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RE: Coleman Bayside Alumi Tite Roof Problem - Help Needed
The issue with the aluminum Krystal Kote panels disintegrating from the inside out is due to electrolysis damage.
Where a weak point, (a small unpainted and exposed surface) exists in an aluminum panel that has any fasteners of a dissimilar metal, a galvanic reaction occurs. Unfortunately, aluminum is the lowest metal of the "galvanic series", and will corrode before any other metal.
I had the side panels of my 2004 GTE Niagara's slide out replaced under warranty back in 2005 due to the aluminum disintegrating, (due to the steel staples used to hold the plastic friction panel).
The Alumitite roof has steel screws holding on the Yakima rails which will eventually cause the galvanic reaction to occur at any weak spots in the Aluminum, (microscopic spots of bare unpainted metal). The original steel screws should be replaced with sealant/adhesive and aluminum rivets to attach the Yakima rails in order to minimize further electrolysis damage.
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Beacher
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10/19/11 10:04am |
Folding Trailers
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RE: Ticket scalpers setting up at camp Yosemite
This is old news for camping in California. Virtually ALL of the most popular beachfront campsites, during the high-demand spring and summer months are purchased in large blocks by the same groups of people year after year. If they, or their family, or their friends are not going to use and reimburse them for the sites, then they sell them to the general public through the pennysaver, the recycler, craigslist, and ebay. Generations of RV families have been at this since the 70's.
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Beacher
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04/20/11 07:55pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Dual propane tank system
The latest new Coleman dual tank setups are plumbed with a simple T fitting between the two tanks, before feeding into the one low pressure regulator. That simple T fitting does not have any valving built into it, so you cannot use only one tank at a time, for that reason.
Way back in the distant past, (one or two years ago), Fleetwood/Coleman used to install an auto-changeover valve whenever there were two tanks mounted to the trailer. The auto-changeover valve allows you to remove one tank independently of the other, and still have a viable working propane system. You can always replace the economy T-fitting, with a snazzy auto-changeover valve yourself.
Assuming your new 2008 Arcadia only has one propane regulator being fed by the two tanks, there is no reason that your water heater should not ignite if either one of the tank OPD valves is shut off.....unless if the LEFT tank was empty. But with the T-fitting, both tanks tend to equalize if they are both left open. Hmm?
Another twist to this propane plumbing is that your Arcadia has a single high-pressure outside 1/2" threaded port for attaching external appliances. Only one of your propane tanks has a red colored high-pressure regulator which leads to that one access port. That exterior high pressure propane access port only works with one tank, the one with the red regulator. But that has nothing to do with the low-pressure regulated propane line going to the water heater that is fed by the two tanks, connected with the aforementioned T-fitting.
I know this is an older thread, but I have a similar problem. I have a 2008 Avalon and I can not find new propane hoses to fit my current set up. I have the two tanks and they are both connected to a white regulator? One tank also splits off to a red high pressure line. Does anyone no where I can buy new gas lines? I have taken it to three different rv repair places and no one has any ideas.
You will find what you need at any RV parts store, or online, like at Camping World, or one of their store locations.
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Beacher
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04/20/11 07:37pm |
Folding Trailers
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