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How to sanitize new RV water system

While dumping tanks the other day I was looking at the "Water Control Panel" and got to wondering how to sanitize the fresh water holding tank. All of our previous RV's had a gravity feed fill port for putting water into the fresh water tank. When sa...

Wave 3 Heater - old version vs. new version

Does anyone have any experience with the current version of the Camco Olympic Wave 3 Heater compared to the previous version? Both are currently avail for purchase online, new version has been out maybe a year or two. The new version has the Control...

flyte63 by Explorer
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Workhorse W24 Fuse Location

I have a 2006 Winnebago on a Workhorse W24 chassis. I have no 12v at the 7 pin connector at the rear of the coach to maintain my toad battery. The brake lights, etc. are working correctly through that connector. I cannot find a fuse. I have check...

esyers by Explorer
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5th Wheel Broken Stud Theory

Although we are currently running a Class C, several of my camping buddies are pulling 5th wheels. They keep having problems with broken wheel studs with the aluminum rims. They carry torque wrenches and are religious about checking them, but still o...

Follow-up to my frozen refrigerator....

Hey folks...13 years ago my fridge froze during an arctic blast while I was wintering in Montana. I had heard that if you turn it upside down to remix the chemicals it would fire up again. I posted my play-by-play here and had one heckler who said i...

cannesdo by Explorer
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Charger and Solar controller not meshing well?

I have a WFCO charger and Go Power charge controller. I can get model numbers later and also check my manual. This morning with the charger and solar both connected, I had 2 amps of juice running backwards from the batteries to the controller. Using ...

wopachop by Explorer
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2008 F/W Bounder 34G parts

Hey guys and gals.I'm looking at purchasing a 2008 FW Bounder with the Chevy Vortec 8.1 on the W22 frame. The rig is in really good shape, but I'm concerned about available spare parts. The engine production was stopped in 2009, but not sure about th...

Electrical question

Not RV related but figure the folks here will be able to provide some advice. I want to have a 30 second or so timer that sends a 120v current to one device for 30 seconds, then switches and sends it to another device for another 30 seconds. Tha...

JoeH by Explorer III
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Compring manufacturer quality

I'm considering purchasing a small Class C. I found the right size and floor plan at two different dealers. They are identical except one coach was built by Thor and the other by Tiffin. The Tiffin dealer says their build quality far exceeds Thor an...

Brylske by Explorer
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Red blinking lights on microwave

I have a 2015 Thor Majestic 28a. It has a Whirlpool microwave in it (...I couldn't find the model #). When it is running, it has these red blinking lights.Seems to heat up just fine and doesn't make any unusual noises. Does anyone know what they m...

SJ-Chris by Explorer II
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Electrical Issue

I have a 2001 Winnebago Brave and am having trouble with keeping my coach batteries charged when connected to 30 amp shore power.I replaced all 3 batteries a month ago and am still having the problem.. New surge protector. I have had to disconnect sh...

yaya by Explorer
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Transition to Dish from DirecTV?

I'm considering moving to Dish from DirecTV, but have a question.A little background: I've been on DirecTV for many years using an 18" dish with SD. I have no problem at all aligning the dish and can usually do it in less than 5 minutes. I've never h...

LifePo4 Charge Performance

Thinking seriously about replacing our two GC2's with a pair of 100ah LifePo4's. Hearing a lot of chatter about how lithiums accept a charge much quicker than lead cells.Very familiar with how our GC2's charge after being discharged to 50%. It typi...

otrfun by Explorer II
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Magnum remote fault

ME-RC50 remote, Onan8K genny. During power outage here in Texas, I wanted to test Auto Generator Start/AGS starting based on battery volts. Set the AGS up on the Magnum remote and sure enough, it kicked on when it should have...Yea! Then it turned of...