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Onan 4000 KY Clicking sound?

Our rig is about 2 yrs old with a 4000KY Onan gen set. It has about 160 hrs on it and runs smooth and well. It is used and cycled regularly (about every 2 weeks for 1-2 hours) under load. But of late its started a loud and noticeable intermittent cli...

Bizarre electrical issue

I have a built in digital clock in my motorhome by the bed. It seems whenever I turn on the gas furnace, it affects this clock. After the furnace starts running, the clock sounds one long beep and the time changes. This morning the display showed 0:...

Janss by Explorer
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Electrical problem

Approx. a couple hours after connecting to the 50a shore power I experienced electrical problems. The air conditioners were laboring to run. I shut off the air conditioners then noticed that the GFI outlets and the microwave were not on. (I should ex...

grullman by Explorer
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Carrier V AC remote battery issue

Neighbor is having Carrier V remote issue where the batteries only last 3 or 4 weeks.They go for a week or two each trip with everything working fine. After coming home for a week the batteries must be replaced.AC cools fine.Was this standard operat...

Joe417 by Explorer
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? 2015 Dometic 2-Door Fridge (2652 or 2662?)

I left yesterday on my Big Adventure 2016. Fridge has been working fine on both electric and propane while sitting in its garage.When I unplugged yesterday morning to leave, I waited for the fridge to go to propane automatically. It did.(temps were l...

Lippert Leveling lost its mind

1 1/2 yr old fiver. Lippert leveling has worked flawlessly until now. When hitting the autolevel button it thinks it's off by a couple degrees when it's close to level, and raises the drivers side off the ground. I've reset the computer and presse...

Lar_s by Explorer
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I'm Good I'm Bad...

Sliced me, inserted tubing in 2 places guided by x-ray. Pressed buttons and exorcised the demons out of atrium heart muscle. Woke me every 2 hours thereafter like proper dungeon keepers for ritual blood sucking, tube pumping, and "Who Should We Notif...

Fridge and furnace on generator

My trailer has a generator. I let it run for awhile and try to turn on my norcold fridge. I get an error code saying no AC. Shouldnt this run off the generator? The microwave runs fine on it.Also....my furnace does not seem to heat up. Air condi...

Ab7r by Explorer
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New lightweight Solar Panels - American Supplier?

In searching around on the internet, I came across the following lightweight portable solar suitcase from Australian Kick-Ass Solar. It is 250 watts, weighs only 22 lbs, folds to 22 inches square by 1.3 inches thick, unfolds to 2ftx9ft, and comes wi...

dewey02 by Explorer II
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Leaving inverter on while plugged in?

It is ok to leave the inverter on during a thunderstorm in case the power goes out (it does often here) so that I don't have to deal with getting the dish to find the signal all over again? Is that harmful in any way?

cannesdo by Explorer
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Water heater heater

When boondocking (we rely on solar), in our teardrop trailer it can get a bit nippy during cold weather. I had been toying with a number of ideas over the last few years inspired by some one in Russia that was planing on living in his teardrop full t...