Our 5’er has a Dometic furnace with Airexcell thermostat. It has been short-cycling recently. The problem is worse when it is cold (first turned on) and seems to improve when it runs for a while. When first turned on, it will only fire for a couple seconds at a time. As it warms up, it will improve to 4-5 minutes before cutting the gas and then re-fires 30 seconds or so later. I’ve replaced the sail switch and control board (Dinosaur) with no change. Is there an easy way to isolate the furnace from the thermostat? I know I need to look into the high limit switch and propane pressure next, but trying to be smart before I keep throwing parts/money at it. I’d expect the high limit switch to not be the problem since it’s worse starting from cold then gets better, but who knows? ... View more

I checked out a pretty nice 2002 Jayco Fifth wheel today. I really liked it. It had two slides, split bath, etc. In the back it had some damage from obviously backing up into something. No biggie, its used.. or so I thought. The owner had been using it for two years like this and said it was great. Said he bought it from an insurance company in Florida and brought it here to Tennessee. He said that it had a "Certificate of Destruction" from Florida instead of a title :E No wonder it was a bargain.. lol.. Maybe my country mind just isn't working right, but doesn't a certificate of destruction mean that the RV should be dismantled, parted out, etc? Does anybody know what "Certificate of Destruction" technically means? how was this person able to use this RV as is for two years with one of these? Thanks! ... View more

I'm building a septic tank for our 5th wheel on our property and plan to use solid pvc pipe from the trailers exit fitting to the septic entrance, which will be run with 3" pvc also. I'd like to put in a small concrete pad around the pipe where the cap will be installed. I plan on this being the future site of my wife's garden shed, which will have water and a toilet after the 5th wheel has been moved, so I've looked at caps on amazon, but I'd like to know from all of you experts what the best way to connect 3" pvc into the septic. We plan on the 5th wheel being there a couple of years, so I didn't want to use flex hose for fear of mice and wood rats chewing through it. Thanks in advance for your thoughts on this. Lee ... View more

We have a 2000 Keystone Montana at our property that we use (for now) as a break room/tool room as we prepare to build a new home on the land. This summer I bought a lithium iron phosphate deep cycle battery to replace our old, bad battery. We don't use anything that's 12v in the 5th wheel these days, and the converter hums, so I had assumed all was well until I checked it yesterday. Using my Fluke 115, when I checked the battery while hooked up and shore power coming in, it showed only .814v. When I disconnected the cables from the battery, it reads 10.53v. What is going on here? When we bought the Montana used 5 years ago, we took it to a local shop and everything checked out ok. We don't use the furnace, hot water or fridge currently. It seems the DC lights work, but not all of them. The 12v lights from the steps to the front (bedroom) don't come on. There has been some damage to the wires in the front battery compartment from mice, but I thought I had that straightened out.  So my question is, what could be keeping this battery from getting a full charge when the power to the converter is left on (we have a residential solar set up for the house and shop when they're finished) full time?  The battery is a Grener 100ah LiFePo. I plan on adding a second one later, but since we seldom use any 12v power, I figured I'd try this brand out before I purchase a second. It has great reviews on Amazon, where I bought it. Also, all the 120v lights, outlets and AC work fine, so there's no problem on the AC side. Thanks for any suggestions and ideas. I was really surprised to find it not fully charged, and even more confused about the nearly non-existent reading of .8 volts when hooked up.   Lee ... View more

Getting ready to retire and the wife has been dropping hints about getting back into RVing. We used have a Cougar 304BHS and loved it. I'm not sure if I want to do a TT or Fiver. Looked around a little bit and OMG they are as proud for their RV's and the vehicle manufactures are. Any manufactures we should stay away from? Like Keystone products but I'm not married to them. BTW my former call sign was Perrysburg Dodgeboy. ... View more

We are new to the rv market, and are looking for a fithwheel camper 30-35 ft. I have seen  the grand design frames issues and I am sure other companies are having the same issues. Also i've been told, by numerous people, to stay away from anything built during covid. My tow vehicle is a HO Ram 3500 with drw. I am NOT interested in a light weight fithwheel. My main concern is weak/thin frames, so what would you all suggest.  Is there a list of fithwheel campers just made for 1/2 ton trucks?  20k budget. Thanks ... View more

We have our 2000 5th wheel parked on the property we're getting ready to build on, and although it's more of a tool shed than a living area, we still turn the AC on when we're down there working on the place. The other day I switched on the power to the 5er (we have solar set up that will power the house and outbuildings), walked over to the trailer and the compressor was humming but the AC fan wasn't blowing air. After a few youtube videos, I knew the problem is probably the capacitors. I've changed them out in our home AC quite a few times. But the videos I watched all had Start, fan and run capacitors. Mine has a dual fan and run capacitor, 60 and 5 microfarads, but no start capacitor.Is this correct for a 2000 Dometic roof AC? The only other electrical part I could find was the relay, but I just want to make sure before I order the capacitor. Thanks for any help or comments on this. Lee ... View more

Which insurance would cover when the 5th wheel breaks the window and also put a small dent in the cab? The 5th wheel has two spots on the front where it scratched also.   ... View more

I have a 89 Terry by Fleetwood and my water heater tank now has a hole in it from a heating element. What would be some good recommendations for a replacement or at this point I might as well upgrade the whole thing. ... View more

I have a 2005 Keystone Challenger 34TLB, w/3 slides. There is only one switch for the slides, you must extend/retract them ALL, in a prescribed sequence, to move (any of) :@them. I wish I had a single switch for each slide so that I could extend/retract any ONE of them, to any degree, as I need. Anyone done this switch change over? Input? Thanks. ... View more