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Re: Storage bay lights don't go out
Thanks for all the response!!! The idea of additional switches generated an epiphany about the “light” switches in the electric bay and the wet bay. So to test this out, I made sure the inside fixture was off, turned off the light switches in both the electric and the wet bay and put back in the bulb I had removed from the storage bay. The light came on when the bulb was seated and stayed on when I fully depressed the door switch. I then went to the electric bay and the wet bay and worked both of them, in turn, checking the storage bay light by depressing the bay door switch each time. The net result is that the electric bay switch and the wet bay switch control an outside light on the side of the coach only. They have no connection to the storage bay light. By the way, each storage bay has it’s own switch and light fixture. There are no switches inside the coach. I’m fuddled.368Views0likes0CommentsStorage bay lights don't go out
Huh! I happened to go to the storage bay on our street side kitchen slide and noticed that the bay light in the adjoining bay was also on. Opening the bay door and manually pushing the button did nothing for either light. I pulled the connectors from both lights to shut them off and am looking for help. About the only thing that is different is that I rewired a counter light in the kitchen so that I could use a LED replacement bulb (the fixture ballast was bad). Religiously followed the provided instructions and had a back up set of eyes follow the process. The LED light works just fine. Short of pulling the fixture and rechecking everything, I'm out of ideas. Logic tells me that the circuit breakers are o.k. or the lights wouldn't be getting power. All the other bay (electric, water, and chassis electric) lights work fine. This is on a 2004 Itasca Horizon 40AD w/38,000 miles. Thanks for your help!2.9KViews0likes8CommentsRe: water heater
I had the same problem with our new to us Horizon. Then I found out that a water heater filled with hot water won't light when you switch it from 110 to gas. I turned off the 110, drained some hot water into the sink and hit the switch...worked perfectly. I used the gas heated hot water to wash the egg off my face.215Views0likes0CommentsRe: Pad under jacks
Like many of the above, I made my own out of 1" 12 x 12 plywood with a 4 x 6 x 12 Gorilla glued and screwed together. This after sinking a rear jack in compacted 1/4 minus. Twice. Same park, different sites. One jack retracted fine, the other had to be dug out. BTW, the coach weighs 12,000 in the rear. Drilled a hole in one corner and attached a piece of parachute cord.683Views0likes0CommentsRe: Laws about TOADS?
Another thing to consider is the rotation of the wheels. Depending on the mileage of the Miata, the wheel bearings turned "forward" for many rotations. Like most mechanical devices, they are used to turning that way and altering their direction of rotation "could" cause some unexpected problems down the road. I personally wouldn't do it for all of the previous reasons in the thread.361Views0likes0Comments
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