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Rotted floor joist

Hi I'm mark and I'm new to this site and owning a travel trailer in general. To make a long story short I just purchased a used 2006 27' springdale with a slide. I took everyone's advise when buying a camper and looked for sighs of water damage and o...

Marknfld by Explorer
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Dually Valve Kits, Tire Man Ridgecrest or Borg ? ?

Dually Valve Kits, Tire Man Ridgecrest or Borg ? ? I have had it with airing up my 16” dual motor home wheels and I am going to have either Tire Man Dually Valve Kit ( http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/~tire-man/products.html ) or Duallyvalve Kit ( htt...

150 PSI portable air compressors

I know this topic has been talked about in the past but I can't find anything in the "search".I have a 2004 DSDP with 275/75/22.5 tires. I want to put in 115 lbs into these front tires. I have been looking at a Porter Cable 6 Gal150 PSI pancake compr...

toban by Explorer
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Generator Vibration/Noise Isolator----FOLLOW UP...

Follow up on previous post-Original POstI purchased these isolators.Rubber IsolatorsMy tool box fits inside an angle iron frame.I put rubber isolators under the tool box. The tool box does fit against the angle iron on the sides (No room for rubber o...

Jay_Pat by Explorer
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Suburban furnace SF-30F serial#940804195

long story short- furnace only "fires" gas when plugged in to 'shore' power or 2400 yamaha generator, t-stat calls for heat,blower kicks on, few seconds and gas fires to burners =A OK.. on 12v(fully charged deep cell) when t-stat calls, blower motor ...

scottmac by Explorer
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Can I use Pro-Flex under screw heads?

Hi rv-ers,On side corner seams I am using Pro-Flex caulking on the edges of the metal trim pieces where it meets the walls. What about the screws? Several are loose and show signs of slight water intrusion. Can I back out the screws, add a dollop of ...

Grid tie inverters to boost genset or PSW inverter output?

Has anyone used grid tie inverters with your RV solar systems (some on eBay are very inexpensive indeed and claiming to be MPPT - ok I have some doubts) to supplement small genset output? It looks like you might get pretty reasonable output very in...

HiTech by Explorer
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residential reefer question

I just installed a residential unit in my DP. I do not have access to electricity when stored. Just wondering what ill effect, if any, is caused by somewhat frequent powering on and off of the unit.

uncle_t by Explorer
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Auto xfer switch

I'm having a hard time finding a 30ms or better auto 30a transfer switch on the web. Actually having a hard time finding *any* auto xfer at that amperage.Any suggestions?

2oldman by Explorer II
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Solar Batteries

I am considering installing a solar system, but because of the cost I plan on doing it in steps. Plan on installing a good inverter and some solar batteries first.My question is: Can I charge solar batteries like other deep cycle batteries with a g...

BradP by Explorer
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4@12v = 24v

I'm installing 4 -12v AGM batteries to power a 24v inverter.This is my first choice for wiring:and my second:Any pros or cons to either one?

2oldman by Explorer II
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hey professor95 we need a hf 800 watt generator thread

how about it professor95?can you get a hold of one of these 800 watt harbor freight buzz bombs and see just what you can do with it?any improvements or alterations we can do to it?y'all have worked wonders with the champion generators, I bet y'all ca...

j_p_f_ by Explorer
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Water Heater issues

I have two problems with my Suburban water heater they may be connected.1 The indicator light on the switch inside will not light when it is turned on, it will light if power supplied to knife connecter for it so I know the light is good.2 Th...