NewMar King Aire 2015, Manual

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3.
Set “Fill Valve” to “City Water / Auto Tank Fill” position (pointing up).
4.
Attach compressed air fitting to “City Water Hose” (Reel). Set air pressure to 40 psi. Apply 40 psi air
pressure to this setting for at least 30 seconds. (This forces water out of any lines and pockets that
may not get antifreeze in a later step).
5.
Go to exterior refrigerator service panel, and access the water valve / solenoid. Remove supply line
and flex line to ice maker. Drain both lines until no more water comes out. The air pressure in the
lines will force the existing water in this line out. Reattach water lines and close water supply valve
to the refrigerator.
6.
Switch “Fill Valve” to the “Manual Fill” position (to force any water out of the additional lines and
valves between the tank and water pump). Apply 40 psi of air pressure to this valve position for at
least 30 seconds.
7.
Turn off air pressure and remove air hose from “City Water” connection. Switch “Fill Valve” to
“City Supply / Manual Override” for the rest of the winterization procedure.
8.
In the exterior Water Compartment. Engage “Winterization” valves by closing the top “A” valve, and
opening the “B” valve below it. Put the end of the clear “winterization” hose in a container of RV
“Potable” Antifreeze. Turn on the water pump.
NOTE:
APPROXIMATELY 5 – 7 GALLONS OF POTABLE RV ANTIFREEZE ARE
REQUIRED TO WINTERIZE A KING AIRE.
9.
Start with the farthest faucet from the water compartment (usually the kitchen sink faucet). Open
every valve (don’t forget drinking water dispensers and both hot and cold sides of the faucet) and run
until RV antifreeze flows freely from each. Close that faucet and move to the next faucet until all
have been winterized. DO NOT forget the interior and exterior showers, and the toilet.
10.
Winterize appliances as necessary:
A.
Winterize the dish washer (if so equipped) by running the appliance through a partial “rinse”
cycle. Potable antifreeze will run into the wash drawer (where the dishes are), allowing
antifreeze to the fill and drain areas of the appliance. It is important to run the entire rinse cycle
so that the fill valves and drain valves and lines receive antifreeze. Note that this appliance only
has a single “hot” water connection.
B.
Winterize the Washer / Drier (“separates” or single unit) by running a complete rinse cycle in
both hot and cold settings. Once the washer has drained the antifreeze, turn the appliance off, lift
lid, and add approximately one gallon of RV antifreeze to wash tub.
C.
The ice maker was winterized during the initial steps of the procedure.
Sanitizing
To assure complete disinfecting of your fresh water system, it is recommended that the following
procedure be followed on a new system, on one that has not been used for a length of time, or one that
may have become contaminated. This procedure is also recommended before & after long periods of
storage, such as over the winter months:
1.
Drain the fresh water tank by opening the drain valves. There is one valve per water tank. All of the
faucets should be in the closed or off position.
2.
Prepare a chlorine solution using one gallon of water and 1⁄4 cup of chlorine bleach (5% sodium
hypo-chlorite solution). Prepare enough of the chlorine solution to administer one gallon of solution
for every 15 gallons of tank capacity. For sanitizing this unit, prepare 4 - 1/2 gallons of the chlorine
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