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Micro-Air Easy Start installation

I keep moving the Micro Air Easy Start from one RV to another, each having a different A/C than the previous RV.Here's my installation video installing in on a Coleman Mach 8 low profile heat pump on my Arctic Fox truck camper.I replaced the A/C with...

200w solar system.....Lead acid OR AGM batteries?

I have two identical 2015 Thor Majestic 28a Class C RVs. One of them has two Lead Acid batteries (27s) in it, and the other has two AGM batteries. I am planning on adding a simple Windynation 200w solar system to just one of the RVs. Which one wou...

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Slide-out Rocker Switch question

Hey all ... I was repositioning the Extend/Retract switch for the slide-outs on our 2014 FunFinder, and one of the wires came loose. Uggghhh. For the life of me, I can't figure out what it was attached to. In the pic, it's the other end of the blac...

HELP! diy project gone bad

Hi, Im new to this forum. I just inherited a 2006 damon challenger motorhome from my dad. I have been working to make it my own. But my biggest project so far has gone bad and I need help. I replaced the carpet with vinyl plank flooring. It looks...

Shower walls

Has anyone replaced their shower walls? I have a crack in mine and want to replace it. It is a corner unit.What did you use? I looked at Lowes and found a residential surround. I know I will have to figure out the faucet stuff and I have an idea abou...

Tax_Man by • Explorer
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solar for your RV

So I was poking around this morning on Amazon, and I see that the parts to add solar to your RV have made doing so *really* competitive with generators, not just in long term operating costs, but in up-front installation/purchase costs.Solar has alwa...

Non Slip shower floor

We have a fiberglass shower enclosure in the trailer however the bottom is almost smooth with no tread moulded in. To prevent slippage, I have tried several shower mats but they slide and have also tried the non-skid stick down white rubber non skid ...

DD716TED by • Explorer
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Honda EU2000i electric start?? Anyone used one?

Pinellas power used to market an electric start for the little Honda and stopped for some reason. Now I see this on the market and wonder if anyone has tried it?https://www.frogproductsinc.com/electric-start-kit.html

jjrbus by • Explorer
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Keeping door under awning dry

Many Rvs these days have a slide out immediately to the left of the door into the unit, mine included where the awning ends about the edge of the door. Has anyone come up with a good solution to "extend" a dry spot by the door when it is raining? T...

Installing Metal Plate for Antenna

I'm going to be installing a cellular/WiFi antenna (Poynting 7-in-1) on the roof of my travel trailer (2017 Jayco 34 RSBS) and the instructions are recommending installing on top of a metallic surface. My roof is not metallic so I'm currently planni...

jpbrazan by • Explorer
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Slide-Out Roller

Greetings,I have a 2006 Forest River Rockwood 8283 SS and I'm overhauling about everything on it. I'm considering adding rollers onto the bottom of the slide-out. I'm curious if it is common for someone to add rollers onto a platform that wasn't in...

Grey water pump into portable waste tank

We are going camping in a few weeks in a state park in Colorado. We have been there many times and there are no full hook ups, only electric and we take a portable waste tank that we pull to the dump station. It is actually quite a drive, hilly and h...

What ga wire do I need ?

I currently have a WFCO 45 amp converter. I have never been happy with it. I have a voltmeter that tells me it is almost always at 13.6 volts. It never drops below that and in 8 years I have only seen it hit 14.4 once. I e mailed Randy at best conver...

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