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SoundGuy
Dec 01, 2017Explorer
mountainkowboy wrote:
I just looked a the 2018's and they also have the controls mounted in the same place. If I get one that would be one of the first things that I would change.
Easy to say, tough to do without opening the entire wall. Not only is there a large bundle of wires running to the tank monitor panel which also has controls for the water heater and water pump but there's also a metal stud running up inside the wall just to the left of the monitor panel location. If you want to move the monitor left to where it can be seen when the slide is in the travel position you'd somehow have to get this bundle of wires past this metal stud. That's why when I replaced the stock bi-metal thermostat with a digital version I ended up running the wires along the outside of the wall, not inside ... easy when we're talking just 2 wires but not practical when it's a large bundle of wires. The real solution to this is for Coachmen to wake up and install the monitor panel & furnace thermostat where they both can be seen and operated with the slide in the travel position.
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