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Honda generator repair/replace?

Hello Everyone, I have a Honda EU3000i generator that has served me very well for 13+ years. Including running my household for 11 days during a winter storm. Unfortunately in a moment of impatience I broke it. It fell off of the rack when I rounde...

Need help about surge protection

I have a 5th wheel in Florida that suffered a power surge. I had a portable 50A Surge Guard. It's obviously bad now. I lost the converter and the Microwave. It appears everything else is ok.My question is would a model 35550 hard wired model be a bet...

MARKW8 by Explorer
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Honda 2200i and 15k AC

I think the planets of Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn were aligned just perfectly or I am just incredibly lucky.2018 Keystone Bullet with 15k Dometic AC and I installed an older SPP6E capacitor that I had laying around from a previous trailer. Just a si...

reno6 by Explorer
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Honda 2000i leaking gas around carb

This is NOT the rough idling due to old fuel. Been there, done that.The generator runs perfectly but leaks gas around the top of the carburetor starting a minute or so after starting it and for about 5 minutes after shutting it off. I've taken it a...

mtofell1 by Explorer
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RV Vinyl Trim Insert Sizing

Hi the vinyl trim that covers the aluminum track on my older motorhome needs changing.Camco on Amazon lists 3/4" 1" and 1 1/4" My question be it likely a no brainer but from my attatched picture should I be ordering which size?Unsure if measured by t...

my440 by Explorer III
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12V - 120V Norcold Fridge.

Last weekend my electric fridge stopped working on 12 volts.It still runs on 120 volt. I called Thetford but they have no parts for this unit anymore. It is 29 years old. Could the problem be the relay which switches the power supply from 12 volts to...

Solar question

I have an Arctic Fox 25Y that I bought used, and it came with 2-100 watt Zamp solar panels on it. I picked up a Grape 160 watt panel and got a combiner box and hooked them together parallel. I have been told that the wire used in the Arctic Fox is ...

Running 1 ac unit on 20 amp shore power,

I have a dedicated 20 amp circuit next to where I park my MH when loading and unloading for trips. If only some 12 volt lights, but no frig or water heater on electric were running in the mh, could I run 1 of the roof top ac’ units? Both units are o...

etrippe by Explorer
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Dometic AC potential issues

SEE UPDATE ON PAGE 2My Dometic AC froze up while camping last weekend. I would let it thaw and it seemed to work for awhile and then freeze up again. When we got it to the storage yard I took the inside cover off and discovered that the Freeze contro...

dpgllg by Explorer
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Monaco Tech Service, Good or not?

A young friend sent me a picture of the wiring under the instrument cluster on a Monaco(He didn't send year and model, hopefully he will later)and it looks worse than my 1990 Bounder. I gave him the Monaco number but I know nothing about them, are ...

Ford 460 engine questions/issues

Hey everyone, new to the forums and new to RV ownership. (Owned about 2 months now).Firstly, HI! nice to join a community of like minded travelers!I own a 26 foot 1988 ford gulfstream rv.Ok so I am doing a fairly major overhaul on the Ford E350 v8 46...

atwood water heater trying to ignite while burning

Hey everyone- kind of a new, not so new, TT owner here. I have a 2017 Jayco 287BH that we have had loads of fun using since we got it. Everything has been peaches except for the blasted hot water heater. From almost day one it has been inconsisten...

newguy65 by Explorer
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low voltage in receptacle

I had a power strip catch on fire..Nothing was plugged into it but the strip was turned on...lucky I was in the rv when it happened or all would have gone up in flames...It tripped all gfi and a circuit breaker..It also blew out my convertor...Now on...

Budsmith by Explorer
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