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Hydro Flame 8500 series furnace

Hello all,I have a hydro flame 8500 series furnace, the thermostat has an on-off switch,and a 3 position fan switch, low,auto and high,the furnace will not light on the auto setting but if I switch it to the low setting it will fire up, then shut dow...

Camper44 by Explorer
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Installing inverter w/charger and transfer switch

Im installing a AIMS 2500 Watt Low Frequency Pure Sine Inverter Charger 12 VDC to 120 VAC in my Rockwood 2506. Im hard wiring to the panel box. The positive wire on the battery terminal goes to the power jack and I think the electric brake before run...

letup27 by Explorer
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110 outlets

2018 Montana...…..mo 110 outlets in front half of 5th wheel . Thought it was circuit breaker...….not! Then GFI in bathroom.....not again!! Anybody have any ideas. I ihave to power going to the circuit breaker.

cpaulsen by Explorer
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Sagging ceiling in holiday rambler next level

Hello! I have a 2007 holiday rambler 5th wheel toy hauler. The ceiling above the couch seems uneven. I can access through the speaker hole. It appears that some type of adhesive was used during assembly of the ceiling panels to the aluminum struc...

mdryden by Explorer
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Hydro Flame 8500 series furnace

Hello all,I have a hydro flame 8500 series furnace, the thermostat has an on-off switch,and a 3 position fan switch, low,auto and high,the furnace will not light on the auto setting but if I switch it to the low setting it will fire up, then shut dow...

Camper44 by Explorer
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12V heater run straight from solar panel

Is there a heater product that can run off the 12V that comes directly off my portable solar panel? This would have to be something that can handle unregulated power that might peak up during bright sun and drop very low when a cloud passes by.

Furnace

Newbie to this forum, not new to RVing.I just purchased a pop up truck camper, 1996 Skamper #080.Need some help with the furnace. It looks rarely used. Will not fire off/lite., Hookup to house power, has an on-off switch before gas valve (turned on) ...

RWWIEFER by Explorer
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bathroom fan

My bathroom fan is on a wall switch; this turns the fan on and off, but you still need to open the vent manually (too high for wife to do).Is there a fan/vent unit available that turns on the fan, and opens the vent when powered on, and then closes t...

doughere by Explorer
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Battery: AGM vs. Flooded Cell

Our 5er, 2016 Continental Coach, currently has 4 6v Interstate “Maximum” Deep Cycle Batteries. I am planning to replace them, and am considering the GC2 Trojan T-105 w T-2 Technology (flooded cell), and the GC2 Trojan T-105 AGM w C-Max Technology(sea...

Maintnence Free Deep Cyelse 6 Volt Batteries

You can find maintenance free 1w volt batteries everywhere.My T105s have plenty of capacity and long life as long as they are serviced properly.But adding water every few weeks, especially when sore a distance away is a problem plus the corrosion on ...

down_home by Explorer II
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Fantastic Fan fuse problem.

Fuse is good, problem is the knob that holds it pops out very easily. Have tried twisting it in, and boom, someone touches it by mistake and it falls out.Gonna paint the knob a different color, so we don’t mistake it anymore. First unit with a FF.

How many amps does my inverter provide

If I have a Zamp ZP-300PS or a P-600PS pure sign wave inverter, how many amps does it put out at 120 volts? Am I calculating correctly at 300w \ 120 v = 2.5 amps AC? If I use a 600W inverter then am I only going to see 5 amps AC?The ultimate questio...

opnspaces by Navigator II
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Power center problem

OK I have a Arctic Fox 25Y and the power center so far as I can tell is a PD5000. I can not find any manuals or installation guides on the PD website and the AF manual has a worthless paragraph. This is a straight distribution panel not including a c...

Brake Lights

Doing a check as we prepare to leave for home, and the brake lights are not working. No voltage on the power lead, 20A fuse is good. FTL raised rail chassis.