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Running A/C with extension cord into 20 amp outlet.

Trying to figure out if what I'm trying to run below is moving too close to the limits of a 20 amp 120V outlet and limits of a 12 gauge extension cord that is 25 feet.Trying to run a 135K BTU A/C unit on my travel trailer. Connect travel trailer to 3...

WFCO Converter

On our last trip when plugged into 30 amp shore power the converter would turn on for a few minutes and the interior lights would brighten then go dim once the converter shut off a couple minutes later. I had the batteries checked and they were bad s...

bjarnold by • Explorer
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What is a Solar Power Sine Wave Inverter

While shopping online for a small (300w) true sine inverter, I saw a lot of places had Solar Sine Wave Inverters. Are those models powered by Solar panels instead of the RV batteries or is there something else to it that I'm not seeing in the printed...

RobWNY by • Explorer
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changing from 2 12volt batteries to 1 12v battery

I am thinking on changing from 2 27 series batteries to 1 31 series interstate battery. We seldom dry camp except when spending the night at a Walmart when we're traveling to and from our snowbird location. Most of our inside lighting is LED. I am wo...

Annoying Electrical Issue

It was a rainy day in southwest Louisiana today so I decided it was a good time to install that LED dimmer switch I bought a few weeks ago for the over the dining table candelabra light fixture. I keep my motorhome in an old metal shed with a roll u...

Isaac-1 by • Explorer
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Dometic 13.5 A/C

Model 3310741-016 dometic 13.5 A/C, a squirrel chewed thru the wiring on this unit. Wires go from start capacitor to the condenser. They also chewed thru the plastic condenser housing. The 5er is a Montana and was prewired for the second unit which I...

Weldon by • Explorer
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Propane level gauge-do I need one in each tank??

My new to me 2009 Lance 845 TC came with a level gauge in only one of the 2 5 gallon tanks. Do I need one in each tank or is it not a big deal with just one. These are horizontal tanks and I know from my forklift experience that the gauges in a horiz...

pirlbeck by • Explorer
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Home brew hybred inverter generator set up

Home Depot had the tiny Sportsman 800/1000w inverter generator on sale for $157 right before I left Denver. Normally I'd stick to one of the big three but at that price I took the chance. I broke it in at home up to the point it could handle a 600w h...

Suburban water heater will not keep heating

I have a Suburban ten gallon water heater which is just over one year old. (It was a replacement). Suddenly, it quit working. I have replaced the gas valve unit, the high temp thermostat unit, and the control board. As far as I can tell, there is not...

Nut and Bolt or Self Tapping Screw?

I recently damaged a scissor stabilizer jack / mounting bracket on my TT. The welds holding the 1/8" metal mounting bracket to the frame are still sound BUT part of the bracket is bent and needs to be straightened. Impossible to do without cutting ...

DD716TED by • Explorer
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SHURFLO In-Line Check Valve Not working

City water is leaking past the check valve on my surflo pump and filling up the holding tank. I added a SHURFLO In-Line Check Valve - 1/2" Barbs 340-001 to attempt to solve the problem. However, the new check valve does not "check". I did a searc...

TenOC by • Nomad
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Brake controller question

I'm having a memory lapse with this question. I had problems last summer with not having the brakes on my trailer working, but lights are ok. I had both the trailer and vehicle in and it took a while but everything was working when I left. Next ti...

Lost power to drivers door functions - need diagram

TV in sig, 2007 Classic GMC 3500 dually, 326,000 kilometres, over 200,000 miles on it.I have lost power to most everything in my drivers door. The only thing I can do is control the drivers side mirror only. Can't control passenger side. And the spea...

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