Poorly written RV MANUALS
I have spent the past couple of weeks reading through all the manuals that came with our 2016 Venture Sonic. I have come to the following conclusions: Most individual device manufacturer manuals are g...
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Glad to read other folks have the same issue with poor documentation. These are MAJOR expenditures, not $19.95, can't be fixed economically, throw away items! The car manual has 300 pages detailing exactly how to use it, and maintain it. My RV manual has 29 pages, 13 of which are nothing but warnings! A good RV manual should contain more information related to the how the SYSTEMS function AND how to maintain them.
When in a campground possibly hundreds of miles from the nearest RV dealer, and something goes wrong, it would be nice to open a manual and at least have a clue where to look for how to shut something off...
I think most RV owners are more technical minded than non RV owners. We can figure this stuff out, but even for the most technical minded, a good manual is a help. I don't think I'm asking too much here...
Someone mentioned you don't get plans/drawings/schematics with your home? I did, as I helped design it. It's a log home so it's a bit custom. I have full, as built, drawings of the layout, the electrical, and the plumbing. Yes, I had to ask for them. I did the alarm/video/satellite/network system myself, so I have that also. Is that normal? Of course not! My cars/trucks? I have the factory service manuals. They not only have the entire electrical system schematics, but contain all the other information needed to trouble shoot it.
The RV makers have this "as constructed" information available. If they are ISO
9001/2 certified it's already in a manual that just needs to be rewritten for user level consumption. I would gladly pay for such a detailed manual!
When in a campground possibly hundreds of miles from the nearest RV dealer, and something goes wrong, it would be nice to open a manual and at least have a clue where to look for how to shut something off...
I think most RV owners are more technical minded than non RV owners. We can figure this stuff out, but even for the most technical minded, a good manual is a help. I don't think I'm asking too much here...
Someone mentioned you don't get plans/drawings/schematics with your home? I did, as I helped design it. It's a log home so it's a bit custom. I have full, as built, drawings of the layout, the electrical, and the plumbing. Yes, I had to ask for them. I did the alarm/video/satellite/network system myself, so I have that also. Is that normal? Of course not! My cars/trucks? I have the factory service manuals. They not only have the entire electrical system schematics, but contain all the other information needed to trouble shoot it.
The RV makers have this "as constructed" information available. If they are ISO
9001/2 certified it's already in a manual that just needs to be rewritten for user level consumption. I would gladly pay for such a detailed manual!
