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Zacvv
Explorer
May 17, 2014

A few tips needed on appliances in our new 1975 14ft scamper

Hello all! I was on this website a while back asking about what to look for when buying a trailer. Since then the one we looked at turned out to be a dud, so we kept looking and found our 1975 scam...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
May 17, 2014
Hi,

The control boards for the fridge require 12 volt power. In a unit that old the "converter" needs to have a battery connected to it.

The furnace fan runs on 12 volts.

Not many folks have appliances from 1975. They may also be millivolt systems.

I'd be having the furnace heat exchanger checked out. It may be rusted through, in which case I'd look at replacing it with a Platinum Cat.

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