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RE: Glass in entry door
Bing/Google RV Doors and Windows brings up 39 millon results. Several results have catalogs with any part you may want.
My replacement came from a local RV parts/service shop. In stock...with frame. IIRC, I paid less than $15 for the replacement glass.
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Washboy
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07/25/12 08:39am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Generator in 5th Wheel
I see no difference in running a genset and AC in a MH or 5er. My Cameo is no more noisy or violent than any MH in which I've been a passenger.
I run a MicroQuiet 3600 LP and a 13.5 AC while towing in hot weather...or to recharge the battery bank after a night or two of boondocking. I've never experienced any issues.
Add a pilot light visible in your rear view mirror if you're concerned about loss of power. Add a baby monitor if you're concerned scared animals. Add a remote thermometer if you're concerned about excessive heat.
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Washboy
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07/20/12 02:09pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Proper Chocking for Safety?
Attach one of these to your hitch handle
http://jakespilotshop.com/images/P/rbf.jpg
Then, all you have to remember is...
...I forget?!?
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Washboy
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07/06/12 12:20pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Propane Tank Noise
Try this...
Close the tank valve
Light the stove for 5 to 10 seconds or until the flame dies.
Turn off the stove
Wait 3-5 minutes
S L O W L Y open the tank valve...That is to say, crack the valve until you hear the gas fill the line.
Finally, open the valve fully.
If this solves the problem, it's likely that the OPD valve's float is partially blocking the discharge port.
If it doesn't work, disconnect and reconnect the tank and repeat the slowly part.
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Washboy
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06/27/12 03:21pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Help----Can't Get Inside Of Windshield Clean
Off-gassing of vinyl trim/dash and many vinyl "protectants" can be quite difficult to remove.
I have two methods:
First...wash your towels with low foaming laundry detergent. Double rinse. DO NOT use any fabric softener!
Protect the dash from overspray with towels or plastic wrap.
Use full strength Isopropyl Alcohol (91%) in a spray bottle. The key is to work in segments, cleaning one area at a time and never use the same side of the towel more than once...otherwise, the film will be redeposited by the towel. Heavy film deposits may require multiple cleanings and fresh towels.
Follow-up cleaning with Stoner's Invisible Glass and fresh towels.
Second method is messy but effective...
Bon Ami or Bar Keepers Friend and a sponge!
Make a thin paste with the powder and water
Dip the sponge and scrub
Wipe the residue with damp towels, never using the same side twice.
This works well for exterior windshields...removes the oily film that builds up from wet road splash back. Scrub until rinse water from a hose sheets off the glass.
Heavy film? Streaking windshield wipers? Scrub the glass with 0000 steel wool and Bon Ami paste.
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Washboy
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06/27/12 09:46am |
Tow Vehicles
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Old RCA Directv receivers
Are the old RCA receivers useful to anyone? I have several that are collecting dust and taking up space. I was about to discard them but wonder if they should be recycled???
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Washboy
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06/25/12 09:00am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Damage to truck bed by trailer tongue
If the pinbox is longer than 1/2 the width of the truck bed, you're likely to have issues in tight turning situations.
I "parked" my Cameo on the top of the right bed rail years ago...backing into an inclined camping spot. After that experience I realized that I'd nicked the left bed rail at least twice backing into my own driveway.
I replaced the extended pinbox with one that's 18" shorter. I can now jack the rig past 90*...if absolutely necessary. I cannot, however, hitch with the OEM tailgate lowered because it will contact the front compartment door.
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Washboy
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06/23/12 03:54pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: RE: Can I make 1100mi &back in 9 days
CO is a "big state"...with lots of getting there to get there. No disrespect to the eastern plains, but once you get to the border it's easily 4 hours just to get to the foothills and the pretty parts. Travel in the mountains also takes longer...40-45 mph up and 40-45 mph down.
Given your time constraints, KY, WV, VA, NC, MO, AR are more reasonable destinations, IMHO. Save CO for your 3 week vacation.
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Washboy
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06/13/12 06:43am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Vanity plates
I can't afford vanity plates
so I changed my name to BTL-816
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Washboy
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06/06/12 10:18am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Hatfield & McCoys
If ever in the Beckley, WV area...
Theatre West Virginia's Historical Dramas "Hatfields & McCoys" and "Honey in the Rock" tell their versions of the times. Arguments, politics, love stories, singing, dancing, drinking, fisticuffs, and gunfights all mixed together...kinda like today.
Hatfields & McCoys
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Washboy
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06/05/12 07:37am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: 5th Wheel Security
After parking the coach, lower the landing gear and pull the fuse. If they can't get their hitch under the pinbox, they can't tow it...without spending a lot of time and effort.
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Washboy
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06/04/12 06:16pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Washing the 5er
I also use long handle brush and a bucket of hot water with Dawn soap but I might look into that Ultimate wash and wax
FYI...Dawn will remove every bit of wax you've worked so hard to apply.
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Washboy
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06/04/12 02:52pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Washing the 5er
Window washer's tools from HD/Lowe's/Grainger
1. Telescoping pole
2. "Lamb's wool" cover
3. Rectangular bucket
4. Squeegee
Any brand of automotive detergent/wax
For bug removal...and brand of dryer fabric softener sheets
Wrapped around the lamb's wool cover
Secured with rubber bands
Dipped into wash bucket
Scub, rinse, repeat if necessary.
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Washboy
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06/04/12 02:42pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Would love input on possible power converter issue
Yeah...that's puzzling.
How about making sure the battery is charged
then, unplug the converter
then, turn on the AC.
If the AC still doesn't work, the converter's NOT the problem.
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Washboy
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05/30/12 04:12pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Would love input on possible power converter issue
I'd be more inclined to suspect low shorepower voltage...either the pedestal, the cable, or the connections. Can you comfortably test the 120 volt service connections? If you're not, find someone who is. You don't wanna get ZAPPED!!!
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Washboy
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05/30/12 03:59pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Carriage 5th wheel
If it's like my 03 F34CK3:
there's a 12vdc fuse block inside the front storage compartment
and the 120vac circuit breakers are in the toilet room.
Mine also has inline fuses for the landing legs and water pump.
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Washboy
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05/29/12 02:33pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Portable Ice Makers
I've had one for about 5 years. It "lives in the basement" and supplies plenty of ice.
There was that one experience...
It was my first trip with the new ice maker, parked deep in the forest of a mostly empty state park.
About 3am, I was awakened by an unusual sequence of noises; Clack...clack...clack clack...clack clack ping clack clack WOOF WOOF WOOF!
I jumped out of bed, turned on the scare lights, let the dog out and grabbed my "protective gear". With pounding heart, I checked all around the area...expecting maybe a deer or varmit or even a bear(!). Finding nothing, I gathered up the dog and headed up the stairs when I heard the ice maker cycling.
The ice maker is equipped with a sensor...when the ice bucket is full, the sensor stops it from overflowing. When the ice melts, the sensor warms and the ice making sequence restarts. Apparently, the ice melted enough so that at 2:53am the ice maker returned to duty. The clack clack ping was the ice falling into the bucket 7 minutes later. The WOOF WOOF WOOF was the dog being alarmed by the sudden breakage of wilderness silence.
So, if you or your dog are light sleepers, remember to turn off the ice maker at bedtime.
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Washboy
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05/29/12 08:37am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Wrong wood???
Carriage Owner's manuals spoke about landing legs and wooden blocks. They had observed setups at their courtesy RV Park and were concerned that owners were placing stacks of lumber on the ground, dropping the landing gear extensions and then lowering the legs...only a few inches.
This seemed like a reasonable procedure to me because it save a few minutes (seconds)in lowering those really slow legs. Well, Carriage stated several concerns about this practice.
First, they stated the strength of the landing legs is in the solid square tubes. The drop-down extensions are "weaker" and bending/breakage potential increases when fully extended.
Additionally, concerns about "excessive height" and the stablilty of stacked lumber was expressed.
But, their primary concern was focused on the lack of electrical grounding that occurs when the entire coach is resting on wooden blocks. They pointed to the possibility of a faulty electrical system sending electrical potential through the framework of the coach. If none of the coach's metal is touching the ground a risk of electrical shock exists. They emphasized that the fault may not exist in the coach itself but rather the RV Park's electrical system.
I follow their advice and rarely use blocks under the landing legs unless the ground is soft. When using RV Park power, at least one stabalizer jack is in contact with the ground.
I don't have to be concerned about getting zapped unexpectedly. Now mind you, I kinda like getting zapped on occasion...just not unexpectedly. :)
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Washboy
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05/27/12 09:19am |
Fifth-Wheels
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