Independent slide controls

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newman fulltimer wrote:
You need to get a floorplan that will allow you to access the kitchen with the slides in if this is your concern

Easier said than done. Not many of those out there. We've been looking!

We really like the Alpine and yes, it has hydraulic slides.

busmanRG wrote:
We currently have a Class C with a single slide. Looking to move over to a 5th wheel with multiple slides. It seems that many of the units are a single switch for all slides (vs each slide operating independently). When I questioned it, the sales rep said that you can disconnect (?) the connections to put only one out a time if needed. Could you chime in on this and give me a better explanation of the concept? Do any of you do this? My concern was being able to open up the kitchen slide slightly at rest stops to allow access to the refer without opening up the entire unit or even opening only one side in a tight campground.

Thanks!

That salesman is telling you anything to make the sale! Could what he said be done? Most likely. Would it be a royal pain in the a$$ to have to do it? Definitely! disconnect-reconnect-disconnect-reconnect...Gimme a break! Every fiver we've owned had independent slides therefore, I'm not really going to be able to help you. If anything, installing some extra switches (assuming slides are electric) would be a far cry better than the disconnect-reconnect routine suggested by the salesperson. These salespeople never cease to amaze me with their idiocy!!!

Generally, if the manufacturer is using electric slides, then each will have it's own switch because each has it's own electric motor. However, manufacturers that use hydraulic slides may have all slides operating from a single switch because it is less complicated (meaning less expense). Even that is not absolute, some brands and models may have independent switches for each slide-out.

So, if hydraulic slides, you will need to check out the details. But if electric slides then each slide out will be independant since running 3 or more electric motors at the same time requires too much power and they all won't reach the end of their travel at the same time and excess over travel is not a good thing to do.

My 5th has hydraulic slides with a manifold that allows me to move all slides at once or pick just one if I desire.

You need to get a floorplan that will allow you to access the kitchen with the slides in if this is your concern