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Looking for SMALL Scissor Jack for Under Steps

Several years ago we were at Quartzsite in the Vendors tent and someone had made a small scissor jack that fit under the entrance step. Does anyone know where I can buy them?I am not looking for the big one that comes with a car it was just like one ...

1986 30P Avion trailer Electrical Problem

I lost the entire 12 volt side of my electrical system and was able to determine that the 30Amp Breaker/kill switch on the monitor panel that you select to bring the battery in or out of the system was defective. I replaced it and all 12 volt lights/...

Norcold refrigerator

Cooling good when turned off but when turned it back on unit worked only on LP then stopped. now get no co code. Checked breakers, fuses, changed heating elements and power board. Nothing helped. Any suggestions?

Keep blowing fuses ?

I just installed 2 fans in the stack of my refer to aid in cooling. Everything went well until I connected to a toggle switch to manually control the on-off function of the fans. Without the toggle the fans run as they should but obviously I don't wa...

Water pump is on NO water pressure, Help!

Tuesday we just purchased our 3rd 5th wheel in 4 years. The "new" one is a 2004 Forest River Wildcat 29BHBP. Purchased from a large repulable dealer who says they checked everything to be in working order before we bought it. Actually believable bec...

Tips on a neat finish for caulk?

This seems like a silly question, but how do you get a nice finish when caulking? I always seem to come away feeling like it's a mess.Any good tools to smooth it out?

Laptop use on generator power question

..Pretty sure I know the answer to this, but here goes:Early last month, we tried for the first time, to let the kids use our laptop to watch DVD movies in the RV when on the road. Had the generator running (needed it for air conditioning), so had t...

Liquid Rubber Roof or new EPDM Roll roofing?

Hello everyone, haven't posted in a while - Have a 2000 Coachman Santara 31'. 1st off I am disabled but my wife is not. We found a leak in the cabover and fairly bad rot in the slide in bed area above the driver /passenger seat. that can be handle...

Furnance runs but doesnt ignite

I left the heater on one night but the gas was off. It was parked outside my house. Anyway, we went camping the heater wouldnt work. Fan runs but does not ignite. I tore it out of the camper. Tested EVERYTHING i could. Sail switch: GOODLimit switch: ...

30A or 40A controller?

I’m going to mount 2 160w panels rated at 9.5 isc amps to feed 2 6v batteries…260ah. If I were to mount a 3rd panel I’m still under 30amps so a 30 amp controller should work fine….or should it. I’ve read a few places that they work better when not n...

House battery readout on panel

We have an 05 Holiday Rambler Admiral. I am checking things out and noticed on the control panel that everything reads as usual except the house battery voltage. Chassis battery reads what I think it should, tank levels read as they should, slides w...

ANOTHER D*** Solar Question!!!!

Just upgraded trailer to a new, much larger trailer (Timber Ridge 280RKS) which has a "huge" 10W Zamp solar panel. The panel is wired directly to the battery through a master switch and 30A breaker. It is not controlled by the disconnect sw.Obvious...

Restrung a Day/night Shade

4 Kuddos to this company...Unitedshade :BFYI....Just out of warranty one of the cords broke on the big rear window (4 cord) shade. Thought I'd have to hassle with the dealer & try to find info bout who makes the shade and how to get new cord, but lo...

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8000 Watt Generator help

I have a Daton 8000 watt generator with a 2 cylinder briggs engine on it which runs fine but the gen is not putting out power. I disconnected the wires going to the brushes and I put 12 volts to the brushes and I got 70 volts out of the 110 outlet. H...