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Cabin air conditioner

Me and my family are on the road staying at a friend of ours and the night before we had hooked up our rv (a 2000 ford maverick E450 triton v10) to his house for electricity due to our generator breaking on us. Everything was running fine until the f...

Dometic WH-6GEA does not work on electric alone

I have a 2022 Forrest River Surveyor. It has the “dreaded” Dometic WH-6GEA water heater in it. It’s my understanding that this water heater is supposed to run on gas alone, electric alone or on both at the same time. Mine only works on gas alone or g...

Spindle by Explorer II
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First Post, Out of Frustration over Dometic AC

First off, glad to have found this site as it appears to have lots of good information from fellow RV'ers. We are currently living in our Forest River Wildcat 5th wheel for going on a year now (new home being built). Ever since buying this camper n...

Jsledder by Explorer
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Onan Energy Command 30 Auto Starts when plugged in

2008 Winnebago Itasca Horizon 40 KD8,000-Watt Onan Quiet DieselOnan Energy Command 30 Auto Starts even when connected to Shore Power.Onan Energy Command 30 InformationSafety is set to IgnitionHVAC Run Request tested fine with Basement A/C.Tested for ...

Atwood 7920-II furnace failure

My Atwood 7920-II furnace won't do anything, was working 100% perfect day before failure so something just broke. No fan, no clicking, nothing. Been reading tons of forum tech data relating to problem and watching YouTube. What I've done or verified...

breausaw by Explorer
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Capital Grill

Looking at campers with outdoor kitchens. Notice that a lot of them come with these Capital Grills. Can these be used as a camp stove? Like can you sit a skillet on it to fry an egg or boil a pot of water on it? Wouldn't use it as a grill because whe...

d1h by Nomad II
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2017 Montana 3100RL 5th wheel GelCoat

I have a 2017 Montana 3100RL 5th wheel. Yesterday I noticed small chips of loose gelcoat on the propane door. I cannot see any sign of water damage. Any suggestions on what cause this damage and how to prevent any further damage?Click For Full-Size I...

TenOC by Nomad
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Can't get key fob for a sprinter

I have been trying to get a replacement key fob for my 2018 PleasureWay XLMB built on a 2017 chassis from Mercedes for over a year and a half and they keep telling me it's not available. Turns out it would be available if I didn't have any working ke...

ernie1 by Explorer
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2017 Montana 3100RL 5th wheel Ground Fault

I have a 2017 Montana 3100RL 5th wheel. At home I have the RV connected to a 20 amp 120V circuit to keep the battery charged. Getting ready for camping trip I noticed that the ground fault on this 20 amp external circuit was tripped therefore no powe...

TenOC by Nomad
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AC Compressor runs long (after an shutoff).

New (to me) RV and I'm definitely a newbie, so please bear with me.When I turn on the breaker to my front AC unit, immediately (even with the thermostat turned off) I can hear a humming from the unit (which I'm assuming is the compressor). It will s...

tcrespo by Explorer
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Found some bare wired under the coach

Last week i replaced the blown power converter on my 2000 flair. While doing that, i noticed several cables around and behind the house electrical breakers had been cut. I think they may have been used or intended for stuff like solar panels and such...

Left blinker does not work when the running lights are on

I have a trailer (1997 A-liner) and am trying to get the exterior lights working. It uses a 7 way plug to my vehicle (2008 4Runner). I have checked the 4Runner’s plug using a multimeter and everything seems okay:- +12 volt (black) shows 12v- running ...

robl by Explorer
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Shore power vs Batter maintainer

My storage facility has the ability for me to hookup to shore power while it’s in storage and it’s included with my monthly lease. I have a keystone Cougar 5th, 2020.1) Should I connect to the power source to keep the batteries charged?2) Should I c...

dkuntz by Explorer
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