Check list for a new Lance Camper
I just purchased a new 2015 Lance 855S and would like to know if anyone can send me or post a good check list to do BEFORE I accept the delivery.
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Picked up my new Lance last year and here is the list of things I wish I would have checked before driving it off the lot.
Refrigerator LP function, took all of a year and about6 trips back to the dealer before they figured out a solution to this one, common problem that it would not relight after cycling on its own.
Check to make sure sound comes out of all 6 of the speakers mine had a bad connection on the back of the stereo and only 5 speakers worked.
Look to see that there is no gap in the overhang escape window where it sits in its frame.
The stove had some kind of malfunction that turned one of the burners into a flame thrower, service guy said it was a common problem but there was no way to detect it till it blew.
Finally, and most important of all, have them do a pressure test on the LP system. I noticed intermittent alarms from the explosive gas detector but in a new camper with all the odors from wood finishes, adhesives and trying to break in that heater I wasn’t to worried about them at first. The dealer service guys were never able to duplicate the problem and I never smelled gas. But I noticed when I turned the gas off at the tank the red/green gage would take about 15 min to go red, this indicated that I am loosing pressure in the lines, I found 2 leaks so far and it takes about 6 hrs for the pressure to bleed down now, I’m still trying to access all the connection inside the camper, but I still have a leak as indicated by the explosive gas detector going off when the conditions are just right. In my last camper I could turn off the gas and the lines would hold pressure for days.
I’m sure I’ll get all the little nagging problems worked out and it will be a good camper for years to come. So don’t get discouraged when you have to make a couple trips back for warranty work. Mines out of warranty now so I’m on my own.
Refrigerator LP function, took all of a year and about6 trips back to the dealer before they figured out a solution to this one, common problem that it would not relight after cycling on its own.
Check to make sure sound comes out of all 6 of the speakers mine had a bad connection on the back of the stereo and only 5 speakers worked.
Look to see that there is no gap in the overhang escape window where it sits in its frame.
The stove had some kind of malfunction that turned one of the burners into a flame thrower, service guy said it was a common problem but there was no way to detect it till it blew.
Finally, and most important of all, have them do a pressure test on the LP system. I noticed intermittent alarms from the explosive gas detector but in a new camper with all the odors from wood finishes, adhesives and trying to break in that heater I wasn’t to worried about them at first. The dealer service guys were never able to duplicate the problem and I never smelled gas. But I noticed when I turned the gas off at the tank the red/green gage would take about 15 min to go red, this indicated that I am loosing pressure in the lines, I found 2 leaks so far and it takes about 6 hrs for the pressure to bleed down now, I’m still trying to access all the connection inside the camper, but I still have a leak as indicated by the explosive gas detector going off when the conditions are just right. In my last camper I could turn off the gas and the lines would hold pressure for days.
I’m sure I’ll get all the little nagging problems worked out and it will be a good camper for years to come. So don’t get discouraged when you have to make a couple trips back for warranty work. Mines out of warranty now so I’m on my own.
