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Any water remaining in the hose will drip or run out the vacuum breaker.
This is NOT a leak, but performs as intended. Water in the ABS plastic
box will drain out along the outer edge. The shower head can be removed
to drain the hose faster. Reassemble and place onto bracket. Keep the
door closed when not in use for sanitary reasons.
Outside shower has head and hose which is pre-installed, and can be
removed as desired.
Fresh Water Line
Two water lines, generally red for hot and blue for cold, transport water
throughout the coach. Valves to direct water flow are near the city water
fill or pump area. Connector elbows and tees are plastic or copper, and
are held together with compression rings to prevent leakage.
Low Point Drains
Low point drains are placed on recreational vehicles to drain water lines,
tanks, and water heater to prepare coach for winterization and sanitizing
systems. Valves may be plastic or brass.
Fresh water supply tanks will have their own separate drains under the
floor and/or frame, with a valve to be opened to drain, over flow drain line
may be close by.
Plumbing lines also have Low Point drains located in various areas. You
may find them (one for hot and one for cold) coming out of storage areas,
outer metal skirt, through underbelly covers, control centers, etc.
Water should always drain out to the ground, not into underbelly cover.
Sanitizing and Filling the Potable Water System
For your safety, you should sanitize your potable water system when your
recreational vehicle is new or when it has been sitting unused for a period
of time and it may have become contaminated.
Prepare a chlorine solution using 1/4 cup of bleach (5% sodium
hypochlorite solution) to one gallon of water. Prepare one gallon of this
solution for each 15 gallon capacity of the tank. As designed and
constructed, this method will sanitize the plumbing system.
On slideouts containing kitchens, they will have flexible hoses installed
on both fresh water lines and drain lines. Make sure there are no
obstructions to prevent free flow of draining contents.
POTABLE WATER ONLY! SANITIZE, FLUSH, AND DRAIN
BEFORE USING. SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL. FAILURE
TO COMPLY COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS
INJURY.
