Fleetwood 2015 Excursion - Waste Water System and Toilet Operation

Plumbing Systems and Holding Tanks
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6. Flush the system with potable water. Let
the fresh water ow through the system for
several minutes to ush out the chlorine
solution .
7. After you stop the ushing, close the tank
valve, drain valves, and faucets. You can
now ll the tank with potable water, and
the system is ready to use.
Exterior Shower (If Equipped)
A shower xture is mounted in the exterior util-
ity compartment. The water pump must be ON
or city water pressure must be available for the
shower to operate. Close the exterior shower
valves when nished using.
Whole Coach Water Filter System
(If Equipped)
The water lter helps provide consistent drink-
ing water quality to the entire water system.
The lter cartridge is located in the service
panel compartment. Your Owner’s Information
Package contains detailed operating and mainte-
nance instructions concerning this system.
WASTE WATER SYSTEM
The waste water system in your RV is made up
of sinks, tub, shower, toilet, plumbing drain and
vent lines, a “gray water” holding tank and a
“black water” holding tank. The gray tank holds
shower, tub and sinks, where the black tank
holds toilet efuent. The holding tanks make the
system completely self-contained and allow you
to dispose of waste water at your convenience.
A exible sewer hose is required to connect the
holding tank outlet to the inlet of an approved
waste water dump station or sewer system.
The drain plumbing is very similar to that used
in your home. The system is trapped and vented
to prevent waste gases from backing up into
the RV. The drain plumbing is made of plastic,
and is durable and resistant to most chemicals.
All drain plumbing except the toilet connection
terminates in the gray water holding tank and
drains directly into it.
Toilet
Your RV is equipped with a marine-type toilet.
The ushing mechanism, whether a foot-oper-
ated pedal or a hand-operated lever, allows a
valve in the bottom of the bowl to open, permit-
ting the contents to be ushed into the “black”
holding tank. A stream of water under pressure
from the RV’s water system swirls around the
bowl, cleaning it and ushing the contents into
the holding tank. Most models have two levers,
each working independently of the other so the
bowl can be lled with water prior to use.
In order to help prevent hard deposits from
building up within the “black” tank and help
reduce unwanted odor, it is recommended to
always keep water in the tank. When empty after
a tank discharge, ush the toilet several times in
order to introduce about ve gallons of water.
It is highly recommended that a deodorizing
product should be used for the black tank after
each discharge at a dumping station. This will
help control unwanted odors.
Ensure that the black tank sewer drain system is
always closed and only opened when draining
at a dump station. Never allow your black tank
system to dry out unless it has been thoroughly
cleaned, sanitized and rinsed rst.
For additional information, please refer to
the toilet operating manual in your Owner’s
Information Package.
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NOTE
Turn water pump off before traveling. Road vibration
could cause a faucet to open. If the water pump is
on, your fresh water supply could be pumped into the
holding tank.