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Howard · Howard

The benefits of having your RV weighed wheel-by-wheel have been discussed elsewhere on this Forum (i.e. Weighing RVs and Setting Tire Pressures) and on numerous other RV forums. Most visitors to RV-Dreams know that Linda & I have been trained by the RV Safety & Education Foundation and we w...

ChefMom · ChefMom

At the end of the camping season here in the northeast, the manual jack at the front of our 2003 Springdale tt broke. We are looking at the electric jacks in order to replace in the spring. Can anyone tell me how we determine if we need the 3000 lb., 3500 lb., or 5000 lb. electric jack? Your knowledge on this...

Den-Bev · Den-Bev

Looking at a 2015 Lifestyles 39FB are there any rollers under the dining room slideout? Den.

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...

arcaguy · arcaguy

OK gals and guys I have a problem I need to solve before I move into my RV in while. I have way too many tools to take in the RV, way too many. I have tools from a 1" drive socket set to micro sized torx drive tools and everything in between. I know that I will need to carry a complete complement of sockets, ra...

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...

Dave MW · Dave MW

Does anyone have a good idea of how much water pressure is lost through filters and a softener? Has anyone taken rough flow rates upstream and downstream of their installations? Much has been written about water filters and softeners in this, and most other forums. However, I've not read any info...

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...

msjudylynn · msjudylynn

We smelled something burning. Shut down appliances. Found the short when I disconnected to leave. We have a master breaker and separate ones for appliances. I think one of those should have blown but maybe it was outside of that circuit, and a part of the site's power supply? Any thoughts on how to...

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?

MAYBE2021 · MAYBE2021

I have what seems like a strange malfunction of my six gallon DSI gas only Atwood water heater. The malfunction has evolved over the last year. Back in January the heater would start and heat okay but when hot water demand called for it to cycle back on it would attempt several times then I would get a D...

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...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	STICKY: RV Weighing By Wheel Position - Locations rv weighing (Preview) The benefits of having your RV weighed wheel-by-wheel have been discussed elsewhere on this Forum (i.e. Weighing RVs and Setting Tire Pressures) and on numerous other RV forums. Most visitors to RV-Dreams know that Linda & I have been trained by the RV Safety & Education Foundation and we w...	Howard	4	8332	06:31 PM Jun 14, 2012 by FastEagle
	Which electric jack do I purchase? (Preview) At the end of the camping season here in the northeast, the manual jack at the front of our 2003 Springdale tt broke. We are looking at the electric jacks in order to replace in the spring. Can anyone tell me how we determine if we need the 3000 lb., 3500 lb., or 5000 lb. electric jack? Your knowledge on this...	ChefMom	3	130	03:38 PM Jan 15, 2019 by jwfrankesq
	2015 Lifestyles 39FB (Preview) Looking at a 2015 Lifestyles 39FB are there any rollers under the dining room slideout? Den.	Den-Bev	10	234	01:30 PM Jan 11, 2019 by Bill and Linda
	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	2166	08:44 PM Jan 6, 2019 by Terry and Jo
	What tools to get rid of... (Preview) OK gals and guys I have a problem I need to solve before I move into my RV in while. I have way too many tools to take in the RV, way too many. I have tools from a 1" drive socket set to micro sized torx drive tools and everything in between. I know that I will need to carry a complete complement of sockets, ra...	arcaguy	5	210	09:27 PM Jan 4, 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	465	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	109	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	233	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	168	06:12 PM Dec 18, 2018 by LarryW21
	Water Filters and Softeners ... (Preview) Does anyone have a good idea of how much water pressure is lost through filters and a softener? Has anyone taken rough flow rates upstream and downstream of their installations? Much has been written about water filters and softeners in this, and most other forums. However, I've not read any info...	Dave MW	3	174	06:59 PM Dec 16, 2018 by Lynn and Ed
	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	407	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	424	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	304	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	1461	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	3261	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	301	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	3320	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	550	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	2295	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	270	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	266	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	178	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	209	03:05 AM Aug 27, 2018 by Kbass888
	Power cord and RV connection fried! (Preview) We smelled something burning. Shut down appliances. Found the short when I disconnected to leave. We have a master breaker and separate ones for appliances. I think one of those should have blown but maybe it was outside of that circuit, and a part of the site's power supply? Any thoughts on how to...	msjudylynn	8	480	03:24 PM Aug 17, 2018 by msjudylynn
	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	510	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	322	02:53 PM Jul 23, 2018 by Bill and Linda
	Water Heater DSI Fault (Preview) I have what seems like a strange malfunction of my six gallon DSI gas only Atwood water heater. The malfunction has evolved over the last year. Back in January the heater would start and heat okay but when hot water demand called for it to cycle back on it would attempt several times then I would get a D...	MAYBE2021	7	359	01:51 PM Jul 20, 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	304	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	1149	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	851	08:47 AM Jul 16, 2018 by arcaguy
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