SECTION 10
STORING YOUR MOTOR HOME
10-1
PREPARING VEHICLE FOR
STORAGE
Properly preparing your vehicle for storage
will lessen the possibility of damage to your
vehicle. Prepare the motor home for vacancy just
as you would if you were leaving your house for
an extended period:
·
Remove all perishables from cabinets and re-
frigerator
·
Prop refrigerator door open.
·
Turn off LP gas tank.
·
Drain water heater, water tank and holding
tank.
·
Close shades to protect upholstery from sun-
light
When storing your vehicle through the
winter, or in cold climates, extra preparations
need to be made to protect systems that can be
damaged by freezing temperatures.
Cold Weather Storage
Procedure (Winterizing)
1. Clean and dump holding tanks by following
steps A, B, and C
A.
Add water to the sewage holding tank
by holding the toilet flush lever open
with the water pump running. Add wa-
ter to the waste water holding tanks by
opening the kitchen, shower and lavato-
ry faucets. Tanks should be about 1/4 to
1/3 full to rinse properly. Driving to a
disposal site will normally loosen and
rinse any waste material from the sides
of the tank.
B.
Completely drain the sewage and waste
water holding tanks at an approved
waste disposal site. Drain the sewage
tank first so the following waste water
can rinse any waste solids from the
dump outlet and sewer hose.
C.
Close dump valves and refit the dust cap
onto the drain outlet.
2. Level the motor home and drain the entire
plumbing system as described in the follow-
ing steps.
3. Then turn on Wash Station Shower Head and
lay shower head on ground to drain any
water left in shower line. Also place the tip
of your finger into the city water inlet and
gently press the backflow valve “button” in
the center of the inlet to drain any water left
in the stub line.
4. Remove and discard the water filter cartridge
•
Raise the valve handle on the filter base.
•
Twist the filter cartridge counterclock-
wise about 90° and pull it down and out
of the filter base.
•
Place a container beneath the filter base
and lower the valve handle to drain any
water remaining in the filter lines.
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