Disinfecting Fresh Water System
Disinfecting the water system with chlorine bleach (superchlorination) protects you
and your family from bacteriological or viral contamination from any common water
source. You should disinfect the water system if your motorhome is new or hasn’t been
used in a long time. Use the following procedure to disinfect the water system.
• Prepare a chlorine solution using 1 gallon water and 1/4 cup of chlorine bleach
(sodium hypochlorite solution). Pour chlorine solution into empty fresh water
tank using 1 gallon of solution for every 15 gallons of tank capacity.
Example: Add 2-2/3 gallons solution to a 40 gallon tank. Add 4-2/3 gallons solu-
tion to a 70 gallon tank. This mixture puts a 50 ppm (parts per million) residual
chlorine concentration in the motorhome’s water system. This concentration will
act as a quick-kill dosage for harmful bacteria, viruses and slime-forming organ-
isms. Concentrations higher than 50 ppm may damage water lines and/or tanks.
• Fill tank with fresh water. Open each faucet in turn and run water until you
smell a distinct chlorine odor. Do not forget hot water, tub and shower faucets.
• Allow system to stand for 4 hours.
• Drain system and flush with fresh water. Drain is located in an outside water
control compartment. Flush with fresh water repeatedly, if necessary, until no
chlorine taste or smell is left in the water system.
Water Heater
Your motorhome is equipped with a
six gallon water heater. The water heater
operates on LP gas only and is controlled by
a switch on the control panel. Before oper-
ating the water heater be sure fresh water
tank and water heater are filled with water.
Purge any air from the water heater by open-
ing all faucets until water flows steadily from
each.
Monarch 4-3
MONACO
2000
W
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ater Systems
ater Systems
! CAUTION !
Do not operate water heater unless water covers the heating element.
Failure to do so may damage water heater and void warranty.
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