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Scott___Jill
Jul 24, 2012Explorer
Vanderee wrote:toomoxy wrote:
Went on my second camping trip...
found out my Generator will run but is not powering anything.
ARGH....
Thank goodness the fairgrounds had 15amp hook up...
but sucks no AC and was so hot and humid.
I had a small engine repair shop check generator and they confirmed that my "General" 5500 generator is not powering anything even though is running and is a closed unit wtih belt that is difficult to repair if even possible or worth it (so piece of crap).
I'm so fed up... This was my dream for over 20 years, of purchasing an RV for dog shows.
But my fellow dog show campers assured me that "this soon shall pass" and once I get it all working and figure it all out, that i will have many years of happy camping.
I have been looking at
the new onan RV QG 7000 to ensure I can run both AC's at same time
(one for dogs in the garage area) and one for me all night and during transport to sites. Figuring buy the best and hope I will be problem free for longer.
Cheapest one is $4,422.00 and thankfully salesperson told me I would also need harness assembly at $130.00 and exhaust acc at $120.00
free shipping and tax free... cheapest I have found yet.
Hoping to find someone to install for decent price and properly.
Dealerships sure range in hourly rates from $90.00-$180.00!
Installed my new led bulbs from China that someone on here recommended.
they were so dim at home.... however once I plugged in at the fairground they were PERFECT...
They still get warm though (not as hot for sure) and the ones I put over the sink were angled down a bit...never thought about it until I noticed smoke coming from it and realised that the bulb touched the plastic cover ...Thankfully I was there.
Guess I needed shorter ones there...weird the sockets would point down though.
Noticed the bottom corner covers on the pushout sides are gone with a big gap...hope that is just cosmetic...
Forgot to make sure the counters didn't have anything on them before driving away... lost my new coffee pot :(
still trying to figure out how to make those rear spot lights at the top of the garage door ramp to go on...
What an adventure...LOL
You're doing great,you will know your RV inside out.Been there myself.
Be happy a new RV has many more problems.
Did you check the to see if the power switch was set to on looks like a barker switch on the Generator.
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