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Heritage Eagle, Tradition and Revolution
LIVING WITH YOUR MOTOR HOME
When preparing to travel in your motor home,
you have 20 minutes to retract your slide outs
and raise your leveling jacks before the air
leveling system "times out". In the event you
exceed this period, you will be required to turn
the motor off with the ignition key, wait five
seconds with the key in the off position and
restart your engine. Press the "Travel Mode" on
the leveling system key pad to ensure activation
of the leveling system to "travel height". This
event should take less than five minutes. You
can verify the leveling system is at ride height
by observing the clearance between the tires and
the wheel well skirts. There should be
approximately two to three inches of vertical
clearance between these two components with
the wheels pointing straight ahead. Failure to
wait until the leveling system is fully inflated
may result to damage to the fiberglass wheel
well skirt or damage.
PLUMBING SYSTEMS AND
HOLDING TANKS
DRAINING THE HOLDING TANKS
For all motor homes the holding tanks terminate
in a valve arrangement that permits draining of
each tank separately. The valves are called
"knife" valves. A blade or knife closes the
opening in the sewer drain pipes stopping flow.
If equipped, there may be a blade that is con-
nected to a "T" handle that is pulled outward to
open the knife valve for discharging the waste-
water from the tank in the motor home.
During self-containment use, the sewer line is
securely capped to prevent leakage of waste
material onto the ground or pavement. Do not
activate the knife valve when the protective cap
is installed on the pipe . Always drain the tank
into an acceptable sewer inlet or dump station.
Drain the holding tanks only when they are at
least 3/4 full. If necessary, fill the tanks with
water to 3/4 full. This provides sufficient water
to allow complete flushing of waste material
into the sewer line.
Whenever possible, drain the holding tanks
before traveling. Wastewater and sewage in the
holding tanks reduces the carrying or cargo
capacity of the motor home. See the Motor
Home Loading chapter.
During extended or semi-permanent hook-ups
and the tank valves are left open to the sewage
systems, waste materials will build up in the
tank and cause serious plugging. In these cases,
keep the valve closed until the tanks are 3/4 full,
and then drain into the sewage system.
The holding tank drain valve outlet is to be used
with a removable termination fitting that locks
onto the outlet with a clockwise twist. Clamp
the sewer hose drain to this fitting. A protective
cap should remain in place when you are not
draining the tanks.
To drain the holding tanks:
1. Attach the sewer hose to the holding tank
outlet. Insert the end of the hose into the
sewer or dump station inlet, pushing it
firmly far enough into the opening to be
secure. In some cases, adapters may be
necessary or required between the line and
the inlet. Arrange the sewer hose so it
slopes evenly.
2. Electric Dump Valve (if equipped) - Drain
the black water holding tank first. Push the
dump switch up towards the word “open”
and watch for discharge down the sewer
hose. The valve will open in 1-2 seconds
and an LED light will come on. Do not
hold the switch for more than 2 seconds.
For other models drain the black water
holding tank first by pulling the "T" handle
out on the valve and watch for discharge
down the sewer hose.
3. Electric Dump Valve (if equipped) - Allow
enough time for the tank to drain com-
pletely. When the tanks is empty push the
rocker switch to the “close” position. Again