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Slight drip at pex fitting to water pump hose?

As the title states. The flexible hose that comes from the water water pump that connects to the pex line fitting keeps dripping slightly. It drips more when it cooler out than when it's warm. I figured it was because of aging so bought a new hose 3/...

Lippert Slide-Out extends but does not retract

Road Warriors,I have a new to me 2007 HR Alumascape 5th Wheel. It has Lippert through frame electric slide outs. My living room slide will slide out fine but when I try to retract it nothing happens (I press the switch and nothing, the motor doesn'...

AV8_Tuna by Explorer
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History Of Auto A/C cut n paste Hoot

Before air conditioning became universal, the only way for drivers to cool off was what some old-timers in Tennessee called 'four and 60.'That's short for 'all four windows down and 60 mph.' In the early days, it seemed as though driving fast with th...

What kind of battery's

My friend asked me to post and check on wich batteries would be best for him. He has a 30' travel trailer it has 2 lead acid batteries on it now. Next summer he is going to be camp host for 4 months in Wyoming. Totally boondocking, with champion ge...

"Pet" Subject: Vacuum Panel Insulation cut n paste

Does Vacuum Insulation Make Sense?To insulate refrigerators, perhaps — but to insulate buildings, probably notPosted on Nov 14 2013 by Alex WilsonImage 1 of 3Microtherm's vacuum insulation panel has a microporous substrate covered with an airtight al...

Almost Had a Fire Last Night

Our dog woke my DW last night (I wasn't home), to a haze of smoke and strong electrical smell. The smoke detectors did not activate! She got our 5yr old granddaughter out, along with the dog. DW pulled out the 50a shore power.DW saw smoke coming up b...

phillyg by Explorer II
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Small crack in fiberglass - how serious?

I just purchased a new HTT, and discovered a small crack in the fiberglass shell. Unfortunately, I didn't discover the crack during the final walk-through, I found it after I brought the camper home. Here is a photo:If you run your finger over the cr...

EverFly by Explorer
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Scented bleach

Are these new bleaches that are scented leave any undesirable chemicals when used to disinfect a water system? I usually put a few drops of bleach on the water filter before returning it to the housing and closing the system after I winterize.

Atwood furnace does not start.

Our 2013 1575 Lance TT comes equipped with an Atwood Furnace (model no. 7920-II), it doesn't want to start. The DSI was replaced 2 years ago and the furnace worked fine. Last year when we switched it on nothing happened. No fan, no clicks or anything...

Tested my new Solar Panel today

Purchased a NewPowa 150 Watt 12 volt panel on Amazon for 159.00 figuring that all the talk about raising tariffs mean prices will be going up soon. It was shipped for free and came well packaged and protected no scratches or dings. Today I tested it ...

Another way to repair a Schwintek slide

My RV is 6 years old and the slides have been pretty good except for one broken wire that was a pain to repair.Yesterday I decided to run the 3 slides out and back in as part of getting ready for the start of RVing season Two worked but one of the e...

trailer brake problem

Recently installed 4 new electric brake assemblies and Prodigy P3 controller. Worked great for 800 miles. Plugged the trailer in one morning and got a "Short" error on the controller. Checked all truck/trailer wiring and nothing evident. Next time...

dryfly by Explorer
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Updated - Please read 1st post: Some basic sewer questions

Update:THESE QUESTIONS ARE NOT ABOUT AN RV.Well, it is not an rv YET, anyway ;). It is a cargo van I am building into an rv. Right now it has no tanks, and no plumbing at all. I have experience putting in s&b plumbing, but am not familiar with rv sy...

Naio by Explorer II
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Thermostat temperature sensor

I have a intellitec electronic climate control for my heating and air conditioning. Where is the actual temperature sensor for that located since the intellitech is mounted inside of the wall. I'm asking because the temperature variation is quite ext...