Motorhome Safety Guide

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Below are few simple rules and guides to help you make the most of your motorhoming holiday. Please read through all points at your earliest convenience. Should you have any queries please do not hesitate in contacting us on 01706 715775.

Before starting any journey please check that:

  1. All cables and hoses are unplugged.
  2. Check that gas is turned off at the bottle and fridge is converted to 12v.
  3. All windows in the motor home are fully closed.
  4. All sky lights are fully closed.
  5. Loose articles in the motor home are secured, and cupboards and drawers are locked shut.
  6. Step and rear steadying legs are fully retracted.
  7. All occupants of the motor home must use seat belts at all times whilst the vehicle is in motion. This is a legal requirement

Heating and Hot Water

Check gas is on at the bottle and if available hook up to mains for maximum efficiency and heating time. Ensure water pump is on and that there is sufficient water in the system. For hot water only rotate dial on control panel anti-clockwise. For heating and hot water rotate dial clockwise to desired setting. If mains power is connected, turn on green switch (boiler /EL) on the control panel above the main door.

Fault finding (red light showing on temperature dial)

Electrolux Fridge Settings

Control panel

Ensure all flick switches are in the on position (up)

Indicator touch buttons:

Any red light illuminated adjacent to the above, replace with appropriate strength fuse

Water pump on /off is the black switch

Toilet cassette

To empty toilet cassette, lift bottom yellow flap and remove cassette. Extend end tube and unscrew yellow cap. Pour waste into designated area and rinse cassette out with fresh water. Pour about 50 ml of toilet chemical and 2 lts of fresh water in cassette.

Filling vehicle with fresh water

Place fresh water hose into water filling inlet, to the rear of the driver’s door. Fill slowly until required amount reached. Please note that we do not recommend you use this as drinking water.

Waste water discharge

Park over appropriate space and pull the red handle underneath, on the off side of vehicle, making sure that you stand well back. Close handle when finished.

Use of the Awning

To prevent unnecessary damage, it will require two people to extend the awning. Extend handle to required length and fit into slot. Turn handle slowly allowing awning to extend. As soon as the awning is at a height that can be reached, the weight of the awning must be taken by the second person until the awning is fully extended. At this stage the telescopic legs must extended and secured to the ground, using the pegs supplied. Under no circumstances must the awning be used in heavy rain or strong winds, please remember the cost of a new awning out ways your deposit!

To retract the awning, the second person must take the full weight of the awning whilst it is being retracted until it is no longer possible. Please ensure the legs are retuned to the storage points in the correct position. Failure to do so will prevent the awning closing correctly.

General care of your motorhome

Return of vehicle

As we have a quick turn around of motor home hires, please aide us by following the few simply rules below.

All vehicles must be returned to the Rochdale office by 10:00am on completion of hire, unless otherwise agreed by our office staff. The vehicle must be returned in a clean and tidy condition, with waste water and toilet cassette emptied and cleaned. Please also ensure that the fridge is emptied and wiped down for hygiene reasons.

Should you find any faults or incur any damage whilst away please inform us on 01706 715775 to allow us to order replacement parts for your return.

A standard valet charge will be a minimum of £50 should you return your vehicle in an unsatisfactory manner.

A £40 charge will be incurred should the toilet cassette not be emptied and cleaned on return.

IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING WATER SYSTEMS ON MOTORHOMES

Please ensure that there is always water in the water tank which is situated under the seats in the motor home. This is because the water pump is electric and is situated within the tank and if attempts are made to pump water with an empty tank then the pump will burn out and no water will be available. This is easily rectified by installing a new pump in the tank but would be very inconvenient to you if one could not obtained for what ever reason. This has caused problems in the past where a hirer burnt out a pump, thought it was an electrical fault and proceeded to swap fuses around in a random fashion causing electrical of most appliances on board. This is totally avoidable since the water content of the tank is clearly displayed on the control panel above the door.

ELECTRICAL and GAS SAFETY NOTICE

Our motor homes are the very latest with modern safety precautions built in by the manufacturers. It is important, however, that you do understand the dangers associated with the electrical systems which are 240 volts (as well as 12 volts), which can inflict fatal injuries.

We must now look at these two areas in detail as you and your family’s safety are of utmost importance to us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

All our motor homes have two electrical systems, 12volt and 240volt :-

The 12v supply for the engine is from a normal 12 volt battery and is used to start the vehicle and to supply all the normal electrical accessories a used in your car. This battery does NOT supply electrical power to your motor home living area. The manufacturers separate these two areas so that the engine battery cannot be depleted by motor home usage. A separate 12v supply is provided for the motor home/ living area by 12v

BATTERIES

These batteries are 12v but of a different type to the engine battery since they do not need to give large surges of power to start an engine, but give continuous 12v supply for the internal lights and accessories. If the leisure batteries are flat because of over usage they can be recharged by plugging the 240v power lead into a supply. The onboard battery charger will charge up the leisure batteries. The vehicle alternator will also charge the leisure batteries when you are driving, but not if they are completely flat. The leisure batteries are normally in a separate compartment in the motor home with access from the outside.

Connecting up Mains Cable

GAS

LPG is highly flammable and explosive and if the control tap or valve leaks then there can be dreadful outcome.

Never store or transport cylinders horizontally, as this could prevent the pressure relief safety valve from working. LPG is heavier than air and will sink to the bottom of any area. That is why the locker that holds the LPG cylinders has apertures to allow an escape route for any leaking gas. Do not obstruct these apertures and do not store items in this locker which may obstruct this outlet. On each gas cylinder is a gas regulator. Do not try and dismantle this and do not move cylinders outside the locker, since if water collects in the breather hole on the regulator it will cease to work properly.

OVERLOADING

It is the drivers/hirers responsibility to ensure that the motor home is not overloaded. An overloaded vehicle is unstable and unsafe. Axle weights and total gross weights are clearly shown on the vehicle plate. If unsure of overloading please have vehicle weighed at your local weighing station. Please note that travelling with fresh and waste water tanks full could cause you to be overloaded, and be costing you more in fuel consumption.

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