New to me AF camper, couple questions
Picked up an 05 AF 860 a few weeks ago and gave 'er a good brake in run from Seattle to Anchorage! Camper is great. Everything in it works awesome so far, but have a couple questions. I read in the...
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I also can't speak for the 05 models but if it's like mine there is no lock strap. The motor holds the slide in place. I know this is true in open and closed positions because I left the parking lot once with my slide extended after a lunch stop. I didn't figure out why people were looking at me funny as I drove away until a few miles down the road.
If the motor fails there is a manual crank that inserts from the rear of the camper. Mine looks like this. It's a two piece t-handle tool with a notched end that engages the drive shaft next to the motor.
You'll find that if your tank sensors are like mine they read 2/3 full even after a complete emptying if there is so much as a splash of water on the electrode. I think mine has been on 2/3 for years regardless of being full or empty. I know my black will never be close to full by the time my grey tank is overflowing so I've never bothered with it. I've read that a good cleaning with ice cubes dumped in the toilet works but the first piece of debris that lands back on it it's going to be right back to where it was.
My fridge has been running non stop since May 2010. Sometimes it's on AC and sometimes it's on propane. No problem so far and it doesn't consume much energy in either setting compared to the other appliances (AC, Furnace water heater etc)
If the motor fails there is a manual crank that inserts from the rear of the camper. Mine looks like this. It's a two piece t-handle tool with a notched end that engages the drive shaft next to the motor.
You'll find that if your tank sensors are like mine they read 2/3 full even after a complete emptying if there is so much as a splash of water on the electrode. I think mine has been on 2/3 for years regardless of being full or empty. I know my black will never be close to full by the time my grey tank is overflowing so I've never bothered with it. I've read that a good cleaning with ice cubes dumped in the toilet works but the first piece of debris that lands back on it it's going to be right back to where it was.
My fridge has been running non stop since May 2010. Sometimes it's on AC and sometimes it's on propane. No problem so far and it doesn't consume much energy in either setting compared to the other appliances (AC, Furnace water heater etc)
