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jvcoach23 · jvcoach23

was just curious if anyone has ever tried a 110 tankless water heater as a preheater to the gas/electric hot water heater in your rv. Some in my family like to take a long hot shower and the current heater can't keep up. I was wondering if putting in a 110 tankless electric that hooks to the 110 15amp on th...

Neil and Connie · Neil and Connie

After 7 years the seal in our toilet is leaking a bit and the bowl drains. Before I get a repair guy to rebuild it...thought I might try lubricating the rubber seal with something...the seal doesn’t appear torn or falling apart. Whats the best thing to use...Vaseline, dielectric silicone grease, or...

AZMILVETS · AZMILVETS

We're glad this didn't happen on a dark, rainy night in an unfamiliar campground. The cargo door handle (pot metal) made by TriMark broke on a jammed, side-swing power cord bay door, making opening the door nearly impossible. A motorhome mgfr phone tech suggested "getting a putty knife and prying th...

dmorse68 · dmorse68

Hello All, I have a San-t-flush or San-a-flush question for you: Can you close the gate valve when flushing the tanks through the flushing system on our Mobile Suites? The reason I ask is because I was told no by the dealership I purchased our 2018 36rrsb3 from. The technician said that I shouldn't clos...

arcaguy · arcaguy

As many of you may know my wife and I are planning on going full time in a couple of years. For quite a while now my plan has been to get a Super C motorhome and pull a trailer big enough to house my motorcycle and a small car, likely an older jeep. However, as folks on here have pointed out carting around a coa...

RonC · RonC

We have a Truma Aqua Go water heater (love it). Our automatic switch on our two propane bottles switched, but never showed the red indicator ... resulting in BOTH tanks being sucked dry. Always happens when the shower is going ... so I got both bottles filled, opened the valves and turned the Truma on...

MAYBE2021 · MAYBE2021

A heads-up on an issue that is likely common knowledge but somehow escaped me: not an unusual occurrence.I had one of my TST TM 507SE tire pressure sensors fail this weekend. Since the system was a little over a year old I decided to check the sensor battery. When I unscrewed the cap the first thing I no...

sourdough · sourdough

So when I converted my Ram 3500 diesel 4x4 DRW to SRW's, the tire pressure info on the door jam became null and void. I was told an interesting formula for finding the proper PSI by a Nitto tire Rep.. Here it is...... Start with the tires sidewall information. Maximum load rating and divide that by Maxi...

crmfghtr · crmfghtr

Has anyone put a COUNTER DEPTH refrigerator wider than 33 inches in their 5th wheel. I currently have the Norcold model 1210. I know it will require modify of the cabinet, but I would have to do it anyway with a 33 inch wide residential refrigerator. It seems the flavor of most people or manufacturers is...

NWescapee · NWescapee

We've had an issue with our landing gear slowly drifting down while traveling. We're on our 3rd time of having this issue diagnosed and repaired. Last July a selanoid was replaced along with one of the hydraulic hoses, last week another hose plus some gaskets, this week they are still trying to fig...

Dave MW · Dave MW

I’ve read on another community forum that on installations of the Onan 5.5kw generator set with one 30A circuit and one 20A circuit, that the 20A circuit is wired “directly to the main living room A/C” as a rule and therefore, not available to any other appliances. This doesn’t seem logical to me. I h...

Glenn West · Glenn West

We recently installed a Pioneer 12k 110 volt mini split in our Teton. If any one else does this please do yourself a favor and use flexible tubing and not copper. We used copper and it was very difficult. I mounted the compressor unit on the rear of our Teton. Built a frame for it off of chassis. Mounted the...

The Bear II · The Bear II

Our 5th wheel has been stored for two years. I stopped by today to check the pressure in the tires because we are getting ready for a trip next week. All 4 tires had only lost 2PSI each during those 2 years. MY previous 3 sets of tires would lose 10 to 20PSI just sitting for 3 months. I am very happy with the M...

cherylbrv · cherylbrv

Does anyone know what the weight capacity is on the shower seat pictured below? I'm not sure if it's designed to be sat upon, or if it's more for using to lean one's foot upon for shaving or stuff like that. Post-surgery, I need to sit in the shower and the commode seat I have doesn't fit. This shower sea...

Team Murc · Team Murc

Hello All, It has come time to replace our trucks rear dully tires and I’m unsure what to select. Last August I replaced the front tires with Goodrich Rugged Trail TA which were the OEM. My question is should I now put matching tires in the rears or can I use something else? If I use something else do you hav...

Terri Ecker · Terri Ecker

We have a new 5th wheel. We are getting ‘track marks’, (indentations) from the slide out on entertainment side. Is this normal. Is there something I can buy to put on the floor to protect it. (I only see the plastic runners for carpet and these will not work on laminate.) Should this be happening on a n...

Charliesal7 · Charliesal7

Hello, this is our first year owning a Damon Breckenridge Park Model camper. It has two slide outs. I've been hearing different things about whether they should be brought in for the winter. Does anyone have any insight?

Kbass888 · Kbass888

Hello everyone and thanks in advance. Ive been reading a lot of the other topics everyone has been talking about and they all have been helpful. Especially for an RV newbie like me. even those have been helpful, I still cant figure out mines. so I’ll try to list out as much details as I can. I just recent...

Terry and Jo · Terry and Jo

Another member posted a thread about changing something called a "hard starter" capacitor or something, but not wanting to hijack his thread, I thought I would post a new one. (Also, I'm not really technically minded with such things, as you will soon read about.) We've recently moved back to Oklah...

Cep321 · Cep321

Will a Hard start replace or supplement a failing capacitor? I have a domestic ac/heat pump that takes 10-20 seconds to fully start. When started it runs just fine - cold air, etc. we have 50 amp and a full 120 volt service. Will a hard start resolve the slow start problem?

bfratty · bfratty

So I am getting water on my bedroom floor only. I have sealed the roof, found my water pump and it seems to be dry. The floor and carpet get wet over a period of days. From the plumbing I can see there are no breaks. I am hooked up to city water. My fresh water tank is under the bed. Getting wet directly under the...

Cindy T · Cindy T

Mobile Suites owners, Is there an outlet to hook up the Dirt Devil central vac in the bedroom? We have the one outlet in the kitchen area, but it would be a lot easier to vacuum if there was a place in the bedroom to also connect the central vac hose. I've not seen one up there, just wondering if I've missed...

Terry and Jo · Terry and Jo

Believe it or not, the original four batteries in our Mobile Suites fifth wheel seem to finally be getting weak after 8 whole years of ownership. I've seen comments here on the forums that when replacing batteries, one needs to "tune" the converter (in our case a SW-3000 Xantrex inverter/converter...

Liz Violet · Liz Violet

I spilled about two tablespoons of liquid toilet sanitizer (contains formaldehyde) on the carpet in the wardrobe closet. I can't even go in the camper without my eyes watering, throat and lungs burning. It's parked in the driveway with the Fantastic Fan going 24/7. I've tried baking soda and cornst...

Stevefury · Stevefury

Hello. This thread is for suggestions for folks like myself with a ladder phobia and getting ontop the RV for routine maintenance, top of slide cleaning etc. My own ladder issues are: * The 3rd step on an unsupported free-standing ladder makes me nervous. 4th step is disconcerting. 5th step is knuckl...

Ronjohn99 · Ronjohn99

We purchased our first fifth wheel, a 2016 Bighorn 3570RS back in December. We live in South Dakota and we bought it from a dealer in Portland, OR and did not want to pull it home in the dead of winter so we worked out a deal with them to keep it on the lot for us. We were planning on going out next week to pick i...

dmorse68 · dmorse68

I can't seem to make side to side adjustments on the two, front, main legs of my 6 leg Lippert Level-Up system. Anyone know how to do this at the leveling control panel?

mikevalerie · mikevalerie

My caulking keeps cracking does not expand and retract well enough on my pop out do to the movement any good ideas

KRUEBBE22 · KRUEBBE22

Hello, I'm brand new to this forum and wondering is there anyone that tows a 5th with a SRW?! We have a 2018 JAYCO North Point (315) on order. We decided to purchase a 2017 RAM 3500/Aisin/6.7 Cummins/Air Bag Suspension as our tow vehicle after talking to several seasoned 5ers. Our 5th will gross out a...

Ronjohn99 · Ronjohn99

https://www.flickr.com/photos/140823748@N07/394980...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Hot water preheater tankless hot water heater (Preview) was just curious if anyone has ever tried a 110 tankless water heater as a preheater to the gas/electric hot water heater in your rv. Some in my family like to take a long hot shower and the current heater can't keep up. I was wondering if putting in a 110 tankless electric that hooks to the 110 15amp on th...	jvcoach23	12	5001	08:44 PM Jan 6, 2019 by Terry and Jo
	Dometic 510h repair (Preview) After 7 years the seal in our toilet is leaking a bit and the bowl drains. Before I get a repair guy to rebuild it...thought I might try lubricating the rubber seal with something...the seal doesn’t appear torn or falling apart. Whats the best thing to use...Vaseline, dielectric silicone grease, or...	Neil and Connie	33	1778	09:41 AM Jan 3, 2019 by bjoyce
	Recovering a from a broken cargo door handle / replacing same (Preview) We're glad this didn't happen on a dark, rainy night in an unfamiliar campground. The cargo door handle (pot metal) made by TriMark broke on a jammed, side-swing power cord bay door, making opening the door nearly impossible. A motorhome mgfr phone tech suggested "getting a putty knife and prying th...	AZMILVETS	0	1156	09:16 PM Dec 30, 2018 by AZMILVETS
	San-t-flush question (Preview) Hello All, I have a San-t-flush or San-a-flush question for you: Can you close the gate valve when flushing the tanks through the flushing system on our Mobile Suites? The reason I ask is because I was told no by the dealership I purchased our 2018 36rrsb3 from. The technician said that I shouldn't clos...	dmorse68	6	1505	07:20 PM Dec 18, 2018 by RonC
	Trailer or Flat tow?? (Preview) As many of you may know my wife and I are planning on going full time in a couple of years. For quite a while now my plan has been to get a Super C motorhome and pull a trailer big enough to house my motorcycle and a small car, likely an older jeep. However, as folks on here have pointed out carting around a coa...	arcaguy	4	1344	06:12 PM Dec 18, 2018 by LarryW21
	It finally happened to me ... RV dreams to the rescue (Preview) We have a Truma Aqua Go water heater (love it). Our automatic switch on our two propane bottles switched, but never showed the red indicator ... resulting in BOTH tanks being sucked dry. Always happens when the shower is going ... so I got both bottles filled, opened the valves and turned the Truma on...	RonC	4	1514	10:03 AM Dec 5, 2018 by RonC
	Tire Pressure Sensor Fail (Preview) A heads-up on an issue that is likely common knowledge but somehow escaped me: not an unusual occurrence.I had one of my TST TM 507SE tire pressure sensors fail this weekend. Since the system was a little over a year old I decided to check the sensor battery. When I unscrewed the cap the first thing I no...	MAYBE2021	16	1422	08:53 AM Nov 19, 2018 by dianneandsteve
	how to calculate tire PSI to tire load tire pressure formula (Preview) So when I converted my Ram 3500 diesel 4x4 DRW to SRW's, the tire pressure info on the door jam became null and void. I was told an interesting formula for finding the proper PSI by a Nitto tire Rep.. Here it is...... Start with the tires sidewall information. Maximum load rating and divide that by Maxi...	sourdough	18	2677	10:53 AM Nov 18, 2018 by Cummins12V98
	Refrigerator Modification (Preview) Has anyone put a COUNTER DEPTH refrigerator wider than 33 inches in their 5th wheel. I currently have the Norcold model 1210. I know it will require modify of the cabinet, but I would have to do it anyway with a 33 inch wide residential refrigerator. It seems the flavor of most people or manufacturers is...	crmfghtr	21	2815	04:57 AM Nov 10, 2018 by Bolude1
	Level Up system - Landing gear drifting down - intermittent problem (closed) (Preview) We've had an issue with our landing gear slowly drifting down while traveling. We're on our 3rd time of having this issue diagnosed and repaired. Last July a selanoid was replaced along with one of the hydraulic hoses, last week another hose plus some gaskets, this week they are still trying to fig...	NWescapee	27	6187	07:26 AM Oct 27, 2018 by Terry and Jo
	Generator Wiring??? (Preview) I’ve read on another community forum that on installations of the Onan 5.5kw generator set with one 30A circuit and one 20A circuit, that the 20A circuit is wired “directly to the main living room A/C” as a rule and therefore, not available to any other appliances. This doesn’t seem logical to me. I h...	Dave MW	4	1197	10:16 AM Oct 25, 2018 by Dave MW
	Mini Split install (Preview) We recently installed a Pioneer 12k 110 volt mini split in our Teton. If any one else does this please do yourself a favor and use flexible tubing and not copper. We used copper and it was very difficult. I mounted the compressor unit on the rear of our Teton. Built a frame for it off of chassis. Mounted the...	Glenn West	19	8630	10:32 AM Oct 7, 2018 by Glenn West
	Michelin XPS RIBS tires (Preview) Our 5th wheel has been stored for two years. I stopped by today to check the pressure in the tires because we are getting ready for a trip next week. All 4 tires had only lost 2PSI each during those 2 years. MY previous 3 sets of tires would lose 10 to 20PSI just sitting for 3 months. I am very happy with the M...	The Bear II	9	1519	08:37 AM Oct 1, 2018 by Cummins12V98
	Shower seat? (closed) (Preview) Does anyone know what the weight capacity is on the shower seat pictured below? I'm not sure if it's designed to be sat upon, or if it's more for using to lean one's foot upon for shaving or stuff like that. Post-surgery, I need to sit in the shower and the commode seat I have doesn't fit. This shower sea...	cherylbrv	11	4350	03:13 PM Sep 11, 2018 by Terry and Jo
	Truck Tires Tires (Preview) Hello All, It has come time to replace our trucks rear dully tires and I’m unsure what to select. Last August I replaced the front tires with Goodrich Rugged Trail TA which were the OEM. My question is should I now put matching tires in the rears or can I use something else? If I use something else do you hav...	Team Murc	2	1578	11:31 AM Sep 8, 2018 by RonC
	Slide out indentations (Preview) We have a new 5th wheel. We are getting ‘track marks’, (indentations) from the slide out on entertainment side. Is this normal. Is there something I can buy to put on the floor to protect it. (I only see the plastic runners for carpet and these will not work on laminate.) Should this be happening on a n...	Terri Ecker	1	920	02:32 PM Sep 5, 2018 by NWescapee
	Question about winterizing a park model camper. The sliders stay in? (Preview) Hello, this is our first year owning a Damon Breckenridge Park Model camper. It has two slide outs. I've been hearing different things about whether they should be brought in for the winter. Does anyone have any insight?	Charliesal7	0	845	08:13 AM Sep 3, 2018 by Charliesal7
	Class C rv battery issue possibly. (Preview) Hello everyone and thanks in advance. Ive been reading a lot of the other topics everyone has been talking about and they all have been helpful. Especially for an RV newbie like me. even those have been helpful, I still cant figure out mines. so I’ll try to list out as much details as I can. I just recent...	Kbass888	1	823	03:05 AM Aug 27, 2018 by Kbass888
	Remember Basic Trouble Shooting Ideas (Preview) Another member posted a thread about changing something called a "hard starter" capacitor or something, but not wanting to hijack his thread, I thought I would post a new one. (Also, I'm not really technically minded with such things, as you will soon read about.) We've recently moved back to Oklah...	Terry and Jo	5	1218	07:39 PM Aug 15, 2018 by lily123
	Hardstart fix failing capacitor? (Preview) Will a Hard start replace or supplement a failing capacitor? I have a domestic ac/heat pump that takes 10-20 seconds to fully start. When started it runs just fine - cold air, etc. we have 50 amp and a full 120 volt service. Will a hard start resolve the slow start problem?	Cep321	4	969	02:53 PM Jul 23, 2018 by Bill and Linda
	2001 Georgie Boy Landau 34FT Motorhome - Water on Bedroom Floor (Preview) So I am getting water on my bedroom floor only. I have sealed the roof, found my water pump and it seems to be dry. The floor and carpet get wet over a period of days. From the plumbing I can see there are no breaks. I am hooked up to city water. My fresh water tank is under the bed. Getting wet directly under the...	bfratty	6	1106	03:24 PM Jul 19, 2018 by bfratty
	Mobile Suites central vac Mobile Suites central vacuum Dirt Devil (Preview) Mobile Suites owners, Is there an outlet to hook up the Dirt Devil central vac in the bedroom? We have the one outlet in the kitchen area, but it would be a lot easier to vacuum if there was a place in the bedroom to also connect the central vac hose. I've not seen one up there, just wondering if I've missed...	Cindy T	9	1923	07:04 PM Jul 17, 2018 by Terry and Jo
	School Me on Batteries, Please (Preview) Believe it or not, the original four batteries in our Mobile Suites fifth wheel seem to finally be getting weak after 8 whole years of ownership. I've seen comments here on the forums that when replacing batteries, one needs to "tune" the converter (in our case a SW-3000 Xantrex inverter/converter...	Terry and Jo	18	2020	08:47 AM Jul 16, 2018 by arcaguy
	Help- I spilled toilet sanitizer in the camper! I can't breathe in there toilet odor sanitizer (Preview) I spilled about two tablespoons of liquid toilet sanitizer (contains formaldehyde) on the carpet in the wardrobe closet. I can't even go in the camper without my eyes watering, throat and lungs burning. It's parked in the driveway with the Fantastic Fan going 24/7. I've tried baking soda and cornst...	Liz Violet	1	924	08:49 PM Jul 9, 2018 by LarryW21
	Auxiliary Ladder options (Preview) Hello. This thread is for suggestions for folks like myself with a ladder phobia and getting ontop the RV for routine maintenance, top of slide cleaning etc. My own ladder issues are: * The 3rd step on an unsupported free-standing ladder makes me nervous. 4th step is disconcerting. 5th step is knuckl...	Stevefury	9	1316	03:04 PM Jul 9, 2018 by CraigAs
	Any idea what would cause this? (Preview) We purchased our first fifth wheel, a 2016 Bighorn 3570RS back in December. We live in South Dakota and we bought it from a dealer in Portland, OR and did not want to pull it home in the dead of winter so we worked out a deal with them to keep it on the lot for us. We were planning on going out next week to pick i...	Ronjohn99	10	1990	03:58 PM Jul 6, 2018 by CraigAs
	Lippert Level Up System Side to Side Adjustment (Preview) I can't seem to make side to side adjustments on the two, front, main legs of my 6 leg Lippert Level-Up system. Anyone know how to do this at the leveling control panel?	dmorse68	6	1523	11:29 AM Jun 21, 2018 by RonC
	any good advice on a good caulking that bonds and moves well (Preview) My caulking keeps cracking does not expand and retract well enough on my pop out do to the movement any good ideas	mikevalerie	6	1604	10:55 PM Jun 11, 2018 by mikevalerie
	2017 RAM 3500 SRW ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hello, I'm brand new to this forum and wondering is there anyone that tows a 5th with a SRW?! We have a 2018 JAYCO North Point (315) on order. We decided to purchase a 2017 RAM 3500/Aisin/6.7 Cummins/Air Bag Suspension as our tow vehicle after talking to several seasoned 5ers. Our 5th will gross out a...	KRUEBBE22	86	6309	08:00 AM Jun 5, 2018 by Cummins12V98
	Vinyl floor damage (Preview) https://www.flickr.com/photos/140823748@N07/394980...	Ronjohn99	3	1232	11:03 AM May 30, 2018 by Ronjohn99
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