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11-4
CARE OF YOUR MOTORHOME
Over the winter months bacteria can grow in
your water system. Particles of minerals and dirt
gather in joins and any undrained areas.
After following this guide, change your water
filter. If you have a Whale AquaSmart system,
change your Whale WF3000 Water Filter. If you
have an in line filter in your plumbing system,
Whale recommend you use WF1230 Aquasource
Water Filter.
To check the system hasn’t suffered any frost
damage over the winter and floods your van, take
the following precautions:
• Close all drain valves in your van’s water
system.
• Re-attach your shower head.
• Ensure all taps and showers are positioned
over sinks and drains.
• Check condition of leisure battery, if it is below
12V please connect to mains electricity supply.
• Rinse out fresh and waste water tanks with
water, add a non-caustic cleaning and purifying
agent.
• Completely fill your fresh water tank with tap
water.
• Leave the hot tap that is furthest away from
the water heater fully open, close all remaining
taps and showers.
• Turn on isolation switch for water pump,
normally found on the control panel or in a
menu within the control panel’s software.
• You should hear the pump running or the
pressure coming from the open hot tap.
• Water will pop and splash as it comes from the
hot tap, it will take some time for a flow of
water to arrive as the water heater needs to
fill up first.
• Once an even flow is achieved, work back
towards the water heater, opening the next
further away hot tap until all have been opened
and there is a smooth water flow.
• The next stage is to close all hot water taps
and open the cold water taps in the same
order as the hot taps, beginning at the furthest
away cold tap.
• When an even flow is achieved through all the
taps in your van close all the taps. The pump
should turn off (after a few seconds if it is a
pressurised system).
PRE-SEASON WATER SYSTEM PREPARATION
• Remain in your van after the pump has
stopped and inspect all the taps and shower
heads for leaks. You may need to dry them
down first to spot any leaks). If there is access
to the underside of the taps check for water
leaks.
If you find a water leak, check the following:
• If there is a water leak coming from the
connections on the underside of the tap, try to
push them home or tighten them with a
spanner depending on the connections.
• If the leak originates from a crack or an
unknown source check the rest of the taps and
showers before turning off the water pump.
• Then drain the water system as the water
pressure will continue to escape through the
leak and will cause water damage to your van.
Contact your local dealer to rectify the leak(s).
(Note: While checking the taps and showers you
may hear the pump turn on and off a few times. If
you hear this, turn on and off all the taps for 10
seconds individually to remove any trapped air
from the system.)
• If the pump continues to run intermittently for
short bursts this can indicate a leak as
pressure is being lost. Follow all the water
pipes and check if there is any water leaking
from joints or if a pipe is burst.
• Should you find a leak at a joint, tighten the
joint or push the pipe fully into the Quicklift
fitting to dry up the water and wait to see if
the problem persists.
• If you find a burst pipe or damaged tap/shower
we recommend that you contact your nearest
Caravan/Motorhome dealer.
• After the cleaning agent has remained in the
system for the required time, purge the system
by running 2 or 3 full tanks of water through
the system using all taps and showers in the
mixed position.
• Change your filter.
• Finally your system is ready for use.
If you have successfully carried out this guide,
please check your water heater is functioning
correctly, to do this please follow the
manufacturer’s instructions.
Enjoy the new season.