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norcold refrig.

A friends Norcold refrig. is freezing items in the refrigerator or it is not cold enough. No in between. Does not matter the setting of the temp. The unit is about 6 years old. Any ideas what's going on? Thanks

winegard

Hi all....anyone had experience with the winegard wingman and winegard sensar pro booster scanner....thx...bo

boingram by Explorer
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Hot water issue

Ive got a 1998 21' Damon Hornet TT with an Atwood water heater. Our last two trips the hot water pressure has diminished to little more than a trickle. I have double and triple checked my valves all seems to be in order. I have downloded the Atwood s...

slyone65 by Explorer
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12.00 Volts to 10.00 Volts LED Bucker

Never a dull moment. Genuine 10 watt LED chips (they need a heatsink) are not 12.00 volts capable.Driven much higher than 10.00 volts, light output stays the same but heat increases as dramatically as lifespan decreases dramatically.A realistic 2 vol...

Running Water heater on Gas vs. Electric

Hi all,I was just wondering given the opportunity to run your heaters on AC vs. LP what do most choose? Is gas still cheaper in RVs? I know in homes with standard 50 Gallon heaters it is. When I moved into the RV I just used it on AC power but go to ...

yolo6886 by Explorer
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Determining AH rating of aging batteries

My Trojan 125's are almost 5 years old now, when they were new they were rated at 240 Ah. Now my trimetric is showing 70% at 12.1 volts which I know is wrong. So how can I determine the true Ah rating of my aging batteries so I can reset my trimetric...

Measuring Water Quality

Sterility is one aspect that is not mentioned here for obvious reasons (brevity).There is a way to safely, cheaply, and effectively test for water quality and even a beginner gets it right. And it's simple.Link to Introduction...http://www.waterfilte...

Flooded Batteries on Float

It's been mentioned that flooded batteries just keep accepting amps seemingly forever whereas AGM's will stop accepting amps when they're full. Don't know if it's true or not but I can say that my batts show zero amps going in when full and on float....

mena661 by Explorer
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Bubbling/de-lamination

I have a 2008 30' Trail-Lite Travel Trailer. I am now getting some bubbling/de-lamination on the front/upper skin of the trailer from water around my front upper running lights. Is there a You Tube out there that shows how to repair the bubble/de-lam...

Fridge Not Cold On Gas

I've been dry camping for 3 days. When I left home the fridge was good and cold after being plugged in for a day. Its an older dometic unit and I noticed after about a day the fridge was not cold, and the freezer was sweating. I had cleaned the burne...

dano73 by Explorer
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Chassis batteries not charging

OK so the other day I noticed that my chassis batteries were not being charged as usual. I keep our 2012 Winnebago Journey plugged in at the house all the time, and in the past the chassis batteries were kept at about 13.4v +/-. According to my manu...

Planning for future residential fridge replacement

As the title says I am planning ahead to replace the fridge in the RV with a residential one. (By planning ahead I mean I want to have it all prepped so when my fridge shoots craps at an inopportune time I can just swap it out). Anyway I currently h...

4x4FF by Explorer
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3,500 pound Dexter axle bearing pre-load?

I'm putting a new drum-brake system on a single-axle cargo trailer. It has a torsion suspension. I have the components ready to go and one of the old, non-brake assemblies removed. It occurred to me, I'm not certain about the torque for the pre-load ...