What did you do to your Class A MH today???

toomoxy wrote:
Had my plumber come out to do some house repairs and also install
my new RV kitchen tap cause other one cracked.

1. Taps are Totally not accessible because of narrow cupboard access area and a built in
shelf in the way.

2. Had to remove the sink to gain access and the rear of sink has screwed supports !!!
He managed it. But geesh they don't make RV's with consideration that anyone will be doing any replacement or upgrades it seems.

3. Hoses were capped off and not marked so he had to figure out which was which
by playing detective... (not an RV guy) which he then did mark for me for future.
Hoses are a different size than the tap connectors so he had to put together
an adaptor to connect (not something I could have done that quickly for sure).

4. When he turned on the hot water to run through the new tap (which looks so great)
this horrible smell of sulphur happened.
I had run bleach through the system but of course didn't run the hot water and he said
the stink is from there...

5. Not wishing any problems this weekend at yet another dog show, I thought I would be very wise and add bleach and run it through using hot water to cleanse the hot water tank..

6. The smell for sure disappeared... phew... then I thought I would empty the final rinse
though all the taps... ...and I got distracted...

I came back out to the rig and tank was empty, water pump running full blast...
and a flood in the rear of the RV because I forgot to open my grey water tank !!!!

there is a metal tray thing next to the water pump that I realized is a channel for all the
hoses to the bathroom and that kept filling all evening only to a point...
so I had the shop vac to it for hours off and on
and blew a fan at the access area under the shower stall.

Today 24 hours later it is finally drying out...

I did fill some water back into the tank so I could have some water back in the
grey water tank (read this is a good thing) and the pump ran just fine no leaks...
PHEW>..

however wondering if getting a spare pump and hoses might be a wise
thing at this point... (knock on wood won't need)...

Wow my first RV is a huge learning curve for sure...

We have all done similar things. Most just won't admit it.

Couple of points: to really help dry things out run the AC as much as possible. That will pull a lot of humidity from the air.

Most if not all RV fresh water pumps are designed to run dry so you likely didn't damage it. That being said, depending where you RV as spare can be handy.

We use our spare to boost the extremely low (gravity feed)at many Mexican campgrounds. We fitted it with hose connections and power it from a 12V connection at the trailer socket at the back. A 2 foot hose to the tap and a longer one to the tank fill allows us to fill in 10 or 15 minutes rather than 2 or three hours!

We too travel with a couple of dogs. Good luck at the dog shows.

Had my plumber come out to do some house repairs and also install
my new RV kitchen tap cause other one cracked.

1. Taps are Totally not accessible because of narrow cupboard access area and a built in
shelf in the way.

2. Had to remove the sink to gain access and the rear of sink has screwed supports !!!
He managed it. But geesh they don't make RV's with consideration that anyone will be doing any replacement or upgrades it seems.

3. Hoses were capped off and not marked so he had to figure out which was which
by playing detective... (not an RV guy) which he then did mark for me for future.
Hoses are a different size than the tap connectors so he had to put together
an adaptor to connect (not something I could have done that quickly for sure).

4. When he turned on the hot water to run through the new tap (which looks so great)
this horrible smell of sulphur happened.
I had run bleach through the system but of course didn't run the hot water and he said
the stink is from there...

5. Not wishing any problems this weekend at yet another dog show, I thought I would be very wise and add bleach and run it through using hot water to cleanse the hot water tank..

6. The smell for sure disappeared... phew... then I thought I would empty the final rinse
though all the taps... ...and I got distracted...

I came back out to the rig and tank was empty, water pump running full blast...
and a flood in the rear of the RV because I forgot to open my grey water tank !!!!

there is a metal tray thing next to the water pump that I realized is a channel for all the
hoses to the bathroom and that kept filling all evening only to a point...
so I had the shop vac to it for hours off and on
and blew a fan at the access area under the shower stall.

Today 24 hours later it is finally drying out...

I did fill some water back into the tank so I could have some water back in the
grey water tank (read this is a good thing) and the pump ran just fine no leaks...
PHEW>..

however wondering if getting a spare pump and hoses might be a wise
thing at this point... (knock on wood won't need)...

Wow my first RV is a huge learning curve for sure...

Removed my new Reelcraft water hose reel to fix a couple of leaks -- two water hose connections needed some Teflon tape.

Re-installed the Reelcraft on top of a strip of Eternabond as my water compartment tray had a bunch of holes from previous installs, and whenever water accumulated, water would leak under the tray. (Dried with a hairdryer.)

Despite the leaks, Reelcraft makes a good reel as it was easy to take apart and fix.

So far no more leaks.

Finally figured out that RCV av cable to front TV long enough to reach BR TV. Couple hours later BR TV has satellite, OTA and cable. Reorganized dine cabinets to accommodate new mini oven. Removed stuff not needed for summer trip to NW US.

Just a simple project, installed a shelf in my second cupboard to
have more storage options

Took the last two days to wash and wax the rig and 5 minutes to replace the gas spring on one of the cargo doors. We head North next Saturday.

Replaced the water-heater yesterday - replaced with identical unit as original (Suburban SW6D). While at it, installed an indicator light that lets me know when the unit is actually heating water. Green wire, from switch, is negative (ground); brown wire, from controller*, is +12v when the unit is heating. Tapped into both these wires and connected to a LED indicator ($10 at Auto-Zone). Will be nice to know when the heater is finished after showers and washing dishes.

*This wire actuates the solenoid on the gas valve.

Today is the day to finish activating the fresh water system for our trip tomorrow. We had to cancel our first run due to freezing rain and snow. Temps still are only in the high 50's and lower 60's. But at least the rain has stopped for several days.

Replaced all interior bulbs with LED. Put new rubber seals around entry door, on 2000 Discovery. They are poor quality doors and must be resealed every year or two, for wind noise.

moved it out of the Barn and Parked on the Pad in front of the garage. Installed new wipers and wiper blade pivot posts Hopefully start cleaning tomorrow.