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What's a good battery level monitor?

What's a good monitor that I can install in my Casita to see the battery level throughout the day?Ideally a monitor that draws minimal power since we boondock frequently.When we're camping in an RV park with hookups, I'd like to see once in a while h...

jornvango by Explorer II
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Harbor Freight Predator 3500 Generator On Sale!

Now's your chance to pickup one of the best values around in a 3500 watt generator. The https://www.harborfreight.com/3500-watt-super-quiet-inverter-generator-63584.html just went on sale for $799.99Some of its robust features are:11 Hour RuntimeSupe...

freon charge in a Dometic

Hi everyone. Is there anyway to verify low freon charge in a Dometic 15,000btu without installing a line tap and ambient air temperature is to cold to really check output temperature? Compressor load test maybe?

garysol by Explorer
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Need help with a SF 30 Suburban Furnace

My original problem was the usual story. The fan would come on and the furnace would fail to light and the fan would then shut down. I, standing outside could hear the switch and smell gas but the spark, I couldn't hear due to fan noise and it was fa...

Burner Tube Air Adjustments on new Dometic Appliances?

Just picked up our new Odyssey 24B from the dealer last weekend. Took it out the one of our favorite campgrounds on the way home. Did a pretty through walkthrough before we took delivery. Made sure water heater and refrigerator started in gas and ...

Scott_M by Explorer
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Slide topper tension adjustment

I have a Dometic slide topper. I did not get any info with it when purchased. There seems to be so much tension on it that it makes the top of the slide out hard to move. The slide struggles until I help it at the top to get the topper awning to s...

bob213 by Explorer
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Finally had enough with Atwood electric jacks

I have been battling 8 years with Atwood screw leveler jacks. I have owned a 2006 Phaeton for the last 8 years with these screw levelers. I should have seen signs when the previous owner didn't want to demonstrate them, claiming the lot owner didn't ...

E-1 Message on Dometic thermostat

My 15 btu dometic a/c has quit working. I have a message on the thermostat E-1. Need help identifying this problem. Montana is parked in the country and plugged into 50 amp. Think there was a lighting strike near by because some breakers were off.Sec...

Weldon by Explorer
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Added a new battery monitor...(Aili)

Battery Monitor == Fun!Plus: How to avoid a common mistake regarding AH totalI have a couple 2015 Thor Majestic 28a RVs. I added a 2nd 12v battery to the coach (they only came with one). My batteries state they have 122AH each, so 244AH total. The...

SJ-Chris by Explorer II
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How to test rv converter?

Is it possible to test whether your RV converter is working (= keeping the battery charged) by using a multi-meter?I don't think our rv's converter is charging the 12V AGM battery. I checked:1. Two fuses for the converter on electric panel are good2....

jornvango by Explorer II
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Is my converter dead?

We are camped in a full hookup RV park with our Casita trailer. After going out for errands this afternoon, we returned to our trailer to find everything in the trailer dead. The fridge, lights, ... all dead.Here's what I did:1) I checked the campgr...

jornvango by Explorer II
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