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LP Water Heater Updated Information

I took my water heater LP system out needed a cleaning, also would not always fire off. I cleaned and adjusted the spark igniter. Put it all back together. Fires right off, the flame is blue just past the burner. A little ways out it turns yellow. Is...

Atwood Fridge LP Question

This 8 cubic foot unit is just over three years old and has never been an issue on electric or gas. It's been off for about a month, spending most of that time at a dealer awaiting a replacement awning. This morning I turned it on gas for our weeke...

cekkk by Explorer
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New Dometic Heat Pump Stinks

Sitting here this morning, 48 degrees outside, so I flip on the Dometic Heat Pump. One hour later the inside temperature has risen ONE DEGREE!I've had heat pumps before that would run you out of there in about ten minutes and you'd have to shut it d...

Norcold 1210.... Help!!

Our Norcold 1210 Refer works good on propane but doesn't on electric 12v or 120v. Fuses are good .Anyone else have this? Any ideas short of going to the dealer? it is only a year old and should still be under warranty, but .... Thanks, Jim and Lauri...

HOT WATER TANK CONTROL

We have a 2013 Dutchman Coleman CTU 271RB Travel Trailer with a hot water tank that offers no control of temperature. Western RV technician in Leduc, Alberta advised the service department, that there is no way the heat can be turned down. Which f...

kiwican2 by Explorer
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Cracked turbo exhaust outlet tube

On my 1996 American Tradition with 8.3L the turbo exhaust outlet tube has cracked twice now rendering the exhaust brake ineffective. This is a Cummins supplied part on the Spartan IC-2242 chassis. This outlet tube has a rib formed in it I suspect to ...

samert by Explorer
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Residential Refr in Class A MH -won't cool - help!

Need advice on what to do when appliance repairman comes, and any one have any experience getting residential refrigerator repair done when refrig is located in Class A motorhome?We have a 2013 Winnebago Journey, we are first owners, with Kitchenaid ...

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Remote control

Hi all . We picked up our new 2015 Cougar 28sgs fifth wheel last week and it came with a remote control for some items , such as slides, awning , leveller and outside lights. Now i thought that the docking lights were supposed to turn on with the rem...

Air Conditioner Problem

I have had both my air conditioners checked twice, the front air three times. They will run for about fifteen minutes and then the compressor turns off and comes back on and they cycle this way. The front air must be kept on high fan or it will fre...

Nummy by Explorer
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Jam nut size for e450 simulators?

I have a e450 chassis under a 3010 sunseeker. can anyone tell me the size of the Jam nut to hold down the rear simulators on the lug nut extenders? Or somewhere I can buy them?

slamac56 by Explorer
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Do the trailer outlets run off the batteries?

I am wanting to know if the trailer outlets run off the batteries.Is there an inverter/converter/doohickie that allows the batteries to power the outlets?I need to run a CPAP machine at night, and want to go to campgounds without hookups and still ge...

bcarroll by Explorer
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New fridge won't work

The new camper is less than a year old. The fridge started to cool down today on gas just fine. Then I plugged in shore power and the fridge wouldn't cool down any more. Then I unplugged the shore power and ran the fridge on gas for several hours ...

Dimming lights

I have a Pilgrim River Open Road 5th wheel. I've had an intermittent electrical problem with the lights in the bath and bedroom area. When multiple lights are turned on, the lights all dim very low. None of the other 12v lights in the rig do this. I ...

Fan-Tastic Rain Sensor

Once again, you'd think I'd know these things: How in the world do you turn OFF the rain sensor on a Fan-Tastic vent fan, in particular the 6600 with remote?I can see the red LED which is on when it has "rain-sensed", but no way to bypass it!No manua...