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GlennLever
Sep 19, 2014Explorer
So while working on the vacuum project (I will post pictures later) I found another example of shoddy workmanship.
I paid Caledonia RV $1,800 to replace all the old rope lights in the Motor Home.
They original plugged one of the lights into the hot water heater electrical outlet. This outlet was not hot when the inverter was on and you would obviously want the lights to work when camping on the generator or inverter.
Directly below that compartment is the compartment which contains the inverter.
So their solution was to drill a hole between the two compartment and then run the 110 volt line through the hole.
The problem is they used no rubber grommet and the wire is rubbing against the sharp metal on the edge of the hole. I will have to fix this along with many other problems with their workmanship.
It will be detailed here as I correct the workmanship problems.
The thing I have learned is you have to do it yourself if you want it done right. It is truly a shame the RV world is pledged with this type of workmanship.

I paid Caledonia RV $1,800 to replace all the old rope lights in the Motor Home.
They original plugged one of the lights into the hot water heater electrical outlet. This outlet was not hot when the inverter was on and you would obviously want the lights to work when camping on the generator or inverter.
Directly below that compartment is the compartment which contains the inverter.
So their solution was to drill a hole between the two compartment and then run the 110 volt line through the hole.
The problem is they used no rubber grommet and the wire is rubbing against the sharp metal on the edge of the hole. I will have to fix this along with many other problems with their workmanship.
It will be detailed here as I correct the workmanship problems.
The thing I have learned is you have to do it yourself if you want it done right. It is truly a shame the RV world is pledged with this type of workmanship.

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