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RE: electrical I think
Check for Inline fuse or DC CB on/under the tongue/frame ----follow the Battery POS Cable
If it was the Reverse Polarity Fuses on Converter he would not have ANY DC whether on shore power or not
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Old-Biscuit
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05/18/21 11:08am |
Folding Trailers
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RE: Water Heater electric element
10E version uses DC to control electric and propane
Element might not be bad.....could be:
No DC from circuit board to the DC Relay
(yellow wire should have DC when Electric is selected and water is cold)
DC Relay could be bad
AC wires to/from that Relay could be melted
Element could be burnt out/shorted
DC Relay and Element are on backside of the WH Tank under the protective cover at bottom of tank
How you access depends on your RV....could be via inside a cabinet, removable panel, removable cabinet floor (removable means just stapled in place...pry it open) or even from underneath RV or panel in next compartment
Check for access directly behind where water heater is installed
Wiring..follow the DC
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1 1/2" thin wall 6 point socket to remove element if bad
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Old-Biscuit
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05/18/21 11:02am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Coffee Survey
Whatever is on SALE at the grocery store.
Grew up on ranch
Worked Oilfield
NAVY
Power Plant
Camping
Black, thick and strong
It's just coffee
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Old-Biscuit
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05/17/21 07:58pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Retirement
We both retired at 50
Me first then 4 yrs later she retired
Both of us took SS at 62 because:
Never trust Congress to NOT SCREW IT UP
And the break even point for me was 80 and 78 for her
Receiving SS four years earlier and break even 18 yrs later
Wasn't a tough choice
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Old-Biscuit
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05/17/21 07:55pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: suggestions for screen door with dog
RV Screen Pet Grilles
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Old-Biscuit
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05/17/21 11:55am |
Tech Issues
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RE: propane tank storage in truck bed
YEP^^^^
Milk Crate and then secure it in place with straps
Potable propane cylinders fit perfectly in those and strapped they will stay put
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Old-Biscuit
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05/17/21 11:52am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: An easier way to fill propane tanks on Lance 1172
Gallon of propane has 91,500btu
Add up your propane appliance btu/hourly rating
Water heater
*Atwood 6 gal ---8000btu
*Atwood 10 gal ---10,000btu
*Suburban ----12,000btu
Furnace......20K, 25K etc
Fridge....1200-2200btu
Stove top/Oven
1 burner...9000btu
other 2 burners....5000btu each
Oven 1200-2000btu
Remember BTU Rating is Per Hour of run time
*roughly 20 minutes per hour -----so 3 hrs for 1 hr run time
WE FTd with Two 30# cylinders
Used all appliances on propane......
*Summer time.....usually 4- 5 weeks on ONE 30# cylinder
*Winter time.....couple be week and was every other day when temps were below 0*F
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Old-Biscuit
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05/17/21 11:50am |
Truck Campers
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RE: An easier way to fill propane tanks on Lance 1172
Portable cylinders....haven't found a place yet that will refill with them still in place
1st off they should be filled Vertically
2nd they should be weighed when filling
3rd bleed valve should be cracked open when filling
Seems a step ladder is feasible....IF you are stable on one
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Old-Biscuit
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05/16/21 09:57pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Norcold N611L Not Working
Circuit board has failed
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Old-Biscuit
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05/16/21 09:53pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: how do you follow weather on the road
OTA and Local News Stations
Radio and local news
Internet/Weather Channel
So many options available
Simple.......
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Old-Biscuit
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05/16/21 09:38am |
RV Lifestyle
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RE: Tripod for a new fifth wheel
PASS....not needed or worth it
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Old-Biscuit
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05/15/21 02:02pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Follow-up on refrigerator temp problem
You never did post Model of fridge
Abd your update should be posted with original thread to close it with solution
Original thread
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Old-Biscuit
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05/13/21 12:41pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: water heater works fine - IF- I leave door open
"The RETURN millivolt signal for flame is NOT that strong and will be disrupted by a slight short to ground." Return signal? Are you saying that the Suburban design uses the spark apparatus as double duty for whether or not the flame lit? If true, that seems dumb.
There does not appear to be any damage to the orange wire, looks new. The connection to the lug is shiny and clean.
As suggested, I cleaned the burner tube. The air-gas mixture is fixed, not adjustable.
--- Are you positive the air mixture is not adjustable? On all RV WHs I've seen, there is a mixture adjustment where the burner tube meets the gas valve. You adjust it by loosening a small screw and twisting it on the tube to open or close the slots in it to add or block air.
Guess all of your WHs were Atwoods
Suburban ,,,,which OP has....does not have ANY air shutter/air mixture adjustments
Suburban uses gas flow to pull correct air in via venturi affect
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Old-Biscuit
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05/12/21 09:00pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Refrigerator temp
40 degrees Fahrenheit is the absolute maximum temperature that potentially hazardous foods can be kept at. Anything above that and you are asking for trouble. Additionally, the longer time that the food is kept at that temperature, the more hazardous the food becomes. 35degrees F. or so is more ideal.
skipg: My Dometic RML8555, brand new has never done any better than yours and its sad that we consumers are saddled with these lousy appliances. As a side note: my two friends who bought new rvs that have the same fridge as I do, had the same problem also and Dometic's response is that that's the way they are. One friend spent $$$$ and switched to a 12volt compressor fridge and the other spent $$$ trying to repair something that couldn't be fixed. Myself, I've given up.
RV MFG are to blame for NOT properly installing Absorption fridges as per Norcold & Dometic Installation guides
Proper clearances, insulation, airflow/draft requirements etc
Those issues are with the RV MFG
YES....
The safe refrigerator temperature range in the main compartment is 40 degrees Fahrenheit or below, with 37 degrees Fahrenheit being considered the optimal for holding foods cold.
Those temps ARE achievable with absorption fridges ,,,when correctly installed
Airflow/Draft and clearances are critical
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Old-Biscuit
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05/12/21 12:57pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Refrigerator temp
1st off.....Model of that Dometic would be helpful
Moving thermistor.....that suggests you do not have 'adjustable temp settings" but an 'auto temp control' model
Unplug thermistor leads from lower circuit board (usually on upper left area of board....2 leads)
Run fridge for 12 hrs w/o thermistor...no temp sensing feedback to thermostat so fridge will cooling continuously.
Food compartment should get very cold provided circuit board is functioning properly and cooling unit is capable of full cooling
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Old-Biscuit
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05/12/21 08:17am |
Tech Issues
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RE: TV tire life
There is NO recommendation for car/pickup tires....that 5-7 yrs is for Trailer tires due to sitting stationary for long periods
If your truck sits...then maybe
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Old-Biscuit
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05/10/21 09:43am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Dometic fridge not cooling on LP. Just LP.
Freezer/Food compartment get cold on AC element and stays cold on DC element
But freezer only gets cold (not the food compartment) when using GAS
That means GAS is NOT generating ENOUGH hot ammonia vapor.....
Low LP System Pressure causes cool gas flame cause insufficient boiling of ammonia into hot vapor
*freezer is first in coolant flow......freezer gets cold cause there is enough absorption but not enough for food compartment
LP System Pressure OR obstructed burner orifice inhibiting the gas flow to burner
Side note:
'Fridge'----that is the whole unit Freezer AND food compartment
'Fridge' is short for Refrigerator
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Old-Biscuit
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05/09/21 05:55pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: What is the Passport America plan
50% off daily rate
If rate is $50 and PA Rate is $25 then use it twice and you have paid for th $44/yr fee
(2x @$50+$100------$44 + 2x @$25 = $94....SAVE $6 after that you would save 50% not only at that CG but others that accept the PA discount)
*Each CG has their own restrictions/limitations on when/how many nights etc
For $44/yr....it helps cut CG costs
PA Website
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Old-Biscuit
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05/09/21 02:11pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: water heater works fine - IF- I leave door open
Further screwing with this thing reveals that sometimes the gas valve opens but the spark don't spark, while other time the sparker sparks but the gas valve doesn't open. One fireball, luckily with the door open, is enough for me to get a qualified repairman.
These details suggest circuit board valve track is issue
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Old-Biscuit
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05/09/21 11:04am |
Tech Issues
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RE: water heater works fine - IF- I leave door open
"The RETURN millivolt signal for flame is NOT that strong and will be disrupted by a slight short to ground." Return signal? Are you saying that the Suburban design uses the spark apparatus as double duty for whether or not the flame lit? If true, that seems dumb.
There does not appear to be any damage to the orange wire, looks new. The connection to the lug is shiny and clean.
As suggested, I cleaned the burner tube. The air-gas mixture is fixed, not adjustable.
Not only does Suburban but also Atwood/Dometic, Norcold for water heaters, fridges, furnaces etc
And it is VERY Smart technology
When the Flame ignites ti creates a current (Flame Rectification)
Flame generated AC Current is rectified into a DC Current which the circuit board senses via the milliamp signal thru the Spark Electrode.
All this takes place w/o further devices/equipment/sensors and happens within seconds of gas valve opening/spark electrode firing
No flame proving signal....circuit board shuts down DC to gas valve---hence no excess raw fuel
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Old-Biscuit
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05/09/21 11:03am |
Tech Issues
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