What did you do to your Class A MH today???

[Rich_Panganiban]

This is always a fun thread to watch, so I thought I would start one here.

[Rhonda]

Sanitized fresh water system and put new wipers on. Loaded everything up for a 4,000 mile trip.

[toomoxy]

sailor_lou wrote:
Just when I was about to install new wiper blades I noticed the arms were pretty faded with some light rusting and overall, looked pretty crappy. Also, one of the arm spray nozzles was broken and was just hanging by the rubber hose. I removed both arms, sanded and primed them and will repaint tomorrow. I also ordered two new spray nozzles, which hopefully will be delivered before we head out next Friday.

Lou
05 Travel Supreme Envoy

My squirt hose on my wiper had to be replaced as snapped off.
Now I notice my spray is only hitting the top of the windshield..
is this normal do you know ??

[Dutch_12078]

Replaced both coach batteries and the single starting battery. The old coach batteries were Everstart group 24 Marine's, and surprisingly, the starting battery was also an Everstart Marine battery, although a group 27. According to the receipts we found in the coach when we bought it in 2008, the group 24's were purchased in 2003, and the group 27 in 2004, so they all had a pretty good run. I installed a new Everstart MAXX group 27 845 CCA actual starting battery, and replaced the two group 24 coach batteries with Everstart MAXX group 29 Marine batteries. All three batteries were built by Johnson Controls in May. I also replaced the dying OEM battery in our 2002 RAV4 with an Everstart MAXX group 35 battery, and was pleased to see that one was made this month. They don't get much fresher than that!

[ctpres]

Installed second a'cond. Other than "getting it on roof part" really an easy job

[Canadian_Rainbi]

country sunflower wrote:
Finished the repair of our lawn chairs for guests, loaded ironed clothes in the mh and DH put some silicon around the kitchen window. We will be heading out to the mountains in about two weeks, can hardly wait.

If the guests don't like the chairs I just hand them a pair of pliers, a knife, some binder twine or bailing wire and a roll of Duct Tape. :B

[country_sunflow]

Finished the repair of our lawn chairs for guests, loaded ironed clothes in the mh and DH put some silicon around the kitchen window. We will be heading out to the mountains in about two weeks, can hardly wait.

[mustang652]

As "they" say, it rolls down hill, at least we hope so. I got in a replacement hose for one of the sewer hoses that sprang a leek on the last stop of the last trip. This time I am going to try out the Dominator series as they are supposed to be heaver grade and collapse to a much smaller length for storage.

[sailor_lou]

Just when I was about to install new wiper blades I noticed the arms were pretty faded with some light rusting and overall, looked pretty crappy. Also, one of the arm spray nozzles was broken and was just hanging by the rubber hose. I removed both arms, sanded and primed them and will repaint tomorrow. I also ordered two new spray nozzles, which hopefully will be delivered before we head out next Friday.

Lou
05 Travel Supreme Envoy

[roads_to_travel]

Washed one side and the front. Will get the rest on my next day off. Then waxing. Getting ready to make a trip to the Oregon coast. Will spend 11 days there relaxing and enjoying.

[toomoxy]

Canadian Rainbirds wrote:

toomoxy wrote:

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We have all done similar things. Most just won't admit it.

Couple of points: to really help dry things out run the AC as much as possible. That will pull a lot of humidity from the air.

Most if not all RV fresh water pumps are designed to run dry so you likely didn't damage it. That being said, depending where you RV as spare can be handy.

We use our spare to boost the extremely low (gravity feed)at many Mexican campgrounds. We fitted it with hose connections and power it from a 12V connection at the trailer socket at the back. A 2 foot hose to the tap and a longer one to the tank fill allows us to fill in 10 or 15 minutes rather than 2 or three hours!

We too travel with a couple of dogs. Good luck at the dog shows.

LOL thanks for the suggestion.....
Actually based on what you are saying I will hook up my "dehumidifier" ... shoot good thinking thanks !

I did read on the surflow web page they can run dry too... thanks... fingers crossed...

I'm really hoping someone else new will save themselves some grief by learning from all
my mistakes 😉

The one show I'm attending I was never brave enough to bring my RV as it has to turn into a drive with a narrow road and gate... finally decided to give it a try last weekend and I MADE IT !! I was so happy... by inches... but I made it... Otherwise I would be posting photos of
the new mirrors and bumpers I bought and installed...LOL LOL
huge learning curve for sure.

[mmiille]

changed oil, filter. fuel filters, air dryer element, pressure relief valve, caulked slides, dumped oil on myself. had a great time! Still trying to figure out why one rear air bag doesn't fill up, and bedroom slide is acting up when I open and close it.

[Canadian_Rainbi]

toomoxy wrote:
Had my plumber come out to do some house repairs and also install
my new RV kitchen tap cause other one cracked.

1. Taps are Totally not accessible because of narrow cupboard access area and a built in
shelf in the way.

2. Had to remove the sink to gain access and the rear of sink has screwed supports !!!
He managed it. But geesh they don't make RV's with consideration that anyone will be doing any replacement or upgrades it seems.

3. Hoses were capped off and not marked so he had to figure out which was which
by playing detective... (not an RV guy) which he then did mark for me for future.
Hoses are a different size than the tap connectors so he had to put together
an adaptor to connect (not something I could have done that quickly for sure).

4. When he turned on the hot water to run through the new tap (which looks so great)
this horrible smell of sulphur happened.
I had run bleach through the system but of course didn't run the hot water and he said
the stink is from there...

5. Not wishing any problems this weekend at yet another dog show, I thought I would be very wise and add bleach and run it through using hot water to cleanse the hot water tank..

6. The smell for sure disappeared... phew... then I thought I would empty the final rinse
though all the taps... ...and I got distracted...

I came back out to the rig and tank was empty, water pump running full blast...
and a flood in the rear of the RV because I forgot to open my grey water tank !!!!

there is a metal tray thing next to the water pump that I realized is a channel for all the
hoses to the bathroom and that kept filling all evening only to a point...
so I had the shop vac to it for hours off and on
and blew a fan at the access area under the shower stall.

Today 24 hours later it is finally drying out...

I did fill some water back into the tank so I could have some water back in the
grey water tank (read this is a good thing) and the pump ran just fine no leaks...
PHEW>..

however wondering if getting a spare pump and hoses might be a wise
thing at this point... (knock on wood won't need)...

Wow my first RV is a huge learning curve for sure...

We have all done similar things. Most just won't admit it.

Couple of points: to really help dry things out run the AC as much as possible. That will pull a lot of humidity from the air.

Most if not all RV fresh water pumps are designed to run dry so you likely didn't damage it. That being said, depending where you RV as spare can be handy.

We use our spare to boost the extremely low (gravity feed)at many Mexican campgrounds. We fitted it with hose connections and power it from a 12V connection at the trailer socket at the back. A 2 foot hose to the tap and a longer one to the tank fill allows us to fill in 10 or 15 minutes rather than 2 or three hours!

We too travel with a couple of dogs. Good luck at the dog shows.

[toomoxy]

Had my plumber come out to do some house repairs and also install
my new RV kitchen tap cause other one cracked.

1. Taps are Totally not accessible because of narrow cupboard access area and a built in
shelf in the way.

2. Had to remove the sink to gain access and the rear of sink has screwed supports !!!
He managed it. But geesh they don't make RV's with consideration that anyone will be doing any replacement or upgrades it seems.

3. Hoses were capped off and not marked so he had to figure out which was which
by playing detective... (not an RV guy) which he then did mark for me for future.
Hoses are a different size than the tap connectors so he had to put together
an adaptor to connect (not something I could have done that quickly for sure).

4. When he turned on the hot water to run through the new tap (which looks so great)
this horrible smell of sulphur happened.
I had run bleach through the system but of course didn't run the hot water and he said
the stink is from there...

5. Not wishing any problems this weekend at yet another dog show, I thought I would be very wise and add bleach and run it through using hot water to cleanse the hot water tank..

6. The smell for sure disappeared... phew... then I thought I would empty the final rinse
though all the taps... ...and I got distracted...

I came back out to the rig and tank was empty, water pump running full blast...
and a flood in the rear of the RV because I forgot to open my grey water tank !!!!

there is a metal tray thing next to the water pump that I realized is a channel for all the
hoses to the bathroom and that kept filling all evening only to a point...
so I had the shop vac to it for hours off and on
and blew a fan at the access area under the shower stall.

Today 24 hours later it is finally drying out...

I did fill some water back into the tank so I could have some water back in the
grey water tank (read this is a good thing) and the pump ran just fine no leaks...
PHEW>..

however wondering if getting a spare pump and hoses might be a wise
thing at this point... (knock on wood won't need)...

Wow my first RV is a huge learning curve for sure...

[TechWriter]

Removed my new Reelcraft water hose reel to fix a couple of leaks -- two water hose connections needed some Teflon tape.

Re-installed the Reelcraft on top of a strip of Eternabond as my water compartment tray had a bunch of holes from previous installs, and whenever water accumulated, water would leak under the tray. (Dried with a hairdryer.)

Despite the leaks, Reelcraft makes a good reel as it was easy to take apart and fix.

So far no more leaks.

[ctpres]

Finally figured out that RCV av cable to front TV long enough to reach BR TV. Couple hours later BR TV has satellite, OTA and cable. Reorganized dine cabinets to accommodate new mini oven. Removed stuff not needed for summer trip to NW US.