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Portable Solar Panel, hook direct to batteries temporarily?

I have a small solar system I put together, and when I sold the TT that I had installed it on, I removed it. We bought a larger TT, but I did not have time enough before the start of the camping season to install the solar system on the larger TT. ...

crcr by Explorer
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Thetford 2 pedal RV toilet - one pedal broke &%#!

I have a 2004 Terry Quantum with a Thetford 2 pedal flush... one adds water the other flushes. One of them broke and went all the way to the floor. Does anyone know if there are repair parts available or should I just order a new toilet?Any help woul...

Hard start A/C capacitor worth getting?

I had been reading some information about hard start capacitors for the A/C unit but I thought I'd see if anyone could offer some feedback from anyone who's actually installed one. Is it worth it? Does it help anything? Are they expensive? And ar...

KATOOM by Explorer
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Smashed Solar Panel Still Works (sort of) Question of Rain?

Last year I sold a guy here my two 100w panels that were surplus. He set them up as a portable stand deal for the pair, works great. Yesterday we had a big wind squall and it flipped over his panels and one panel hit a rock really hard. Oops.The d...

BFL13 by Explorer II
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Changing Automatic setting for Fridge

I get propane for basically free and run my fridge on propane full time. I know on auto, the fridge runs on electric and switches to propane in the event of a power failure. I am wondering if there is a way to change it so it runs on propane and sw...

Electrical Switches

Immediately inside the MH on the left are lighted switches. One switch is for the battery shutoff that is broken. The switches are lighted and have a built in ID (battery shutoff). Does anyone know where I can get replacement switches with the built ...

tandkj by Explorer
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Honda Generator

What Honda generator is the best one to get for my travel trailer? I would really only be using it to charge my batteries every other day.

MKDSK by Explorer
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engine oil level

We are looking to buy a used Fleetwood 40ft diesel pusher. There is an issue with the oil pressure- it seems like its too low. At an idle its 25 lbs and when revved up its 50lbs. Its a CAT C-9. Is this normal?

tintern by Explorer
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EDPM factory tape glue

I want to reseal the bond of the edpm roof to the slide out side. The factory tape has left the glue on the roof after removal. What will dissolve the glue without hurting the EDPM?

Cable TV Not Working

I recently purchased a new Spartan toy hauler made by Primetime Mfg. Which is a Forest River brand. The tv's work fine as long as long as they are working off the antenna. There doesn't seem to be an antenna booster anywhere in the unit to turn on ...

mackyb by Explorer
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Water Softener Storage

I recently purchased and took on a trip a 'On The Go' water softener. It worked great.After I got back, I followed the instructions for regeneration. At the bottom, it said that you should drain the water for storage. Then is says that after exten...

Rmack1 by Explorer
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Fridge Cold Only When On Electric

I have an old dometic 3804 fridge. We are travelling with it . I notice when we are at camp, plugged in the fridge gets good and cold,the cooling plates in the fridge will start to ice up, but when we travel or dry camp, the fridge is a lot warmer, a...

dano73 by Explorer
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My take on a "Strongarm" stabilizer

I built these stabilizers for my Wildwood. The adjusters are tractor top link adjustors that I had left over from a different project. The rest is scrap metal that I had laying around. I built a second one that handles the front back movement also...

Electric Tongue Jack Wobble

Well I made the mistake - twice now - of leaving the tongue jack extended and moving forward (it was on a block and simply slid of the block onto the truck both times).. That's what I get for being in a rush to set up late...On the second incident, t...

Mafman by Explorer
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