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down_home's avatar
down_home
Explorer II
Aug 29, 2019

Things getting out of hand

Where we store MH now,sine our enclosed storage was bought out, wanted $250.00 to check the tires, batteries, and fill the fresh water tank!
Charged 141.00 to change under sink water filter.
When we took it there in April and went out in June they did that and didn't charge but we did have pay over $1,000.00 for 2 starting batteries and installation and for checking a few things, and filling the near empty chassis batteries.
They wanted 125.00 hour labor rate to fill the water tank by itself. 3-5 gallons a minute, perhaps that would from 20 to over 30 minutes, plus moving coach to where hose would reach, it would have been at least 75.00. We said no.
Tomorrow is going to be a pickle. Pick up coach go fill up fuel tank, then to a campground near us fill water tank. Can't turn the coach around in our long driveway and don't want to try to fool with 500 ft of hose. Park at firehall an ferry three or four car loads of everything but the kitchen sink. Probably end up parking at Wal marts for to nights as it is a holiday weekend and no time to plan things out.
Got to be a better idea!
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  • oldave's avatar
    oldave
    Explorer
    Aug 29, 2019
    Possibly one of these https://www.nirvc.com/Storage

    I believe they are more of a service center and they
    are not cheap .
  • Bill_Satellite's avatar
    Bill_Satellite
    Explorer II
    Aug 29, 2019
    I don't understand what's happening here. You pay your storage place to do maintenance? They fill your tanks for you? Is this common stuff? My storage lot is literally a parking lot lol. I pay to store my RV there, that's it.

    Are you allowed to use their water to fill up, or is it only available if you pay them to fill it for you?


    Yeah, I don't get that part either. I see it's indoor storage but sounds like storage plus valet service.
  • HadEnough's avatar
    HadEnough
    Explorer
    Aug 29, 2019
    The most crazy part? They probably can't work you into the schedule for a month or two.

    I've had the same experience thinking I could save time paying someone to fix things.

    As it turns out, it's much faster to just do it yourself.
  • camperdave's avatar
    camperdave
    Explorer
    Aug 29, 2019
    I don't understand what's happening here. You pay your storage place to do maintenance? They fill your tanks for you? Is this common stuff? My storage lot is literally a parking lot lol. I pay to store my RV there, that's it.

    Are you allowed to use their water to fill up, or is it only available if you pay them to fill it for you?
  • rk911's avatar
    rk911
    Explorer
    Aug 29, 2019
    - water filter: $141 is way out of line. unless your setup is weird and involves a lot of labor changing an under sink water filter should take maybe 5-min which at a rate of $125 p/h should be more like $12-$20. did the $141 INCLUDE the filter?

    - fill water tank: good decision. no way to fill at home? might be worth the one time expense to install an RV pad at home. your post implies you have the space. put in a pad, electric, water and maybe even a dump. include a circle drive. can you will water tank at tge fuel stop?
  • midnightsadie's avatar
    midnightsadie
    Explorer II
    Aug 29, 2019
    find another storage unit. for that kind of money you can put it in my pole bldg.

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