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RE: water heater drips
Some water heaters are also installed with check valves in one or both lines which won't let air in by opening a hot faucet and the TPO valve.
Opening the faucet hot side is to relieve the pressure on system.
true
Opening the press/temp relief valve allows water to run out of top portion of heater..as the water runs out, air goes in.
:h Not so…
Hot water outlet line is lower than PRV so the air pocket is above outlet at top of tank.
yes it is and is why water needs to be drained from the tank to reestablish the air pocket...
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JJBIRISH
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02/08/12 09:47pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Williston Wal-Mart cracking down...
One thing is certain, this is not a Walmart problem and they should not be considered a part of the solution…
It should fall squarely on the industries shoulders and no one else…
Providing some out of the way land for employees to temporarily park licensed and fully self contained RV’s on should not be insurmountable… they are not building or licensing a public campground or anything like that…
The logistics for dumpsters, water trucks, honey wagons, and even quiet diesel generators should not be all that great of a problem either…
Some aggregate road and some mounding and plantings for screening of the impound, and they are good to go…
All a cost of doing business…
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JJBIRISH
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02/08/12 08:59pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Refrigerator trips GFCI breaker
My Dometic fridge tips my GFI after 10-15 min. Changed GFI, same problem. Plugged fridge into a different GFI protected outlet - still trips. Fridge works fine on a non-GFI outlet.
The question is - does a fridge really need GFI protection? I'm thinking of bypassing the GFI for the fridge but don't want to create any safety issues.
An earlier thread on this subject said:
A 120V element "leaking" neutral or Hot current and tripping a GFCI will test GOOD with an Ohm meter. That is why it is so difficult for some to figure out the problem. These "defective" elements will work just fine on a non GFCI circuit. It usually takes awhile (heating) before it causes the GFCI to trip.
What was said in that earlier thread was not all that uncommon ten+ years ago and many dealers didn’t know why it happened and just removed the fridge from the GFI…
While that isn’t the proper fix, I never heard of anyone ever having a problem resulting from it…
I personally know of one that had the element, power cord, receptacle, and the GFI replaced and it still tripped… the source of the problem was never pinpointed or isolated… it was used for years plugged into a indoor receptacle in the compartment just below the fridge…
I could be wrong but I don’t think it is the fridge that requires the GFI, but its required because the receptacle its plugged into is considered a outside receptacle…
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JJBIRISH
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02/08/12 07:26pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Eliminating State Income Tax
(sic)... If you do your research, you will find the states with no income taxes like TX and PA ARE NOT the cheapest places to live. In fact, PA with no income tax is one of the most expensive places to live...
Bold added for emphasis...
Just to set the record straight...:) PA does indeed have an income tax; 3.07% flat for all levels of income whether $1.00 or $1,000,000. Pa is not one of the most expensive places to live, depending on which list you look at it, falls slightly higher than the middle of the pack. There is no state income tax on retirement income (if that is what you meant),however, for the working group, there is an income tax.
just to add to what you said,
Taxes in Pennsylvania are collected on eight income classes:
wages
interest
dividends
net profits from business, profession or farm
net gain from sale or disposition of property
net income from rents, royalties, patents and copyrights
gambling and lottery winnings (except PA state lottery prizes won after July 21, 1983)
income from estates or trusts
*Social Security benefits, public and private pensions as well as IRA distributions are all exempt from state income tax in Pennsylvania.
Nine states do not have income taxes; Alaska, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Florida, South Dakota, Washington, Nevada, Texas and Wyoming.
Yes, Texas is cheaper to live in than Pennsylvania, but, then again, we have rain and I can't remember the last time our state caught fire :E
Moved here a few years prior to retiring from MD. Now, you want to talk expensive... The property taxes on 106 acres here is almost 1/3 the amount I was paying on 1/4 acre in Montgomery County. In fact, we wouldn't have been able to retire if we had stayed in MD...our combined retirement income wouldn't let us live in MD and still eat. :B
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JJBIRISH
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02/08/12 04:08pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: water heater drips
Just opening the relief valve isn’t enough to restore the air pocket, although it may be enough to stop the dripping for a while…
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JJBIRISH
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02/08/12 03:53pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: KOA Resort Fee
Some people just love to complain and do not matter what the issue is…
I had a guy complaining about his job one time… he was a wine taster… go figure…
KOA and all the other things people love to complain about here have been around a long time, and they did it by being over crowded, dirty, unfriendly and over priced…
I guess that’s what works for them…
That is why they still make chocolate and vanilla ice cream…
We have choices…
Speaking about choice… no one was ripped off by KOA, once you choose to register and stay… there was never a requirement that you stay and pay the fees…
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JJBIRISH
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02/08/12 03:44pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: water heater drips
link to thread
The water heater is designed to have a air pocket in the water heater… that’s why the outlet is not at the very top of the tank…
The air will compress and allows for the expansion of the heated water…
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JJBIRISH
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02/08/12 03:18pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Tail Lights/Fresh Water Inlet
If you checked all the fuses wiring and bulbs and its still not working you have lost the chassis ground to them…
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JJBIRISH
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02/06/12 12:52pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: CW Shipping = RIDICULOUS....customer service is even worse.
I believe the rails are all made and supplied by Patrick Metals, a Extruding
company in Mishawaka, IN… they supply much of the outside metal trim pieces to the RV industry…
Olympian and Camco only sell them in 16 ½ inch lengths.. 30 inch lengths can be found under the Patrick brand but not everyone carries them…
I am not sure why they even make a 30 inch and its understandable that many places don’t carry them, when 33 inch would be required to span 3 normally placed wall studs…
Shipping is what it is… it often cost me more to ship something than the item cost me today, and I am often required to pay more for shipping than the item is worth…
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JJBIRISH
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02/05/12 03:09pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Vivilon claims to totally restore color of RV
Red Max Pro #3 (floor wax)
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JJBIRISH
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02/03/12 03:32pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: How to hang a wooden sign
Maybe something like this…
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x126/jjbirish_photos/frontsign-1.jpg width=350
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JJBIRISH
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02/03/12 10:50am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: water heater boils out
No you want the air pocket… the air compresses as the water heats… water doesn’t compress well…
Your water heater is most likely water logged… The air pocket can eventually be absorbed by the motion of the vehicle and should be restored from time to time…
To restore the air pocket, turn off the water pump or city water supply and open a hot water tap to reduce the water pressure to zero…
Remove or open the water heater drain plug or valve, and allow the water heater to drain and flush it by running water through it for several minuets…
reinsert the plug or close the drain valve and re-fill the water heater tank until the water appears at the opened hot water faucet you have now reestablished the air pocket, relight the hot water tank…
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JJBIRISH
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02/03/12 09:50am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Are trailer manufacturers unionized?
Agree Unions have their place. However. A company that treats it's employees right, does not need a union. Plus, As a former card carrying Afl Cio member. I can tell you, unions benefit the company as much or more than they do the workers.
Companies that treat its employees right don’t need unions, and employees of those companies don’t need unions… I would hope the company did benefit as much as and usually more than the worker… the fact is they both do need the other… I am not sure what the card carrying member remark has to do with it… being a card carrying member doesn’t mean one is a good union man or a good employee…
NC is a RTW state. Has been forever. And guess what. The good companies have all the benefits that the bad union companies do. And they stay here. Smart Companies provide good benefits to keep good help. It seems they have learned. You get what you pay for. Pay low wages, and no benefits. You get workers that will leave you in a heart beat. Pay well, Give them a stake (incentive) in the outcome. they will make sure they do their best to make the company succeed.. after all. the company is worthless with out good employees, and employees don't get paid without the company. It takes both working together.
Exactly why stakeholder capitalism works all though we have turned away from stakeholder capitalism…
That is why. WE are the best at what we do. they treat us OK, and we do good work. Simple
I have worked both union and non-union jobs and had my own business and always took pride in what I did, the company or union (good or bad) had no effect on that…
As I said. I was a union member. It will never happen again, after the way they acted.
While I can’t comment on the way they acted, I wasn’t there, but I can say my brother and my brother in law both were involved with the cost accounting and the awarding of bids and hiring contract labor in the building trades, and even though they were anything but union people themselves they tell me that they preferred and used union companies and labor very often… in the trades they consistently got better trained labor, had fewer repairs and fewer litigation problems that way…
There is good and bad in anything…
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JJBIRISH
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02/02/12 11:00pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Are trailer manufacturers unionized?
Doesn’t matter who builds them or how much they are paid, if they are not given the time and tools to build quality you won’t get quality…
People look at unions with tunnel vision from both sides…
It was corporate greed that created the need for unions in the first place…
It was the unions that made us the most progressive country in the world… gave us the high standard of living that we have learned to love…
By virtue of that high standard of living non union companies profited from the unions just as the union company did… Non union workers profited just as the union worker did…
It was the unions successes and greed that unraveled their worth…
Unions gained as much as they did quite frankly because they negotiated better than the management teams who took the easy way out when bargaining… passing the cost on for them and made their life easier and
settlement usually meant a raise for them as well… least we forget management always had the upper hand with a host of lawyers and bean counters at their disposal and always had the last word on accepting or rejecting any contract…
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JJBIRISH
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02/02/12 08:59pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Refrigerator just is not working right, any guidance please.
I would imagine that part of the problem with these refrigerators are that they come with the RV units that you are purchasing. Was this a new or used RV? Perhaps the appliance itself was bad.
Whenever I purchase a new RV, I make sure to replace all of the appliances. I am a little OCD, and I don't like to use appliances that other people have used. But I also find that replacing appliances is just better, overall. I don't care if you choose whirlpool refrigerators or any other model, my recommendation is replacing it sooner than later.
I sure hope you get one great price on the RV if your replacing a lot of RV style appliances…
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JJBIRISH
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02/01/12 07:03pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: A topic that has been beaten to death! TIRES....
When I bought new trailer tires last year, don't remember the brand, the dealer told me there are no warranties on trailer tires, probably ST models. Is this true or was he BSing me?
BSing you…
Trailer tire warranties are based on time and wear, not mileage…
Some use the date of mfg, some use the date of sale with a receipt…
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JJBIRISH
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01/30/12 10:17am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Tires
My trailer came with duro radials and three of the five had side wall failure (bulges the size of baseballs) with-in 9 months…
Here is what their warranty says…
Duro trailer tires and Duro wheel assemblies are warranted against defects by reasons of improper workmanship and/or materials for a period of 36 months from the date of the manufacture code stated on each tire, or the first 2/32nd inch tread wear, whichever comes first. In the event of a valid warranty claim, Duro Tire & Wheel Corporation (“DTWC”) will remedy the defect by replacing the tire or wheel assembly or any of its defective parts or components, at the option of DTWC. DTWC reserves the right to use substitute designs.
Duro trailer tires and Duro wheel assemblies are also warranted against dry rot for a period of 24 months from the date of the manufacture code stated on each tire. In the event of a valid warranty claim, DTWC will provide a comparable new Duro brand replacement for a charge equal to 50% of DTWC’s then current suggested retail price for the replacement item. DTWC reserves the right to use substitute tires, wheel assemblies, parts or components of comparable value and design for any discontinued designs.
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JJBIRISH
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01/30/12 10:06am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Water Heater Problems
Your dealer may have a meter for testing the thermocouple… chances are it is the K type and produces about 12 mV to hold the pilot valve open…
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JJBIRISH
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01/30/12 07:19am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Bike Rack
I was just thinking I ordered a 2012 Jayco322fks and they no longer put the spare on the bumper. So with maybe 30 or so pounds removed there should be no problem mounting a rack of most types there. Others should be same
I think you will find almost all RV manufactures clearly indicate that putting anything on the bumper would void warrentys and could cause more issues. It could be they moved the tire to take that weight off the bumper. I still would never put anything n those bumpers unless the manufacture indicated otherwise.
It goes beyond just the bumper, although no one seems to want to believe that…
As far as warranty goes Jayco is like most… you would be well advised to talk to Jayco first… (NOT the dealer but the mfg)... they may say it would be ok...
here is some of the language used by Jayco for the J-flight… they like others use a cambered I-beam frame to reduce weight…
By way of example only, this limited warranty does not cover any of the following: defects in materials,
components or parts of the RV not attributable to Jayco; items that are added or changed after the RV leaves the
possession of Jayco; additional equipment or accessories installed at any dealership, or other place of business, or by any other party, other than Jayco;
If your RV was ordered with the optional bike
rack, do not use the rear bike rack hitch for
any other purpose (doing so will void the
Towable Limited Warranty).
Items that extend beyond the bike rack/cargo
tray OR weigh over 250 lbs. (113.4 kg) will
place undo strain on the RV.
Some items may fall within the given weight
range, however, can still cause damage. Over
time, excess weight added to the tray will
cause damage from the motion created while
traveling. In addition, extra weight behind the
axle may reduce the hitch weight (leading to
adverse handling conditions from wind gusts
and/or passing traffic).
I am not trying to rain on any ones parade here… its you investment… but it seems by the time people ask the question they have pretty much decided to do it already and are looking for affirmation more than information…
Carrying bikes on the back of a RV is a wildly popular idea, but IMO it is never the best or even a good option no matter how much we want it to be…
According to my mfg I can load 400 pounds on the rear of my trailer (more than most trailers), but it must be secure and can not extend out very far… My last trailer was a light trailer (Sunnybrook) this one is not light… I chose it to get away from the light weight trailers…
I have hauled bikes on mine but I built my own rack with 2 attachment points at the frame (nothing moves) and I still wouldn’t carry any more than 2 bikes on it... although warranty isn't my concern...
BTW, I thought both bumper or under mount tire carriers were still available on Jaycos???
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JJBIRISH
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01/29/12 08:57pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Customer CARE at Fantastic Vent is great.
Fantastic fan is well known for their fantastic CS…
Its good to hear it is continuing even after the company was sold to Atwood in Dec of 2010...
There is a good chance you wouldn’t have even paid shipping if the family still owned it…
One time I was at the Fort Myers RV show and mentioned having a problem, and the FF guy just handed me the parts I needed no questions asked… he had just about every part for every model at the show with him, even though that is not the reason they do the shows…
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JJBIRISH
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01/29/12 01:59pm |
General RVing Issues
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