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Junk Washer out Quality Washer in!

Was tired if the Chinese Made Whirlpool not discharging all the water at the end of cycle. It would work for a while then not. Called Whirlpool thew only suggested service and was out of warranty. I decided it was not worth throwing at least $3-40...

Suburban SF-30 to SF-35 Furnace Upgrade

Can I replace a SF-30 30000 BTU Suburban furnace with a SF-35 35000 BTU unit?My SF-30 shook extremely last night and shutdown. Now cool air blows with no heat. Since its 5 years old, I am replacing and will repair this unit as a backup. As I already ...

Additional handrail

Slowly but surely, old age is creeping up on me! I find it is getting harder to climb into the motorhome, and would really love to have a hand rail or something on the right inner side of the entrance. I am currently using the side of the couch to h...

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Homemade window awning

Thought I would like some window awnings for my dinette and sofa windows to keep the evening sun out. But I looked and saw they would be about $500 for 2 4.5foot awnings from Carefree thru camping world. Being cheap and having a 27 year old class C, ...

Replaced the Chicom washer!

Our Whirlpool Washer randomly would not discharge the water at the end of the cycle and the clothes were soaked. Warranty was up and no solution from Whirlpool other than to have it serviced. Not throwing good money away I bought a Bosch 500 series w...

Where do I put my level when leveling T.T?

Some people say level the refrigerator only, others say just place level on floor, others say place it on against the outside wall of the T.T. and others I have seen this one. Use the bumper of the T.T. or the A frame of the T.T. ( front ) Which one ...

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Finally made it happen - 2nd 30 amp hookup at home

In September 2013, the same month we purchased our Outback, I installed a 30 amp shore power box on the side of the garage. I did the wiring inside the garage and got everything ready. Then called an electricial to connect all the wires. I've been ve...

Large solar panels

I'm looking for feedback from anyone who runs the larger 24 volt solar panels? How are they holding up? Any problems? If you had to do it again would you go with smaller 12v panels?

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Costco Golden Arowana luxury vinyl plank flooring

I've seen lots of info on the Allure flooring from Home Depot, wondering if anyone used the stuff from Costco?, half the price and looks like a quality product, unfortunately not a whole lot of info out there on that specific product. I am looking to...

Riperoo by • Explorer
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Solar up and running

Picked up some panels from solar blvd finally installed and working pretty good. 2 160 watt mono panels

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2016 gen ready install questions

Hi everyone, I have a 2016 Montana High Country 5th wheel that is generator ready. Before purchasing I asked my salesman at CW Kingston, NY for a price quote to do.As that afternoon wore on discussing everything another fella stopped by and gave him ...

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Canvas Tire covers

I just bought canvas tire covers (mostly because they were all I could find to cover 14" tires on an Aliner Expedition). Could there be a problem covering the tires during winter snow, such as icing up and the covers sticking to the tires/rims?

replace kitchen sink?

Just wondering if anyone has replaced their stock plastic rv sink with a nice stainless Steel one? What issues did you run into etc....Thanks!

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Converted Stove to push button ignition

I really hated looking for the "fire stick" to light my stove every time I wanted to use it. A trip to Lowes and in the BBQ isle I found igniters that should work.Mounted them up and painted with hi-Temp BBQ paintMounted the push buttons on the front...

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