THOR CLASS A - C

THOR MOTOR COACH | MADE TO FIT
C
Master Battery Disconnect Switch . . . . . . . . . . 74
Automatic Transfer Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Inspection and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Inspection and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) . . . . . . 76
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Safe Generator Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
General Operating Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Automatic Generator Start (AGS) . . . . . . . . . . 78
Section 11: Propane System
Propane Gas Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Propane Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Filling and Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Using the Propane System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
External Propane Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Propane Leak Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Traveling with Propane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Section 12: Water System
Fresh Water System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Potable Water Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Connecting to a Fresh Water Source . . . . . . . 83
Disconnecting from a Fresh Water Source . . . . 83
Filling the Fresh Water Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Water Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Water Pump Strainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Water Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Water Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Sanitizing the Fresh Water System . . . . . . . . . 86
Waste Water System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Drain Pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Waste Water Holding Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Termination Valves and Termination
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Emptying Waste Water Holding Tanks . . . . . . 88
Black Tank Flush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Winterizing the Water System . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
De-winterizing Your Motorhome . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Cold Weather Use of the Water System . . . . . . 90
Section 13: Heating and Cooling System
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Dash Heater and Air Conditioner . . . . . . . . . . 91
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Operating Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Warranty/Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Heating/Cooling with Multiplex Integration . . . . . 92
Wall-Mounted Thermostats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Ceiling and Ventilation Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Cooling the Motorhome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Manual Controls for Roof-Mount
Air Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Basic Air Conditioner Operation . . . . . . . . . . 95
Heat Pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Heating the Motorhome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Furnace Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Furnace Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 98
Hydronic Heating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Section 14: Maintenance
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Class A Motorhome Engine Access . . . . . . . . . 101
Maintenance Access Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Seals and Sealants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cold Weather Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Extended Stay Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Storage of the Motorhome . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111