.
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Household Products such as paints, varnishes,
cleaning and disinfecting solutions, cosmetics
and hobby products.
◦
Pesticides.
2.
Ventilation
. Increasing the amount of outside air coming
inside will also help to lower the concentration of indoor
pollutants. Frequently allow fresh air to circulate your RV.
Open the windows, exhaust vents, and doors. Operating
fans, vent fans, and the roof air conditioners or furnace
will help to bring in fresh air and force out stale air .
◦
Keeping your RV closed, decreases the air flow, which
increases the presence of indoor air pollutants.
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Many recommendations in this manual can assist you
in avoiding exposure to air pollutants and outgassed
chemicals.
See the Next Page , Chemical Sensitivity & Outgassing.
See page 51-52 , Tips to controlling condensation.
3.
Air Cleaners
. Air cleaners are designed to remove parti-
cles from the air. Their effectiveness depends on how well
they collect pollutants from indoor air, and how much air
is drawn through the cleaning/filtering element. An effec-
tive air cleaner requires both an efficient collector and a
high air-circulation rate.
There are many sizes and types of air cleaners on the
market. Most of the less expensive, table-top models,
are much less effective at particle removal. Generally,
air cleaners DO NOT remove gaseous pollutants.
Chemical
outgassing
is NOT a defect
in your RV.
It is not covered by the
Limited Base or Limited
Structural Warranties.
Please follow the
recommendations in this
section to address the
concern.