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RE: Atwood water heater problem
What altitude are you camped at? Ours is finicky about air/fuel ratio and can act up at 7k' and above. Depends somewhat on breeze direction too. But I have found that opening and leaving open the outside door hatch solves the issue. Just enough extra air flow to increase the oxygen.
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bpounds
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11/16/23 11:34am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Sewer Solutions Loose Connections?
Don't over think it. It is just 1" hose and it is not under pressure, other than a possible couple PSI of friction backpressure.
You could just get a single longer hose, but the first 10' that comes with the SS is partially clear and it is nice to see how the flow is going. You can get 1" hose and barbed hose couplings at a home center. Add a couple of breeze clamps and you're done. PVC pipe if you prefer, but it won't roll up and just adds more fittings to your bill.
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bpounds
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11/13/23 11:00am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: How important is 90 degree turning?
I have a long bed, and I have turned 90 degrees one time - in a parking lot when it was all new and I wanted to be sure it was possible. Never needed to in real life.
Still, glad to have a long bed. If you have a cross-bed tool box, or some kind of rolling bed cover, there isn't much space left in a short bed truck, especially since all your gear needs to sit below the bed rails while towing. Pretty sure my next truck will also be a long bed.
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bpounds
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10/24/23 09:09am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: When impatience hurts!
Dukes of Hazard IIRC.
Yeah, I think everyone agrees the RV driver was 100 plus at fault.
What I think some of us question is whether the truck driver did all that he could to avoid an accident. Maybe I'm just old school, but I believe we all have an obligation to do all we can to avoid an accident and probable loss of life. And while none of us can say for sure from just a short clip, it does not look to me like the truck driver made any attempt to slow down prior to being forced into the median. My guess is it would not have made much difference if he had tried, but trying would count for something.
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bpounds
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06/02/23 10:02am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: When impatience hurts!
I'll get flamed but oh well...
I'm not suggesting the professional driver was legally obligated to do anything different, or even morally obligated to do so, but I do believe he should have seen this coming. First time I watched it I could see right away what was going to happen, just by the way the RV was closing on the other truck. The pro driver has better visibility from his cab than we do from a dash cam. He just chose to stand his ground and maintain speed. There was a time when professional drivers would do everything they could to avoid this kind of thing, even when the other drivers act stupidly.
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bpounds
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05/29/23 09:48am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: How do you measure the ambient temperature?
Add me to the wireless in a propane cabinet club. I know it is not accurate there, but it is close enough for government work. Shaded. Open to air from the bottom. Placed on an outside wall so that minimal effect of coach interior temp.
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bpounds
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05/27/23 04:28pm |
Tech Issues
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