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RE: Trojan T-105 Storage
Storage temperature and frequency you’ll be able to check them and charge as required are important. I’d be reluctant to let them go more than 30 days without charging if they are stored where it is warm.
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jkwilson
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07/17/19 11:23am |
Tech Issues
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RE: private land camping questions, cell booster suggestions
Ask people who live there what cell provider they use. One may be good.
As to legality, most rural areas have very few restrictions on how you use your land. We built a house and several outbuildings. The only time we interacted with any government entity was for a septic permit. No other permits at all, personal or business use.
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jkwilson
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07/16/19 12:38pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Mud Flaps
Look at Rock Tamers. There are a few similar products on the market.
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jkwilson
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07/16/19 12:33pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Dometic AC potential issues
1. The freeze Sensor not connected. WHY would you install a new one? Why not just install the old one?
2. They are sealed systems. IF you had a leaker, then ALL the coolant would have been gone by now. They only hold a 16 ozs of coolant.
3. Water Coming OFF the roof indicates the Unit is doing its job.
4. Your brother and you have no way to tell if the compressor is "going" bad:B FYI, your compressor is not going bad.
5. How hot is it and how big is your RV? Doug
OP here,
The end of the sensor did not have the flat blade attached so it broke off or whatever. To be safe it wasn't an expensive part so I replaced it.
I stated that I had no clue about the compressor. Was hoping for a little feedback if there was any simple way to determine any issue with it.
It was in the mid 70's now 80 at noon and the AC has not shut off at all.
It is a 32 foot 5th wheel and the AC is a 15,000 BTU unit.
A 15k AC in a 32 foot RV will NOT cool the RV. Especially if you have slide out/s. Period. The max size for a ducted 15k is about 27 feet. Don't listen to responders that state they have a over 27 foot that does cool with 1 AC. I am giving you 40 years experience with RV's and sizing of Roof AC units. You need to have a operational check of that AC unit. You need
1. The compressor amp draw at ambient correct temp
2. The Temp Differential between the closest cold air outlet and the return air filter. The temp Diff will be 19 to 22 degrees. IE -- 82 hot in 62 cold out would be very good. Doug
My Atwood did a fine job in August of 2017 when we could only get a 30A site for the eclipse. 95, humid as heck and no shade in the middle of the day. It worked hard, but kept it in the 70s.
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jkwilson
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07/14/19 10:25am |
Tech Issues
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Naps
This topic has been moved to another forum.
You can read it here: 29928347
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jkwilson
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07/13/19 04:34pm |
Around the Campfire
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Naps
Since I retired in April, naps have become an important part of my daily routine. A couple of notable ones this year:
Early April, up early to go fishing. Cleaned a mess of crappie. 3.5 mile hike in the afternoon, then fried the fish along with hush puppies and fries. Sitting by the fire reading, I dozed off about 10. Woke up around midnight, threw a little more wood on the fire and read until 2 or so. Dozed off for 45 minutes and went into the RV to bed.
Mid-May. Drove a little more than an hour to meet some friends for lunch. Great meal and great conversation. Driving back to the campground, the rain cut loose. When we got back to the rig, boss lady put her head on my shoulder and we slept until after dark. Stayed up late drinking wine by the fire.
Early June, we hauled the granddaughters 3 hours to our favorite campground. Lunch, and 5 hours of chasing them on bikes and hiking trails, grandma fixed supper. We all crashed in recliners and on the couch, woke up at 11 and watched movies on DVD until 2am.
This retirement is pure hell!
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jkwilson
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07/13/19 04:34pm |
RV Lifestyle
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RE: Bluegrass PArkway
Bluegrass is a better road than 65, you will be fine, also better scenery
X2.
Kentucky has some great parkways. IMO, Kentucky is the poster child for paying for roads with tolls. Pennyrile, Western Kentucky, Natcher, Audubon, Bluegrass are all nice roads and mostly paid off with tolls. Even I64 in Louisville was once a toll road.
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jkwilson
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07/13/19 04:17pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Troubleshooting Dometic RM 4223
Did you disconnect the element from the circuit when you measured?
Even at 90 Ohms, the element only draws 160W which is 1.33A so not likely to be a cause of tripping a breaker.
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jkwilson
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07/12/19 03:07pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Bike Racks
It’s because the bouncing will eventually bend it. Look at Swagman. They have several models for RV use.
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jkwilson
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07/03/19 07:34pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Short light weight 5th wheel search
You can generally pull up to around 33’ with an SRW. IMO, livability jumps way up around 32’.
Everybody has different ideas about an ideal layout, but I’d recommend looking at the Grand Design 303RLS as a point of comparison for other rigs. We love ours. It’s just shy of 33’, but really makes good use of space and is plenty comfortable pulling behind a SRW. Some folks even pull them with max tow package F150s.
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jkwilson
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07/03/19 11:57am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: power convert how to diagnose.
Power converter is simple. 120vac in, 13.6vdc out. Does the converter do this or not?
how would i know? both outs say 12v both pos and neg. Regardless if its plugged in or not, they obviously run to the battery so no clue if they are actually providing anything. Flipping breakers on and inverter on does not seem to change the reading (12v) at the wires in rear of converter.
Don’t measure to chassis. Measure between them.
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jkwilson
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07/02/19 03:53pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: power convert how to diagnose.
Measure from ground to the positive post.
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jkwilson
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07/01/19 06:16pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: power convert how to diagnose.
Measures 12V with the negative lead connected where? The main reading to be concerned with is from the negative to positive lead. If the negative lead is 12V above something, then the positive lead will be 24V above that point.
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jkwilson
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07/01/19 05:40pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
jkwilson: How would Magnuson-Moss apply? It places rules and requirements on how warranties are written. Do you think your warranty violates it?
The way I understand the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act after reading it and talking to to some other people it works in place of the lemon law. It's a federal law that works in place of the lemon law for all states. If the dealer or manufacture fails to fix your problem after so many tries or your unit has been out of service for a length of time you can demand some kind of settlement. In most cases you will have to get a lawyer involved.
Just hoping I would find someone on here that knows more about it or has used it or what they have done to get major problems solved. I have had three Major problems with my 5er from purchase date 5/22/18 till now. It has been in the shop 5 times for more the 120 days so I have not even to enjoy it and I'm still fighting with the manufacture.
That is not what it is at all. It doesn’t even require a company to provide a warranty. It just specifies how the warranty is written and how implied warranties are defined.
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jkwilson
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06/29/19 10:31am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
How would Magnuson-Moss apply? It places rules and requirements on how warranties are written. Do you think your warranty violates it?
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jkwilson
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06/28/19 08:40pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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Carlyle Lake near Centralia and Carlyle Illinois
Grandson will be attending college in Centralia. See there are a few campgrounds around the lake, but info is scarce on the web. Looks like most are walk ups with I assume 30A electric only.
Anybody know more about them? How busy in the fall? Dump station etc.?
Figure it would be nice to make a visit to see him a little getaway as well.
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jkwilson
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06/27/19 08:46pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: A/C excessive noise/buffeting
Atwood used to make relatively quiet A/Cs, but Dometic bought them and put an end to that nonsense. They are all pretty noisy.
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jkwilson
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06/25/19 11:38am |
Tech Issues
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RE: what to use as a cleaner on s slick side f'ver?
Does your outside water go through the softener? It’s not common to soften the water going to outside faucets.
Our water is so bad you can barely see through the windows of a vehicle if you hose them off and let it dry. I scrub things at home, then drive to town for a final rinse at the car wash.
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jkwilson
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06/25/19 07:31am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Your first post on the forum
I used a different computer name, because something happened with our computer or something that I can't recall now and I think I just changed it to Lessmore from Lesmore49 or Lesmore...something like that.
Can't recall the details, but I was here for a few years before the latest date that shows on my join date.
Been here for a long time. In fact RVNet and one other forum about cameras are the only forums I have stuck with over many years.
This it?
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jkwilson
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06/21/19 08:21pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Cross Winds
Obviously cross winds affect a 5th wheel, but my two cents is that it’s less demanding to drive when the winds get blocked and come back suddenly because you can just steer back to correct without any tail wagging the dog.
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jkwilson
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06/21/19 06:09pm |
General RVing Issues
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