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Occupant Safety
Indoor Air Quality, Continued
• CLEAN & VACUUM often to get rid of dust and
pet fur which can irritate your nose and throat.
• DO NOT use bug spray inside your trailer.
• DO NOT smoke inside your RV. In addition to
causing damage to your RV, tobacco smoke
releases formaldehyde and other air pollutants.
EPA recommendations
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends
three basic strategies to improve indoor air quality:
1. Remove sources. Eliminating the sources of pollution or
reducing their emissions are the most eective ways to
improve indoor air quality. This strategy can have an impact
on the following pollutants:
◦ Biological Contaminants such as bacteria, molds,
mildew, viruses, animal dander, and pollen.
◦ Household Products such as paints, varnishes,
cleaning and disinfecting solutions, cosmetics
and hobby products.
◦ Pesticides.
2. Ventilation. Increasing the amount of outside fresh air coming
inside helps to lower the concentration of indoor pollutants.
Allow fresh air to circulate your RV often. OPEN the windows,
doors, and exhaust vents. Operating fans, vent fans, and the
roof air conditioner(s) or furnace also helps to bring in fresh air
and force out stale air.
◦ Keeping your RV closed will decrease the air flow,
increasing the presence of indoor air pollutants.
◦ Following the recommendations in this manual can
assist you in avoiding exposure to air pollutants and
outgassed chemicals.
See the Next Page, Chemical Sensitivity & Outgassing.
See page 43, Tips to controlling condensation.
3. Air Cleaners. Air cleaners are designed to remove particles
from the air. Their eectiveness depends on how well they
collect pollutants from indoor air, and how much air is drawn
through the cleaning/filtering element. An eective air cleaner
requires both an ecient collector and a high air-circulation rate.
Chemical
outgassing
is NOT a defect
in your RV.
It is NOT covered by the
Limited Base or Limited
Structural Warranties.
Please follow the
recommendations in
this section to address
the concern.