Your motor home is equipped with a toilet designed for use
in marine and
RV
applications.
It
may differ in some respects
from residential toilets. Please follow the operating instruc-
tions found in your
Owner's Information Package.
The holding tanks terminate in a valve arrangement that per-
mits draining each tank separately.
The valves are called knife valves, and are mounted in the
utility compartment located at the left center
of
the motor
home. A blade closes the opening in the sewer drain pipes.
The blade is connected to a T-handle that is pulled to release
the contents
of
the tank(s).
During self-containment use, the sewer line is securely
capped to prevent leakage
of
waste material onto the ground
or pavement.
Do
not
pull
the holding tank knife valve open
when the protective cap
is
installed on the pipe. Always
drain the tank into
an
acceptable sewer inlet or dump station.
Whenever possible, drain the holding tanks before traveling.
Waste water and sewage in the holding tanks reduce the car-
rying capacity
of
the motor home. See the Motor Home
Loading
section in the On The Road chapter in this manual.
Drain the holding tanks only when they are at least
Y,
full.
If
necessary, fill the tanks with water to
Y,
full. This provides
sufficient water to allow complete flushing
of
waste material
into the sewer line.
During extended or semi-permanent hookups to sewage sys-
tems, waste materials will build up in the tank and cause
serious plugging
if
the tank valves are continuously open. In
these cases, keep the valves closed until the tanks are
Y,
full,
and then drain into the sewage system.
TOILET
DRAINING
THE
HOLDING
TANKS
WARNING
Holding tanks are en-
closed sewer systems
and
as
such must
be
drained into
an
approved
dump station.
Both
black
and
grey water holding
tanks must be drained
and thoroughly rinsed
regularly
to
prevent accu-
mulation of harmful or
toxic materials.
BOUNdEn
DiESEL
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