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Old 06-14-2015, 09:19 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by JoandRandy View Post
I looked in our manual and there is nothing about after winterizing. We don't know what the guy did last winter since it's a 2014 and we bought it used. We always blow our lines out so we've not had this issue before. The manual does say to put the antifreeze in the fresh water tank and run it through the lines. Funny. That's why I like this forum though, you get help on these things with others experiences. Thank you.
Does your manual provide directions for "Sanitizing the Fresh Water" system?

Here are the steps from the 2015 manual.

1. Drain the fresh water tank by opening the drain valve. All of the faucets should be in the closed or off position.
2. Prepare a solution of 1/4 cup household liquid chlorine bleach (5% sodium hypochlorite) to one gallon of water for every 15 gallons of tank capacity. Do not pour bleach straight into tank. Bleach must be diluted in water prior to filling.

Example: Add four 2/3 gallons solution to a 70 gallon tank.
Add five 1/3 gallons solution to a 80 gallon tank.
Add six 1 gallon solution to a 90 gallon tank.
Add six 2/3 gallons solution to a 100 gallon tank.
This mixture puts a 50 PPM (parts per million) residual chlorine concentration
in the motorhome’s water tank.

This will act as quick- kill dosage for some harmful bacteria, viruses, and slime-forming organisms. Concentrations higher than 50 PPM may damage water lines and/or tank.

3. Close all faucets and drains, and fill the fresh water tank with the rinse solution through the potable water fill.
4. Turn on the pump switch and circulate the rinse solution throughout the entire system.
5. Once the rinse solution has been circulated through the entire system, fill the
fresh water tank until it is full.

6. Close all faucets and drains and let the system sit for approximately three (3)
hours.
7. Drain the entire system.
8. Flush the complete system with fresh water until chlorine odor disappears.

9. Finally, close all drains and fill the fresh water tank as you normally would. Make
sure the water heater has water in it prior to igniting.

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