johnbhicks
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Well we didn't really do it today, but recently we've added a Dish Tailgater to our arsenal of gadgets.
_It works great!_
We simply hook it to the receiver, plunk it in a likely-looking spot, power everything up and leave it alone for a half hour or so. If we're lucky and not trying to see through a bunch of trees we're automagically watching HDTV.
It helps to have a hand-bearing compass such as the cheapo Winegard to ascertain the probable tree interference; in our area the bearing on the sats is southwest, not Dish's "southern sky."
In a couple of parks in which the Tailgater couldn't hit all the sats at least SD was available.
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TyroneandGladys
Chandler AZ
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Passed the emissions test so she can be tagged for another year. 
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Replant
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All I've done so far is mow the lawn. Today is a day of rest after doing a leak test and giving half of the rig 4 coats of RMP3 yesterday.
PaulJ2 posted a great idea for doing a leak test if you have a FanTastic fan and it worked better than I expected. The procedure is to close up the rig as much as possible. Close all windows, vents and put the vehicle A/C control on re-circulate. Set the FanTastic fan on intake at high speed. I gave it some time to build up pressure and then washed the whole RV with a strong solution of Dawn. It even blew bubbles out of the clearance lamp weep holes.
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rehoppe
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Replant wrote:All I've done so far is mow the lawn. Today is a day of rest after doing a leak test and giving half of the rig 4 coats of RMP3 yesterday.
PaulJ2 posted a great idea for doing a leak test if you have a FanTastic fan and it worked better than I expected. The procedure is to close up the rig as much as possible. Close all windows, vents and put the vehicle A/C control on re-circulate. Set the FanTastic fan on intake at high speed. I gave it some time to build up pressure and then washed the whole RV with a strong solution of Dawn. It even blew bubbles out of the clearance lamp weep holes.
So where were your 'leaks' at, that you need to fix?
Sounds like a Prime idea.
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mikeleblanc413
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Within the past week we have purchased our first class C and are continuing to put our touches to it. Our initial short list included one with a large slide in the living room. We found a very well taken care of 2000 Winnebago Minnie Winnie DL and gave a lot of weight to the current and previous owners care of this unit. We travel with three dogs and are removing half of the dinette and one chair; that should almost give us the room the slide would have given us. The previous owner had taken out the carpet and put wooden floors in throughout the unit; we loved that!
Tomorrow, I'll change the curtains in the cabover. I see a short road trip to "check" things out Christmas week-end.
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Replant
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rehoppe wrote:Replant wrote:All I've done so far is mow the lawn. Today is a day of rest after doing a leak test and giving half of the rig 4 coats of RMP3 yesterday.
PaulJ2 posted a great idea for doing a leak test if you have a FanTastic fan and it worked better than I expected. The procedure is to close up the rig as much as possible. Close all windows, vents and put the vehicle A/C control on re-circulate. Set the FanTastic fan on intake at high speed. I gave it some time to build up pressure and then washed the whole RV with a strong solution of Dawn. It even blew bubbles out of the clearance lamp weep holes.
So where were your 'leaks' at, that you need to fix?
Sounds like a Prime idea.
Actually all of the bubbles that appeared, with the exception of one, were indications that the unit was pressurized. Huge bubble or two coming from the window weep holes and from the clearance lamp weep holes. That indicates that the holes are doing their job. The only one that really concerns me is a bubble that came from below a mysterious, almost full length, trim that was installed a few inches below the gutter rail on the left side. This trim was placed on top of the graphics, almost completely covering it. I feel that it's purpose is to cover a long break in the siding. It could serve no other purpose. Many months ago I started to remove it and after a couple of feet I could find nothing odd so I replaced the trim and applied ProFlex RV on the seam. However, the rest of the seam is silicone so when I start a new tube of ProFlex I'll pull the silicone off and seal it correctly. However, since no bubbles appeared above this secondary rail it must mean that there is an opening behind that thing.
I must add that the RMP3 sure does attract attention. My neighbor across the street came over and asked "What in the world did you do?" He even touched it to see if it was a wet shine.
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oldtrucker63
Harlan Kentucky
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Replant wrote:All I've done so far is mow the lawn. Today is a day of rest after doing a leak test and giving half of the rig 4 coats of RMP3 yesterday.
PaulJ2 posted a great idea for doing a leak test if you have a FanTastic fan and it worked better than I expected. The procedure is to close up the rig as much as possible. Close all windows, vents and put the vehicle A/C control on re-circulate. Set the FanTastic fan on intake at high speed. I gave it some time to build up pressure and then washed the whole RV with a strong solution of Dawn. It even blew bubbles out of the clearance lamp weep holes. Great Ideal
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thebeach300
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today i put the stablizer jacks under the MH a bit cold out hoping to get the cover on monday .
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pianotuna
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Hi,
Brought it home to act as a "spare room" over the next week. I'll be prepping it for a trip on Dec 29, too.
Regards, Don
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thebeach300
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me and the wife got the tarp on today cold and windy but we got it done,tomorrow rain and wind hope it stays on.already made res. for next year.
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