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SANITIZING POTABLE WATER SYSTEMS
To assure complete sanitation of your potable water system, it is recommended that the
following procedures be followed on a new system, one that has not been used for a
period of time, or one that may have become contaminated.
1. Prepare a chlorine solution using one gallon (3-4 liters) of water and 4 teaspoons of
household bleach (5% sodium hypochlorite solution). Pour this solution into tank.
2. Complete filling of tank with fresh water. Open each faucet and drain cock until all
air has been released from the pipes and entire system is filled.
3. Allow to stand for three hours.
4. Drain and flush with potable fresh water.
5. To remove any excessive chlorine taste or odor which might remain, prepare a
solution of one quart vinegar to five gallons water and allow this solution to agitate
in tank for several days by vehicle motion.
6. Drain tank and again flush with potable water.
CAUTION: Chlorine solution concentrations exceeding recommended levels may
damage the water system.
DRAINAGE - FRESH WATER
Portable water containers need to be removed from cabinets and physically emptied.
DRAINAGE - WASTE WATER
Connect a hose to the drainage outlet (Fig. 4-3) and drain sink either to
a container to hold waste water or to a direct sewer inlet supplied by
some campgrounds. Most campgrounds and some states prohibit sewer
water drainage onto the open ground.
Winterizing Qwest Folding Camping Trailers
1. Drain tank. The remaining small quantity of water in a plastic tank will not damage
tank by freezing.
2. Ensure all water has been drained from the hand pump by using an up and down
motion. No anti-freeze is needed for hand pumps.
3. Pour one pint of non-toxic anti-freeze into trap to ensure that the small amount of
water left in trap assembly does not freeze.
4. Faucets should be left in the open position to allow air movement until dry.
WARNING: DO NOT use Ethylene Glycol (automotive anti-freeze) or
Methanol (windshield washer anti-freeze) in your fresh water system
because they are harmful and MAY BE FATAL if swallowed. USE ONLY
NON-TOXIC ANTI-FREEZE.
Fig. 4-3
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