Fail: De-Winterizing, Slide, and Levellers

[dsimerly]

Hey Fellow Thor Owners,

My wife and I bought a 2023 Quantum WS31 last January and are now eager to take it out for its maiden voyage. However, when I went to de-winterize it, I filled the freshwater reservoir per instructions, turned on the pump, and nothing came out of the faucets. Realizing there's probably a cutover valve I need to reset, I went to the Thor "Owner's Manual" to see where it's located.

Unfortunately, it seems the "Owner's Manual" is actually nothing more than a dictionary; i.e., it tells you what everything is and what it's supposed to do, but not where to find it on your rig. Judging by the photos in the "manual," it looks like it was written back in the '70s as a generic way to define all the RV technology but never reveal how to locate any of it on a specific rig. Even the emergency exit handles on ours don't match what's in the "manual" (seems like it could be an important detail).

This ensures the "manual" never needs to be updated with pesky details like updated photos that show where everything is actually located on future models. As a professional technical writer, I find this to be criminal in nature.

However, I'm now stuck holding this rig and must figure out how to deal with it. So, my two questions are:

1. Where is the cutover valve that lets the water pump resume sending fresh water through the plumbing?
2. Where is the fuse panel for the coach? Our slide and levelers are dead, so I want to check the fuses before requesting warranty service. (And yes, all batteries are fully charged.)

Thanks for any help/advice.

Best Regards,
Dave

[16ACE27]

"Cutover valve"? Probably no such thing on your Class C MH; BUT there are isolation and drain valves that need to be in the correct positions.

Fresh Water tank isolation valve - open
Water pump inlet valve - open
Water pump discharge valve - open
Low point drain Valves - shut
Antifreeze inlet valve - shut

Not all RVs have all those valves and some valves may perform more than one function.

In addition - when de-winterizing, the following valves may also have to be repositioned:

Water Heater Bypass valve - shut
Water Heater Isolation valves - open

The water heater valves are generally to the inside side of the water heater.

[TheGoodLife]

OP note the engine must be running and the parking brake set to engage the jacks/slides.

[Beau388]

Originally Posted by dsimerly

Hey Fellow Thor Owners,

My wife and I bought a 2023 Quantum WS31 last January and are now eager to take it out for its maiden voyage. However, when I went to de-winterize it, I filled the freshwater reservoir per instructions, turned on the pump, and nothing came out of the faucets. Realizing there's probably a cutover valve I need to reset, I went to the Thor "Owner's Manual" to see where it's located.

Unfortunately, it seems the "Owner's Manual" is actually nothing more than a dictionary; i.e., it tells you what everything is and what it's supposed to do, but not where to find it on your rig. Judging by the photos in the "manual," it looks like it was written back in the '70s as a generic way to define all the RV technology but never reveal how to locate any of it on a specific rig. Even the emergency exit handles on ours don't match what's in the "manual" (seems like it could be an important detail).

This ensures the "manual" never needs to be updated with pesky details like updated photos that show where everything is actually located on future models. As a professional technical writer, I find this to be criminal in nature.

However, I'm now stuck holding this rig and must figure out how to deal with it. So, my two questions are:

1. Where is the cutover valve that lets the water pump resume sending fresh water through the plumbing?
2. Where is the fuse panel for the coach? Our slide and levelers are dead, so I want to check the fuses before requesting warranty service. (And yes, all batteries are fully charged.)

Thanks for any help/advice.

Best Regards,
Dave

You should have recorded the pre delivery inspect and the delivery tech and salesman should have covered every item you mentioned. Take your coach back to the selling dealer and demand they show you what you need to know. There are many delivery checklist on the Internet and the sever on this site in the list's history. Thor MC CS can answer most questions on currently built floor plans.

[TheGoodLife]

Also the Thor Owners Resource at thor.mizecx.com will have detailed information for your coach that is/will be very useful.

[petedoll50@gmail.com]

Your fuse panel should be in the bedroom on a corner of the bed, very visible on our 2022 WS31. Yes your engine needs to be on and parking brake set to level and open the slide. Do you have your switch for the battery on as well ?
Do you have the switch for the pump turned on? it should be on the panel by the door along with all the other switches.
Do you have an instant hot water heater?

[Chateau_Nomad]

Originally Posted by TheGoodLife

OP note the engine must be running and the parking brake set to engage the jacks/slides.

Not necessarily on all class C coaches. My hydraulic jacks are wired directly to the batteries with no "safety"... but does have a jacks down alarm. The slide will also extend/retract without running the engine... and no emergency brake set. Not sure if there's a "safety"... I've never started the engine with the slide out.

I will add for the O.P. that what's probably causing the "no water flow" is the main tank shut-off valve, which is located between the tank and water pump.

[dsimerly]

Hi All,

Thanks for all the advice and wisdom (even the "you shouldas", which we did, but they didn't help). I just want to follow up in case this info helps anyone else. It turns out that there is indeed a cutover valve, but it's not shown on Thor's schematics for our model.

On the 2023 Quantum WS31, the freshwater holding tank and pump are under the bed, as shown in Thor's schematic:



The problem is just past the antifreeze port. There's a valve there that's not called out in the schematic:



I hope this post will help anyone else who bought the same year/model with their first de-winterization.

[Geterdun]

That looks like the FW tank isolation valve. Needs to be shut when checking the suctions strainer or replacing the pump.

[TheGoodLife]

Originally Posted by Chateau_Nomad

Not necessarily on all class C coaches. My hydraulic jacks are wired directly to the batteries with no "safety"... but does have a jacks down alarm. The slide will also extend/retract without running the engine... and no emergency brake set. Not sure if there's a "safety"... I've never started the engine with the slide out.

I will add for the O.P. that what's probably causing the "no water flow" is the main tank shut-off valve, which is located between the tank and water pump.

True, I was referring only to recent Quantum models in my reply

[The Gritz Carlton]

My 35SF was plumbed the same way. Close it when sucking antifreeze through the coach and keep it closed when flushing it out with city water connection. Only open it when you're ready for fresh water from the tank.