If you are following this series this is part 3. In this section we will start with the water system and hopefully finish the getting acquainted and out on the road.
The water system consists of a fresh water tank, pump, and waterlines with fixtures. The hot water tank is in this system and usually heated with propane or electricity. The water tank is setup so you can connect to the city water system when you are in camp. On the road, if your water tank has water in it then you would use the pump to flush or faucet for drinking. When you are connected to the city water you do not need the pump to keep the water pressure up in the system.
Pictured above are the city water connection and the water tank with outside shower. You can see the water tank, water lines, pump (hidden in the pit) and outside sink with shower. The water tank has sensors that send the water level information up to the RV.
When you are traveling and pull into the campgrounds the last thing you want to do is drag wood out to level your rig. The automatic jacks do a wonderful job of accomplishing the leveling of the motor home. One reason you need to be level, is for the refrigerator to operate correctly. The jack's location on this rig has two kick-down jacks in the front and two in the rear.
The jacks are automatic leveling and operated from inside the motor home. It is a good idea to have a leveling bubble mounted near the refrigerator for easy reading.
The next system is the generator, which is located on the rear side of the motor home.
The generator is an Onan 7000, with a rating of 6.5 k watts, which will allow you to run both the front and rear air conditioners at the same time. The generator can be started inside the motor home or at the generator itself. The generator comes in handy, if you are dry camping and need some electricity. It gets it's fuel out of the same gas tank as the motor home but has a shut of level so you done run out of gas.
There is ample storage inside the motor home and down in the basement compartments for all the stuff you need to take along. Now the wife will have another opinion on that subject.
I think we are about ready to hit the road and start on our voyage across this country from Florida to Oregon by way of the southern route. So hang on and away we go!
