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Leaking slide from towing in heavy rain?

The background: Got home last night from a late season camping trip in southern WA (just the dog & me so no copilot). Sunny summer-like weather on Monday! Started out in light rain and no wind that should have been a routine 4-5 hour trip home. Tur...

7HGFAD-2141J Onan Generator popping!

Hi all, have this truck mounted generator that is popping some, I'm told it died at least once. It has had fairly good maintenance, recent oil change, just put in new plugs, fuel filter was changed and is clear. Once thing I did notice is when primin...

msta999 by Explorer
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Battery banks - possible short?

Hello! I'm looking at getting something to keep the engine battery charged, since apparently the older RV's like mine (30' 1995 Winnebago Adventurer with a Chevy engine) have a drain on them. I found this, which seems like it might do the "trick" (lo...

Grill Zone Light

Have been given a used Grill Zone battery powered light. According to info I have been able to find, it takes 3 AA battery's, unsure of orientation of how they go. Looks like something I would use, if I get it working.

Weird interior light issue

I’m trying to replace a few of the standard 12v dome lights in the bedroom with some LED spotlights I purchased on Amazon. The dome light works, but when I wire in the new light I get nothing. I tested the new light on a 9v battery and it works. Any ...

phemens by Explorer
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Solar install on a Trailer, newbie questions

Hi, I just got a solar panel and controller for my TT. I want to install the panel on the roof laying flat but am unsure of how to attach it. Q#1 Should I run some screws or bolts into the roof and seal, or ?? (It's a 07 Fleetwood Orbit 18' if that h...

Help with fiberglass repir

I bought a 2017 keystone carbon 357 from 007 rv outlet in dansville va back in March. I noticed a stress crack in the fiberglass by the front bedroom slide. My dealer will fix it but it is a 6 hr drive, I have a camping world in Fredericksburg va tha...

Fresh Water Tank Freezing

I live in area where it occasionally gets cold enough for freezing damage to be a legit issue - so I winterize the rig every year - which includes dumping the FW tank. But I would really like to leave the FW tank full of water until it gets cold e...

ksg5000 by Explorer
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water pump

I have a surflow water pump 40psi.I went to winterize it.I drained all the water from the water heater and bypassed it.I than drained the fresh water tank using the water pump and letting the water pump out the holding tank.Than after i saw the water...

joe0508 by Explorer
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Propane Leak

I have a 30 lb LP bottle on each side of my fifth wheel. On the last trip, I returned to the camper to hear what sounded like water spraying out somewhere. It was propane escaping from the device shown below. It was the bottle on the sunny side be...

fred42 by Explorer
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Atwood refridgerator power problem

This morning I went out and started my 2014 Atwood 0801 refrigerator on AC. I just set it on auto and went outside and was tinkering about for awhile. Later I unplugged the AC cord to start the fridge on gas. I expected to find that the auto function...

Turn signal with lights on

On a recent trip, I had an issue with my turn signal blinking (at least in the coach).It was getting a little cloudy and dark so I changed the lights from the running light to the normal headlights. a little while later I went to change lanes to pas...

Gdlow by Explorer
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Ridiculouser...

As some of you know I have been keeping an off-and on lookout for the macabre in LED light bars and this is the latest patient...At some time hopefully in the near future The People's Republic of California is going to put their foot...er going to as...