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Hughes Auto Former

Well I got it today. Plugged it in and hen the coach and voltage in the mh jumped up in the green zone to 125 volts with everything in the coach on. Minutes before it had been right at 110 volts on the low side.Says 12,000 watts booster.Great. I sti...

Thetford Aria Classic Toilet Floor Flange

I purchased a new toilet, Thetford Aria Classic. The holes don't match up with the 7inch floor flange. I believe I should measure from one bolt hole to the other. If so, I came up with 9 inches. They included a 7 inch which I already had on the o...

Tech info / advice on 5th wheel generator install

I attempted to search this topic every way I could think of and could not find any exact answers.....this might be a bit long and technical....here goes.... I have a new Jayco 5th wheel unit with a residential fridge which runs off of an inverter. As...

Coleman Mach 8 Cub freezing

We've used the AC more this year, and have had some instances of freeze-up. After some warm nights, I think we've found the temperature setting that works throughout the night. I wonder though, what else might be done. None of the on-line info I've f...

stevenal by Nomad II
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Is there any good reason for this???

It was really bothering me that in me new fifth wheel I could not figure out how my house batteries got their power to the distribution center. I see 8 gauge wire going into my power distribution panel however I don’t see a corresponding 8 gauge wire...

Air brake push rod inspection on motorhome

I am so sorry if this has been asked I can not find it. 2008 Berkshire dieselI am going for my practical exam and they are asking that I check my pushrods and adjust if needed. I can not find anything that will say if this is possible on a motorhome ...

6 gallon hot water heater only delivers 4 gallons

Hello, I have a 6 year old Suburban SW6DE water heater which only gives me 4 gallons of hot water. This short change just started recently. The water gets heated to 135 degrees on either propane or electric, or both, but just doesn't deliver the whol...

ehstars by Explorer
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Norcold N7X intermittent on propane coldest setting

Trying to figure out if this is a known problem or an issue to be concerned about.We have the Norcold N7X fridge. Works fine on electric. Works fine on propane EXCEPT if it is set to the max cold setting (five snowflakes), in which case, the operat...

Window Tint

We recently bought a new TT and the windows are not tinted. I plan on tinting them myself but I’m looking for opinions on the level of tint that I should use. I don’t want them blacked out but I’d like some privacy. I’m thinking 35% or 50%.

Jnbaun by Explorer
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Furnace/AC issues

Recently got a 2004 Fleetwood Pioneer. The A/C was working, but we finally hooked up an LP tank to test the water heater, furnace, etc, and after switching it to the furnace, it won't move back to AC. Any advice?Thanks!

Need a device

What can be had to show when my brake lights are activated on my toad. My ‘kit” came with an led and a lot of wire to splice into the brake wiring and run to the front of the motor home. Don’t want to have to keep unplugging each time and running a...

tarnold by Explorer
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Onan 7000/ac

I have an Onan 7000 with 3780 hours. About a month ago the generator would start with no power. We changed the brushes and transfer switch and it was fine. Last week my ac started tripping the breaker on the generator and the compressor would turn on...

AC Not Working / Unusual Symptoms

Dometic Penguin AC on kids R-Pod has failed. Ran but did not cool. Then started to blow shore power source breaker in campground and at home, regardless of attaching cord used. No breaker in RV was tripped. Then started, fan runs, but AC cycles eve...

enahs by Explorer
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Can I use 20 amp service

If we are not going to run the A/C can we use20amp service safely? I o ly have 20 amp athome a dI use an adapter to run the fridge and lights but what if we need to use the furnace would that be safe?