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Discovery, Discovery LXE, Pace Arrow, and Pace Arrow LXE
To Winterize:
Winterize the motorhome.
Unscrew the lter bowl
using the bowl wrench.
Remove the old cartridge
and discard.
Screw lter bowl back
onto lter head and
follow instructions in
“Winterization”.
To De-Winterize:
Insert new cartridge into
lter bowl.
Screw lter bowl back
onto head and hand-tighten
securely.
Turn on water pump or city
water.
Thoroughly purge air from
the system by opening
faucets and running the
water.
Check for leaks.
CAUTION:
O-ring must be properly
seated in the groove of the
bowl housing or a water
leak could occur.
WATER SYSTEMS
Troubleshooting
If the water pump cycles
after closing the faucets, drain
valves and inlet valves, a leak
may be present. Check for leaks
around ttings, valves, lter
and connections of the hot and
cold water system. If problems
continue, take the motorhome to
a qualied service technician for
repair.
Disinfecting Fresh Water
Disinfecting the water
system with household bleach
(superchlorination) protects
against bacteriological or viral
contamination from common water
sources.
Disinfect the fresh water
system:
If the motorhome is new.
If the motorhome has been
in storage.
Every three months during
use.
To Disinfect the Water
System:
1. Remove water lter
element and re-install the
lter housing.
2. Drain the fresh water
tank. Close drain when
empty.
3. Prepare a disinfecting
solution using one of the
following methods:
Combine one gallon
of water and ¼ cup of
household bleach. Use 1
gallon of this solution for
every 15 gallons of tank
capacity.
Multiply tank capacity (in
gallons) by 0.13. The result
is the amount (in ounces)
of household bleach to
pour into fresh water tank.
These methods will yield a
50 PPM (parts per million)
disinfecting solution in
the water system that will
act as a quick-kill dosage
for harmful bacteria,
viruses and slime-forming
organisms. Concentrations
higher than 50 PPM may
damage the water lines
and/or tanks.
4. Pour the solution into the
gravity ll opening.
5. Top off tank with fresh
wat
6. Turn on the water pump.
7. Systematically open each
faucet, hot and cold, until
a distinct bleach odor is
present.
8. Allow the system to stand
for four hours.
9. Drain the fresh water tank
of the mixed solution.
10. Fill the water tank with
fresh water. Thoroughly
ush hot and cold lines
with fresh water. Repeat
this process until the
chlorine bleach smell is
no longer detected in the
water.
11. Install a new water lter.
TIP:
Use the same hose labeled
for potable water to
introduce the chlorine
solution into the system.
This will disinfect the
potable water hose at the
same time. Several flushes
will be required to remove
chlorine residue from the
potable hose.