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TBammer
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May 21, 2019

Northwood Runaround Rant

We bought the Arctic Fox 25W and I think it is a great trailer. But, I have to say the attitude I got from the Northwood people regarding getting electrical schematics was very disappointing. At first Brent said "sure" and send me a plug and outlet location drawing. When I called and said this is not a schematic. Brent said well we don't have one. When I asked if they sell a trailer without someone actually designing the electrical system, he said no. He then passed me on to a service manager named Matt, who finally when pushed for an answer, finally said "no" you cannot have the drawing. 2 phone calls, being talked down to, and a 1/2 hour of time to be told "you don't get know how your trailer is designed." If you have had this experience with other manufacturers, please respond. I am curious how much hide the ball goes on out there.

I need to amend my original post. I am not as cheesed about not being given a schematic, because as others noted I can work around it if I'm just careful about planning my mods. What is unacceptable to me is being lied to for 30 minutes, being told that an outlet location chart is a schematic, then being told one does not exist and then being handed off to an a**hole who finally admitted they just wont hand it out and then threatening to dox me if I post about the service department's crappy way of handling the request.
  • Myderacer: You're right. I just thought having it would make my minor mods easier to do. The part that frosts me is that I got the run around for 30 minutes, being told there is no schematic and then that there is (any breathing adult knows there is), and finally you cannot have it. If I had been told that first off I still would have been frosted but at least I would not have been lied to for 30 minutes.
  • Why do you need a schematic? Wiring in TTs is pretty straightforward. I would say actual routing of wires in any TT could be different each day or even TT to TT. Electrical in RVs is done to code - NEC article 551. If you want to verify what lights, outlets, etc. are on a circuit, that can be determined by just pulling a fuse or flipping a breaker. Northwood will no different than other TT manufacturers on this so don't get frustrated in them. BTW, I'm an EE and have no desire for a wiring schematic and I've done tons of wiring mods.