Water tank drains

[Mark Beavin]

 I can't seem to find any low point water drains to drain and flush my water system. I have been all over the underside of the coach and only found the over flow hose. Where are they hiding.  1996 Monterey 30' Cat Diesel Magnum chassis

[Karl Welhart]

Normally the drain is in the basement (not in the service Bay) in the cabinet that houses the fresh water pump. Pull the cover off and look inside.  Good luck. Look no

[Mike Shumack]

Mark, do you have the Owner's manuals? There is some info on drain locations in the Supplemental Manual (available in the Beaver Coach Links) https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6kejw391xiqair5/AACIh8xKA0ZUgfCC7RxObba8a?dl=0&preview=BeaverMonterey1996_OwnersSupplement.pdf

Here is a cut/paste form that manual.

Also, I saw a recommendation in the Monterey OM to annually wash out the Fresh Water tank with Baking Soda. I have not seen that recommendation in any other manual. Does anyone know if this is still recommended or think it is a good idea?

[Joel Ashley]

Mike, soda is commonly used to help remove the odor and taste of bleach following tank and system sterilization.  It can serve anytime to help remove off-tastes inadvertently taken aboard the tank at some parks.

Mark, I don’t know about your model year, as it’s chronologically right between the coaches we’ve owned.  On the ‘85, there were simple T valves accessed via holes in the floor under each fixture’s hot and cold lines.  Our ‘06 Beaver has a manifold of “on/off” water valves in the water or wet bay, mostly a cold and a hot for each coach fixture;  only two valves, hot and cold located at the bottom of the manifold, drain all water circuits there.

Joel

[Mike Shumack]

Mike, soda is commonly used to help remove the odor and taste of bleach following tank and system sterilization.  It can serve anytime to help remove off-tastes inadvertently taken aboard the tank at some parks.

Joel

How much Baking Soda would be used for 100 gal tank?
How does one get the soda into the tank? When I add bleach, I just pour a little into the water hose before I connect it to the coach - but that would be difficult to do with a dry powder. Maybe that is why the recommendation to add it is not in my owners Manual

[Joel Ashley]

Mike, you can dissolve a cup or half cup of soda in warm water and pour that in a hose.  Or you can use a contraption like I contrived a few years back for both bleach and soda.  One negative experience where bleach apparently interacted with the hose lining prompted the "invention".

Dry soda tends to stick as it slurries to the inside of the device, so requires more predissolving or several openings and closings of the bowl to get it dissipated.  Rotating the bowl to the top lets gravity help.  So either predissolve the soda and add it in several doses to the bowl, or predissolve and use the old hose technique.

Joel

PS - Mark, note the aforementioned manifold to the left of photo #2.

[Steve Huber Co-Admin]

Mike,
Use a hose fertilizer sprayer. Works for bleach or soda.
https://www.amazon.com/Chapin-International-G405-Soluble-Fertilizers-x/dp/B00UER1S14/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1544668543&sr=8-13&keywords=hose+fertilizer+sprayer
Steve