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awning scare
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Today driving down I-90, just south into WY a car came up side of us and started pointing...we looked back and the Sun Chaser awning was coming open. Once before it opened about 2 inches, so we had been putting a tie wrap on one arm. That side was locked closed,, but the other side was open about 2 ft. and the...
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Ann-Hank
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Locating a Pump Out Service?
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So... we overheated our engine last week, and have been hauled to a diesel shop in Billings, MT. The shop here lets us live onsite while they repair our engine (which is currently out of the bus), and we are comfortable with water, power and WiFi. We'll soon however need to pump out our waste tanks. We're...
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Technomadia
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Tv slide up Que.
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The living room tv is on a slide up and down device.... When I use to remote to raise it, it only goes back about 4-5 inches. If I reach under into the cabinet and hit the controller there it will raise fully. going down works perfect either by remote or under cabinet..... I did try changing the batts in re...
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CJSX2fromCT
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Stagnant water smell from A/C units
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We have two A/C units in our Montana Fifth wheel. The one in the bedroom was just installed last fall. First in the bedroom and now in the living room, when the A/C kicks on I smell what smells like stagnant water. Of course Hubby smells nothing. But then again he never hears any strange sound I hea...
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phyllen
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Tire Question??
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When we went to the first RV Dreams Rally in Branson there was discussion on how to tell the age of a tire....Due to a disease I have called "Oldtimers" I have forgotten how the age of a tire was calculated....could someone please tell me how I figure out how old a tire is...
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susie/jack
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rinsing black tank......(funny if it was'nt you!!!!)
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Ok.......this is going to sound kinda funny to seasoned RVers, Reading on another Forum there was a question about black tank over flow and water coming in through the A/C unit...!!!!..and wanted to know if they are connected it seems that during the rinse process they relied on the monitor to see whe...
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Lucky Mike
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Montana 3750FL Rear Slideouts Problem
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I have a 3750FL with the bedroom in the back. Hydraulic pistons open and shut the slideouts. We just tried closing the slideouts for the first time this morning and the left slideout will close to 2 inches at the bottom and 1 foot at the top ???? Are we missing something?? -- Edited by CaptainRandy on Sat...
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CaptainRandy
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RV Water Softner
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I would like to read your thoughts on an RV water softener. What brand to buy, cost, and is it worth the effort to load and unload? Thanks for sharing your ideas and thoughts.....Tommy
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travelrv
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Fixed DM2652 Dometic Fridge - quit cooling on electric
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Found the heater element was open. Video recorded the repair as I couldn't find anywhere the details for changing out the element. May come in handy for someone faced with the same issue. You can find the full post on my blog. Cheers Ray -- Edi...
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Raytronx
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Hot Water sorta
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Help needed! My hot water heater is not working up to par. I get slightly warm water but no where near hot. Just not sure what to look for or how to proceed. Sure hope the whole unit does not need replacing Here is what I have; Atwood 6 gallon mfg 5/2006 6 gallon capacity electric/gas fired 8,000 BTU Model G...
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Team Murc
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Brand New 5th Wheel
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I just picked up parts and got to thinking while I was sitting in a 45 minute traffic jam due to an accident. I'm replacing the springs, equalizer, hardware, wheel bearings, brakes and other axle parts this weekend. The tires only have one trip on them. Basically I will have a brand new 5th wheel as co...
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The Bear II
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Water softener
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I read somewhere, but can't remember on which forum, that water softeners can harm the plumbing system in some manner. Then someone remarked that they just added Calgon to the water. I'm trying to find that post again because I would really like a water softener but not if it is going to mess up any of t...
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gypsy97
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Am I Locked Out and Outa Luck?
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OK, I am having some lock frustrations; the fresh water compartment lock doesn't work anymore, and is impossible to get? You actually have to buy a whole new white plastic assembly? Are you kidding me? OK, more complaining... the 2004 Fleetwood Fiesta was cleverly designed to make it impossible to p...
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Hina
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Getting a Bigger Fresh Tank?
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I know this is very specific to each rig, but has anyone added a larger fresh tank, and is that hard or expensive? I've been going over the owner's manual on my Fleetwood Fiesta 26Q, and it only has a 30 gallon fresh tank. (All the other Fiesta models have 60)
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Hina
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Washout vs wand...
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Ok, found out my 5th wheel has a black water tank washout.... A place where you attach a hose and it "rinses" the black water tank clean. They also sell these 3 ft long wand looking thingy's you connect to your water hose and put it down in the toilet and that is supposed to clean out the tank. My...
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Miss G
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5th with unwanted water
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Newbie 5th wheel owner, purchased Aug 2012.We winterize and walk away, returning in the spring for campground lakeside fun. Upon arrival this spring, I found wet carpet along bedroom floor edges (wet under windows and head of bed) some wrinkling of wallpaper under windows. How do I trouble shoot...
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FrozenNorth
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trailer hitch reciever
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why is their 2 pin positions on a class 5 receiver? one is about 1 inch from the other just wondering, I allways used the one that puts the receiver in the hitch more.
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Ranger guy
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Sprinter Water Heater
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Our water heater is propane but when it is windy will not stay lit. Any advice on how to keep it lit?
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Theresa
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Air conditioner dripping inside
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We've been stationary for a few months. We don't have full 50 amp power hooked up here yet so I haven't been running the A/C. Today got too hot so I disconnected shore power and turned on the generator to run the A/C for awhile. We were doing some family stuff and when we came back, there was a big puddle of wa...
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calrugerfan
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No hot water in kitchen only
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I have a 2002 Newmar Dutch Star. I have no hot water from the kitchen faucet only. The bathroom sink and shower both have hot water. I think it may be related to the bypass valve but have no idea where it would be located. Is it on the water heater? Any help is much appreciated. Thank you. Liz
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LizB
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Dometic refrigerator quit
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While enjoying the beautiful fall weather in southern NM, the frig quit. It worked fine for several days and then after one of the NM famous wind storms it stopped working. Fuses, power, gas, thermocouple, all checked and nothing seems wrong, so we are grounded. No ammonia odor either. Took it to t...
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blijil
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Winnebago View
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A friend recently bought a used View - she would like to replace the front seats (driver and passenger) with new leather seats. I suggested she start with Winnebago to see what was even possible (she is unsure if the passenger seat can be a recliner) Does anyone have an experience with the View and if an...
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bigredoes
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Noise when hot water is turned on
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Started last night - when we turned on the hot water tap, there is a slight noise coming from the water heater. Hot water heater is turned off but the noise sounds like it is coming through the pipes - humming - like something is caught in the pipe. We drained the hot water tank, cleaned it with vinegar an...
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mjlitz
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Shocks or just the way it is
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My Thor Hurricane 30Q gave me a great ride on our 1st outing begining last week,except for two incidents that scared the crap out of me.I must have hit a couple of small potholes at the same time.The rv shook so bad I thought it was all over.I never felt so out of control.Afterwards it was a smooth ride aga...
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Rvlife23
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Can't turn off one outside security light. Help.
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We've tried every switch inside and even pulled the fuse for the one labeled "scare lights". Only one stuck on, can't figure it out and don't want to annoy our neighbors Anymore than we normally do. sherry
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WestWardHo
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How do I remove the border on the walls of my 5th wheel
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We are to the world of RV's and just purchased a 4 year old Jayco Legacy. I love everything about the rig, except the ugly border on all the walls....... Can it easily be removed without destroying the walls which are in excellent shape. The walls themselves are a neutral color and the border is all fancy...
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Beady
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Water filter turned green
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I just changed the whole house type water filter and found it turned green. The filter is bright white when first installed. I believe it is alge growing on the filter, but is that a problem? Seems to me that this is a good thing that it is not going into the 5er. We are in Florida since December and have...
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sdman
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Black gunk in fresh water tank
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This weekend I dewinterized and sanitized the fresh water tank on our fiver. While flushing the tank there were several black blobs which came out. I had blown the tank dry last fall so maybe it is just a film which formed in the bottom of the tank. We do have very hard water in our area but I usually run i...
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dewwood
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Rotate tires on 5er
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I have a tri-axel 5er and have about 5,000 miles on the tires now. Thought just came to me, should I rotate the tire. Knowing that the front and rear tires scuff more than the center one dose. What is the general concenise out there?
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Bob and Cheri
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Using Elect "Autotransformers"
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I'm tossed up as to if one of these units are really needed. On one forum everyone swears by them, on another forum those that have full/parttimed for years say they've never used them and have never had to have any elect appliances etc replaced due to burn-out due to low voltage. Maybe I'm overly protec...
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