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Is it better to be hooked to short power in storage? or not?
I just found a storage place that not only has covered storage (metal roof/exposed sides), but it also has 30 and 50 amp shore power. In the past, I've had our TT stored in the open with no connections Better to have it connected to shore power when stored between uses/trips? or better to have everything (including the battery) disconnected? Thanks for your thoughts4.1KViews0likes18Commentsfan in circuit-breaker box is cycling every 10 seconds
The circuit-breaker box in this TT is just under the fridge...there's a small fan in the compartment.... That fan is cycling about every ten seconds....on for three seconds, then off for five seconds or so, and then on again....then the cycle repeats Is this normal? I've never noticed this before2.3KViews0likes8CommentsRe: Need Assistance Before Check in
What part of Texas? It's ginormous. Also, what sort of place do you like...a state park? Rv resort with a clubhouse and a pool? Commercial place in a good locations that's a glorified parking lot? Beach, river, lake, plains,mountains, desert? We've been from Mission to Dallas and from Houston to El Paso...and everything in between499Views0likes0CommentsRe: Nash 18FM water intrusion?
Suggest see my thread on same topic from two days ago....captioned 'First place to look re. where water got in to our TT' my culprit seems to be the sliding-window drains....in a pounding rainstorm, water overflowed the gutters, sheeted down the side onto the bedroom window (which is beyond the coverage of the awning), and filled up the sliding-window tracks faster than drain/weep holes could handle339Views0likes0CommentsRe: First place to look re. where water got in to our TT
Thanks, JBarca! That looks exactly like what ours has, except the frame is black rather than white. You have seriously eased my mind....I was thinking, 'roof....which wicked down to the edge...which then wicked down through the wall to the floor....and the water turning everything in touched into a spongy, rotted, destroyed mess' I'll do that to the windows536Views0likes0CommentsAny idea where to find a hard-shell spare tire cover?
The South Texas sun has literally beat the (fairly heavy canvas) spare tire cover on our TT to death...We got it, along with the TT, in January 2019... On a previous trailer, had a hard-shell plastic spare tire cover that kept its looks and utility for years.... In looking for a replacement cover for the spare, I'm seeing only soft covers except for a few branded to a specific vehicle (ex. a Jeep logo) or covers that have a hard-plastic 'face' but the band around the tire is fabric of some sort Ideas where to find a full plastic spare=tire cover? Thanks1.8KViews0likes5CommentsRe: First place to look re. where water got in to our TT
Thanks for the helpful replies. JBarca: Yes, that's the trailer...it's the corrugated aluminum siding....and, again, yes--the bedroom windows are outside awning coverage...vinyl flooring (no carpet anywhere)... How did you go about opening the drains up? With what tool and technique? I'm virtually certain that's the issue....the trailer is fairly new, gets a roof check yearly, all the 'entry' points like the skylight and antenna have good seal....where the water was led me to suspect the window right off the bat...also, this has never happened before, but this weekend we were at the beach (storms always seem heavier when right on the ocean) Seems like we caught it in time, not a major issue, no structural fault or damage I'll do as JBarca suggests Thanks again535Views0likes0Comments
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