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[Jimbo56]

Originally Posted by DutchmenSport

Sanitizing any RV, regardless of make, model, or year is done all exactly the same way. By pass the water heater and pump a sanitizing solution into the fresh water tank until full. With the on-board water pump, pump water through all the water lines, both hot and cold until it starts spewing the sanitizing solution. When it does that, turn off the faucet and let everything sit for a few hours.

After a few hours, simply drain the fresh water tank and flush everything out again with fresh water. You are now good to go.

Water heater probably does not need to be sanitized, although, it won't hurt to do it.

Now, you pump the sanitizing solution into the tank using the winterizing process. If that means hooking up a separate hose directly to the water pump and pumping from a bucket, or if you camper has a winterizing port in your wet-bay / service-bay area.

That's all you do. Now, how you winterize (or in this case, sanitize) your specific camper, where the valves are located, which direction you flip them, where the water pump is located, all of that, that's specific to your camper, someone else with a DRV will have to address that. But, if you've ever winterized your camper, you do the sanitizing the same way.

Hot water tank should be flushed and sanitized. I do mine twice a year. 50 gal fresh water. 1 cup of bleach. Exactly as said above. Also sanitize your fresh water hose.