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Offset L brackets

I have a Wildwood trailer and use an Equil-i-zer hitch. On my current F150 and a previous Ram 1500 the pressure on the bars not equal. When I go to hookup, the street side bar takes very little raising of the jack to engage. When the street side b...

joshuajim by Explorer II
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best practices for long battery life

I cannot get more than 3 years out of my battery on my TT. Original battery was an interstate. It was replaced under warranty going into its third year. The replacement lasted two years. I then tried the walmart brand. This was it's third year. Whe...

mrad by Explorer II
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basement latch on 2003 Monaco stuck!!

I am unable to get the basement door open due to a stuck latch!! It is a 2003 Monaco Executive. The door is where you empty the waste tanks!! There is no way in that I can see. Any help would be appreciated. The wife

Battery question

This may be a stupid question, but here we go. If I have a battery that doesn't charge, would that stop the lights in my camper from working. Thanks in advance for the help.

elm3420 by Explorer
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Refrigerator roof vent screen replacement

Doing some maintenance and discovered the screen in the refrigerator roof vent is crumbling in my 2006. The original screen appears to be aluminum and time has taken its toll.The original screen was molded into the plastic of the vent and an easy fi...

Did I kill my link-10?

I pulled my old Link-10 battery monitor out of my trailer and installed it in my motorhome. Something went wrong... When I first powered it up, all the digits lit up with 0000, but no lights came on, and no buttons did anything.I feared a stray wir...

INVERTER Idle Current An Response Time

My old Trace is supposed to have an idle current of .004 amperes (24 volt) and response time of <30 milliseconds.Has the industry improved upon this significantly -- other than the Samlex with zero crossing synchronization?

Hot water heater freeze.

We put a cold weather test on the new rig last month. 3 nights in a row with temperatures in single digits. First 2 mornings we found no hot water and no water in the bathroom. Cold water available in the kitchen. Water tank, water pump (under ki...

DIY--water pump indicater lamp replace Fleetwood products

97 Bounder (i'm sure many others other have the same thing)water pump relay, several pump switches with indicator lampall three of mine were burned out, never could remember if pump was on or off, always forgetting to turn pump offlooks like thisi se...

MrWizard by Moderator
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3 way transfer switch?

HI, does anyone know if there is a 3 way transfer switch available that will accept input from the shore power line, the generator, and the inverter, then automatically select the power source in order of priority and feed it to the RV 120v electric ...

Water heater dryfire - did I get lucky?

Drained my water heater (Suburban dual mode propane/electric) and didn’t realize the electric switch was on...noticed steam coming out the drain hole then a small ball of fire “poofed” out the drain. Gas was turned off at the propane tank and water h...

Aluminum Siding Repair

Today, while winterizing my travel trailer, I noticed a hole in the aluminum siding. It is one piece top to bottom. It appears to have been hit by something, could have been a stone from the lawn mower or possibly someone threw something at it, I don...

RTQuig by Explorer
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