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Lippert slide adjustment

I have an LCI electrical slide on my 2011 Wildwood. It has always worked well, but a couple of days ago when I went to extend it it ripped a portion of the vinyl floor out. It seems that when the slide comes in the inside edge drops down until the ...

joshuajim by Explorer II
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Vent under sink cause of smelly trailer?

My trailer smells gross come summer time. Was gone 3 weeks and come home to that sewer smell. To me it smells like gray tank. Pretty sure my P traps are still filled with water. It must be the kitchen sink vent inside the cabinet that causes this? I ...

wopachop by Explorer
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2003 Damon Challenger 348 - power problem

Hi,I have the above coach and the fridge Cooler Unit went - so in the process of removing the fridge to replace the cooler I unfortunately shorted the 12v feed to the back of the fridge as i was about to insulate it. No problem, I thought, the fuse w...

RVs and the NEC

While I am probably opening a huge can of worms here, I would like to clear up a few things if possible.The NEC is really a product of the NFPA. The NEC or the Code is the National Electrical Code, it is neither a CODE(law or rule) nor is it Nationa...

12 volt dc / 120 ac appliance

My dan foss 12 volt refer also switches to 120 when plugged in. So which is better. 12 volt dc or using my 2000 watt inverter and running it on AC. This model draws 5 to 6 amps DC. I have a 8 gauge wire about 8 foot long running to the refer for D...

RV outlets reliable?

After embarrassingly getting some water through the refrigerator vents while hosing off the camper and getting some water into the AC outlet, I had to take the outlet apart to get the water out as it was tripping the GFCI. I've not seen these outlet...

Oh shoot. The toilet foot pedal fell off.

Well 3300 miles into our 4000 mile trip the toilet foot pedal fell off. Won’t go back on. We’re in Escanaba traveling to Frankenmuth. Any ideas how to fix or should I replace toilet?

stew47 by Explorer
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Oven door handle replacement

We have a 2003 winnebago minnie. The oven door handle has broken. It is a Master Chef unit. I can find the part listed on the web page. But, they say "no longer available". Any suggestions from the experienced experts? Please?!?

eieioh by Explorer
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Shower Faucet leak?

I replaced the shower faucet in our Jayco camper trailer and it all works great other than the connection that the shower wand connects to leaks every time we turn the shower off. It is not coming from the threads but from a little hole underneath t...

Hartos by Explorer
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Small engine question

Since you guys know tons of stuff I figured perhaps a question about my Echo blower would be something you guys would know. It is a 2 cycle engine and I can get it started, but it acts like it is starving for fuel. It will run slowly, but if you tr...

alank2 by Explorer
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Portable Satellite

I have a Tailgator Portable satellite dish. It comes with 50 feet of coax. Is there any problem with going longer on the coax. I was thinking of going with 150 foot reel. I camp at times in one location where you have to get out from under t...

1L243 by Explorer II
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50 amp wiring question

I'm getting a new trailer and it will be my first with 50 amp service. I've always noticed the standard NEMA 14-50R 4 pole receptacle on the AC pedestals but never paid any attention to the female shore power receptacles on the trailers. I'm guessin...

dryfly by Explorer
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