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Storage
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You guys seem pretty knowlegable about maintenance and such. The dealer that we are currently purchasing our RV from has been extremely helpful with advice on maintaing our rig (30 ft. travel trailer). My question is: Do you guys have any advice as to what we need to look for when searching for storage...
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Experiencing What I Call a "Water Harmonic"
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OK. A "harmonic" is something that occurs "away from" the original source. It is noticeable in electronics and sounds. Our "water harmonic" occurs in the vicinity of the shower faucet when we run water (usually hot) at either the kitchen or bathroom sink. It is...
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Terry and Jo
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Battery Relocation
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The weather is getting nice and we finally are getting some time to work on some modifications on our fiver. The first mod that I want to do is relocating our large battery. Can anyone tell me if it is OK to move the battery into the garage area of our fiver and what if any problems might arise from such a mov...
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MaryBee
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Just had a blowout!!
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Traveling home from a month-long trip to Florida with the 5er......we had a blowout on the trailer. Left back tire completely tore up the tire and while tire was coming apart it busted bottom of slide and fender.
Thanks to God we were coming up on a rest area so was able to pull off safely and with no rim d...
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Melstar
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Camping on the Beach
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My Cowboy husband refuses to camp anywhere near salt water, even though we both love the beach. He says the salt air will ruin our 5th wheel. I realize that salt air is corrosive, but there must be things we can do to avoid any damage. Obviously, lots of other folks camp on the beach, so it can't be that b...
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grammykay
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Water system - what does this mean?
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We took our new (to us) trailer to the coast for our first trip. The campsite did not have hookups but they did have a dump tank and a water station. We filled up and got the trailer situated. I turned the water pump switch on since we didn't have city water. It seemed to work just fine. However, I hear...
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calrugerfan
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Progressive EMS-HW50C
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I just purchased a progessive EMS for my MH. I was checking out a location to install it and ran into a small problem. I will be a little short on exsiting cable in the electrical bay. I have a power reel for my 50 amp shore power cord and don't want to steal any cable from it. Has anyone else run into this situ...
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Trabuco
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How windy before putting in slides?
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You all have been so patient with me and I want you ALL to know how much I (we) have appreciated all your help and feedback! I know this question might sound "dumb" to those of you that have experience, but we have never had slides before in our camper and I want to be careful KWIM? Here is the que...
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MaryBee
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Help finding outside Fresh Water Tank Drain!!
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We just got our 2004 Sunnybrook Titan 31BWFS fifth wheel and we cannot find the fresh water tank drain anywhere! The underbelly of the FW is enclosed and we have looked all over. Anyone familier with this brand that can point me in the right direction? Thanks!!
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MaryBee
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Bug remover for the front of my fifth wheel.
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-- Edited by HemiMan on Tuesday 21st of February 2012 07:53:12 AM
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Mobile Suites bathroom air duct
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-- Edited by HemiMan on Tuesday 21st of February 2012 07:56:50 AM
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Holding tanks
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We are staying in a state park and leaving tomorrow. Problem is that the dump station is closed all day. Our next stop is only about and hour away and has full hook ups so we are going to just wait and dump when we get there. The DH wants to know if there is any danger to our tanks traveling with them between 1...
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granny
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Need Good Repairman in Florida
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We have an electrical problem and in need of a good dealership or mobile repair in Florida. We are currently in Largo but will be heading to Bushnell, Clermont and Jacksonville next month. We had a mobile repair guy come out and he wasn't licensed electrician, and not comfortable working with elect...
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leno
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Need Help With Kitchen Drains
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Have I ever told you all that forum search features tend to be worthless? The more words that one puts in a search phrase, the more threads that come up that are completely irrelevant to the basic question. Anyway, Jo mentioned that the drain was slowing down in the plumbing of the kitchen sink. Since we...
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Terry and Jo
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Radio antenna puts tears in roof ???
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Has anyone had problems with the radio antenna hitting the roof so hard it tears the roof ? We just got back from a Texas to Florida to Texas trip and I was washing off the roof and found that the radio antenna is slapping the roof so hard it has torn small little holes in the roof. I can only guess because it s...
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Rusty
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Extend A Stay
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I am having some confusion regarding the Extend A Stay, my need is to Hook up to two 40lb travel trailer front tanks. Some of the stuff I have read talks about adding a BBQ to your Motorhome, (Not what i need), I am looking to add a 100lb tank to a stationary travel trail, currently the TT has two 40lb tanks wi...
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Can I run my AC with my 30amp converted to household 110?
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I have a small 16 ft unit, with just a few lights... and I have a 5,000 btu a/c and a 30amp cord on the unit, but I don't have a 30amp outlet at home. I bought the coverter for the plug to bring the 30amp down to the "household" 110 plug... but will I be albe to run my AC with this? and what about my fr...
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Mouse-proofing, anyone?
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Any tips on mouse-proofing one's fifth wheel? Suggestions on material to use in blocking possible entry holes? Anyone tried spray repellent that is a mixture of pepper oils? Reviews of various sonic-wave electronic devices so far aren't very encouraging and I don't know what kind of effect that wo...
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What's your favorite RV maintenance/repair manual?
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Since becoming fulltimers a few months ago, we've had to do several repairs on our 5th wheel. I'm wondering what is your favorite RV repair/maintenance manual? Seems like Trailer Life's & Woodalls manuals are both pretty good, any others? Thanks for your input! Cindy T
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ANODE ROD
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Our 2012 RV has a Suburbon 6 Gallon water heater Gas/Elec Some opinions on using an anode rod? PPL does sell them for Suburbon 6 Gal W/H's???
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Need advice on replaceing carpet with tile
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What type of floor tile is best to use that will not crack and what glue and grout isbest to use . These upgrades in our R V are diffrent then in our house. Thank's Kent
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Phoneman
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30 amp inverter in a 50 amp rig
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Since inverters with 50 amp transfer switches are not available anymore, inverter subpanels have to be installed in 50 amp rigs. My question is: Couldn't I avoid the subpanel by using an external automatic 50 amp transfer switch that powers the main panel by switching between shore power/gene...
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12v lights keep going dim
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We keep our 5er plugged in even at home. Now we are living in it in FL and the 12v lights go dim after being on for awhile. Could it be a bad battery or a bad power supply?
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Melstar
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BBQ & All RV's
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Today in Chat I was asked a Question that got me thinking(It Hurt!!) Someone asked how to find a stud to mount his BBQ to the side of his fiberglas RV...... Is it just me , why would you mount a fire waiting to happen on the side of your unit......High heat and fiberglas dont mix BBQ should be atleast 5 ft fro...
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Tank Valves
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We have a 2007 KZ Montego Bay 5W and are having trouble with gray tank valve. It requires extreme force to open and close the valve. The wire from handle to valve appears to be +/- 18" to 24" long. Have been using lubricant in tank and squirted lub down cable with little success. Have just read c...
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Slide out topper flapping
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Having found this a common problem, I have designed a product that will solve this and can be installed without a ladder or going on the roof. It is easily removed and collapsed for storage during transit. I expect it can be made inexpensively and priced accordingly. Before I put the effort into formal...
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Denjen
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warranty repair knowledge - help!
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Hi - I am hoping someone has some experience to share. We are new to this lifestyle and not sure how to fix things so Ben & I bought a new Heartland 5th wheel with a warranty, trying to make the transiation a little easier. Well, we have two water leaks and a leaky hot water heater. The problem is we are li...
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BenMary
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Lights Dimming Normal???
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We have been at this full time journey for the last 3+ months. At each park we stay at I have noticed that during the evening the lights may dim for a period of time...and then come back brighter. I attribute it to general usage of electricity in the park going up and down but my wife fears that it is somethin...
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Over55
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HWH Jack Solenoid
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We now have to replace our second HWH jack Solenoid (both rear) in less than 5 months. Has anyone else had recurring problems with this or have any idea what the life span of a solenoid should be? This seems excessive to me. Our Winnebago Brave is just 7 years old. Are these parts that commonly fai...
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Sherry
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Weighing RVs
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I just went and read Howards blog for yesterday. In it he discusses Christmas gifts for RVers and the Weight program is mentioned. He commented that some people won't "cough up" the $60 for an individual wheel weight..... This is absolutely the best thing you could do with ANY RV. EVERY S...
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