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1993 Four Winds Motorhome Generator

We have a motorhome and the generator comes on but will not power the motorhome. It is a 1993 Four Winds Motorhome is there a switch we need to turn on or how do we get it to power the motorhome.

Satellite quit working need help

I have a 2002 Holiday Rambler endevour. I have an older Winegard SDI in motion satellite and it just quit working. The on/off switch doesn't light up either. I think maybe I got a surge and it blew a fuse. Only thing is I can't find any fuse. Is it p...

30 amp TT using 50amp with dogbone

I like to use the 50 amp receptacles when possible as they are usually in better shape. I use a good 50amp to 30 amp dogbone and my 30 amp P.I. EMS system. I was wondering if by doing this am I giving up any protection that my EMS was designed to p...

bob213 by Explorer
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Wrong Season But Great Formula...

I came across this worksheet formula that calculates HEATING BTU values and rather than lose it before next winter, decided to copy and I am going to paste it in my Word program files...________________________________________________________________...

Converter problems?

I woke up this morning to the lp detector squeeling and there is no leaks or anything blocking it. If the convertor breaker is shut off it stops the squeeling. Also the power converter keeps cycling on and off also causing the lights to brighten and...

STTH007 by Explorer
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Back burner has yellow flame

I've got a Suburban 2 burner stove and the back burner doesn't burn clean and blue like the front burner. It starts out OK, but after a few minutes is almost completely orange-ish yellow.Anyone have ideas of what causes that and is there anything I c...

pasusan by Explorer
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Winegard SDI in motion satellite not working at all.

Need a bit of help. I have a 2002 holiday Rambler endeavor with an older model winegard SDI in motion satellite. It just stopped working. The power switch has no light and it is not activating the unit. I believe it's a blown fuse. (Hope) I can't see...

Shadow Cruiser S185 FBR Solar Install/Upgrade

We've owned our Shadow Cruiser S185 FBR for about 2 years now. It is a small travel trailer (~18.5') but is light enough to be towed by my Toyota 4Runner and big enough to fit my family.With that said, one of the first things I did was purchase an of...

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Grey water tank sludge

Helping a friend with her grey water tank issues.2009 36 ft. MotorcoachThe tank drains very slowly. About 4 months ago we drained the tank as best we could and then took apart the slide valve and connecting piping to the tank, leaving the tank outle...

RTrider by Explorer
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Suburban Water Heater Tripping House Breaker

When I got my trailer home for the first time, I plugged it into my garage outlet (dedicated 20 amp) and it immediately tripped the breaker. After some troubleshooting, I figured out it was the water heater running in electric mode (switch outside t...

Interex by Explorer
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Atwood HE-0601 Refrigerator

I have just installed a new Atwood refrigerator in my travel trailer and I have let it set over night. When turning it on I get a red check light. I have done what the manual says pushing down temp and mode buttons holding for 2 seconds and all of th...

Oh PRAY TELL Why Not?

Schumacher 40-amp wheeled charger ad on Amazon... Equipped with cooling fan for high-performance and long life Accommodates both 6 and 12-volt batteries Helps in fleet operations Analyzes electrical and starting system problems Includ...

Gut check lithium 4S6P battery connections

Still working to figure out this whole solar battery thing. This is focused on:1. The series interconnections between 3.2v lithium battery cells to create a larger 12v nominal pack.2. The parallel interconnections between 12v nominal packs to crea...

Wikel by Explorer
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Autoformer test a "back yard" report

Hi all,The equipment:Sola Basic 4000 autoformer PF 0.98Magnum hybrid 3012 inverter PF corrected1200 watt water heater325 watt absorption fridge13500 BTU Dometic ducted roof air with a manual thermostat. PR unknown.A splendidly weak 15 amp shore power...