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prabhutravels's avatar
Mar 27, 2026

Give me your best not obvious rv tips.

Just got a used rv for the first time and I have done some research on it. But they are SO different then a regular house though and I want to make sure I am not doing anything that would ruin my rv. Give me your best tips whether you think it is obvious or not, I am new here.

Some great tips I have heard so far:

Don’t put bleach down your pipes

Make sure you get a surge protector.

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  • Another tip is to return to the forum to read responses to your questions.

    • Grit_dog's avatar
      Grit_dog
      Trailblazer

      This trend is like 98% of the inquires I get selling something on FB….

      Then you get 1 of the 2% that can respond and actually carry on a convo but refuse to just call and talk in person. 
      Then that person ends up being like the last one to have interest in the mower in selling.  
      This is rich….

      Gal messages the typical lowball bs. (This is a $17k mower new with only 300 hrs on it). 
      After some back n forth drivel, we arrive at a price that we both appear to be good with. I was asking $8k ffs.  Go find another comparable one for less…

      Will it cut tall grass or is it a finish mower?

      Its 35hp and will cut hay or mow a golf course with sharp blades. 

      Will it cut blackberries?

      Well depends if they’re the 12’ tall jungle version or just been growing since last year. 

      How do I sharpen th blades so it will cut them?  
      ma’am I’m not offering a maintenance plan. 

      Can you convert it to joystick control?

      (This means she actually looked up the model on the web…shocking. As they do offer a joystick model unlike most brands)

      You can but idk if the cost would be worth it.

      I have a 4x8 trailer, will it fit on it?

      Maam the title of the add says 60” Zero turn mower. So it’s a bit wider than that. 

      That was like 3 days ago and crickets ever since…. 

  • I use nothing but bleach diluted with water to sanitize my fresh water system. 

  • It would help to let us know what type of RV you bought. Year, make model, and what type of camping you plan on doing. Pretty much everything Rv is "it depends". And those dependencies start with the details. 

  • How do you sanitize your water system if you don’t put bleach down the tanks? I think you’ve already gotten some pretty dubious information and it’s going to be pretty hard for you to separate the wheat from the chaff. Common sense along with very specific questions when you are really in doubt will give you better results; with the  emphasis on common sense.

     

     

    • StirCrazy's avatar
      StirCrazy
      Moderator

      there are better solutions that don't require 15 rinces to get the bleach taste out of the system.  other than that, bleach is fine as a disinfectant.  

      I used to use bleach but got tired of the rinsing so I thought I would try Capt Phab purge water tank treatment.  it not only sanatizes but also cleans and deoderizes and you only need to fill up, let it sit (I do overnight) the drain , refill and drain.  

      Capt Phab

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