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Is my Propane system clogged?

Issue:Furnace flutter and large puff sound (with excessive spark ignition process), when furnace runs at same time as the water heater.Notice significant increase in water heater burner performance at moment furnace shuts down... leading me to think...

Espee by Explorer
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Suburban furnace

Hi We have a 2012 Keystone Cougar 5th wheel. It has a Suburban furnace which is under the refrigerator. We have been having problems for a year now and have spent too much money for it still to not be working. Have bought new converter, new batter...

Black tank sludge

Our black tank appears to have a layer of sludge in the bottom that remains after the blank tank is emptied. Is there a good way to dissolve the sludge so that it is carried out when the tank is emptied? I don't want to get down there with a shovel. ...

Can you cook a turkey with a battery charger?

Not really...:BThe Polish Princess is torturing me with cooking smells. She is cooking most of the dinner here and then we are transporting all of it to the Daughters for a late Holiday sheebang. I have retreated to the garage to save my sanity. :WA ...

westend by Explorer
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Electronic Project Nerdamania Reading

I like this article. It explains how to suck excess heat out of LED chips. diodes, transistors and other propeller beanie projects. I got ahold of a stripped out 70-amp diode isolator heatsink and with a high power Schottky it's gonna drop 13.65 volt...

Thetford aurora toilet leaks at base

The leak is clean water. This is a foot pedal flush unit and connections at top/back of the unit are dry. Based on exploded diagram and some time on Google, I am assuming the problem is likely the inlet valve. Had different issues with another model ...

Is 12.5 volts sufficient for battery maintenance?

I have 9 batteries. 5 are on Battery Tenders that maintain at 13.2 volts. 2 are on larger automatic chargers that maintain at 13.2 volts. The last 2 are on cheap Schumacher and Harbor Freight charger/tenders that maintain at 12.5 volts. Is 12.5 volts...

gperky by Explorer
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Attwood Furnace and or fuse panel issue

When I plug in to AC my furnace automatically runs and fuse panel "clicks" and lights blink every few seconds, furnace never lights. If I disconnect the battery, the furnace works. I have checked all the fuses and breakers that are on the panel.Here...

brake bleeder tool

Can you use a brake bleeder tool to bleed the master cylinder while it is still on the vehicle?How would you do it?I know i can do the calibers with one and plan to but i have read to do a brake bleed correctly you should do the mc first before going...

joe0508 by Explorer
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UL's View Of Aluminum Electrical Components

I have mentioned this clearly several times in several threads, now I will scream it.NO MATTER WHAT BRAND OF RV YOU HAVE YOUMUST MUST MUST MUSTREMOVE THE COVER OFF OF THE ALTERNATING SHORE POWER CURRENT BREAKER BOX AFTER SEVERAL HUNDRED HOURS AND RE ...

Bedroom AC Outlets Loose Power

I have a 2016 Starcraft (part of Jayco) trailer. It has two AC outlets in the bedroom. Sometimes both loose power. When it happens, everything else on that circuit still has power.Here's what I found out so far. They are the same circuit breaker as t...

allenm by Explorer
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Toilet issues

I have an issue with my toilet.The flange that is screwed to the floor has one place where the bolts go thru to hold the stool tight has cracked.Is this flange glued to the stand pipe going to the black tank, r are the flange and stand pipe just caul...

furnace flare ups..

I have a suburban brand furnace.It worked fine all last winter but in the springI had to replace the control board.Now it fires up fine, but sometimes I get thisloud PUFF. and it blows out the flame and the furnacehas to restart.Then sometimes it fla...

Thetford Style II

We have a Thetford Style II toilet; this has a lever on the right side of the toilet that you step on to flush. Sometimes, that arm is slow to return back upward; when this happens, the water valve and the flush valve are slow to close. Once the ar...

RVhiker by Explorer
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