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MOTORHOME CARE
10.1 Winterisation
The Swift Group recommends the following
winterisation points for customers:
Servicing
Arrange (in advance) the yearly service and
habitation check, if the motorhome's next
service is due while the vehicle is stored.
Plumbing
Water expands as it is frozen, and so trapped
water, when it expands, can damage the tap/
valve /pump or pipe it is trapped within. For this
reason, (in addition to reasons of hygiene), the
water system should be fully drained when not
in use, particularly in colder weather.
• Use the switches located in the upper locker
in the vehicle to open both the fresh tank and
water waste tank drain valves. Ensure that
waste water drains into a designated waste
water collection area, either directly or by
collecting the water in a container for later
disposal.
• Open the drain valve (yellow handle) next to
water heater, and leave open. See section 7.2.
• Fully open all the taps and shower mixer, move
mixer position to the middle, and leave all taps
in the open position.
• Unscrew the shower head and shower hose,
shake out remaining water and allow water to
drain. It is advised to leave the shower head
and hose disconnected.
• Run pump for a short time, until all water is
expelled.
• After a short while the majority of water will
have left the plumbing system. At this point
however it is still important to ensure that
the pump itself is ‘dry’. During this part of the
winterisation, a suitable absorbent cloth or
container should be used to catch a small
amount of spilled water that will result.
Disconnect the pipe work from the pump by
pulling the blue quick release tabs, at either side
of the pump, at right angles to the pipe work,
then pulling the pipe and connectors from the
pump. See Fig.1 Run the pump for a short while
to expel any remaining water within the pump.
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