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RE: I am feeling much better can’t wait to get moving but……..
Isn't the furnace working??? You should have one in addition to the heat pumps in thw A/C...
I just checked it out and it is working. The problem is the controller for the furnace is part of the A/C heat pump unit. In order to turn on the furnace you need to hold the remote control near the A/C to turn on the furnace. I was not sure if the controller would activate the furnace while the A/C was being worked on so I turned on the oven. The service technician reconnected all the sensors after he diagnosed the problem so at least the furnace is working.
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silvercorvette
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05/24/13 05:18pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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I am feeling much better can’t wait to get moving but……..
I am stuck in Hanover PA. I left home in SC about a week ago and was feeling sick and in a lot of pain between my back and knees so I would up driving a few miles and had to stop in a few rest stops and camp grounds and on one of my stops I discovered my A/C - heat pump was not working. I stopped at three camping worlds in VA that were not able to help me and eventually found a Camping world in Hanover PA that was willing to do the work under warrantee. I went a bit out of my way and slept at a campground near hanover last night and was able to get to Camping world 15 minutes before the service department opened at 8 AM even though they told me they probably would not be able to get to me till after lunch time.
I got lucky and they got to me at 10:00 AM but it didn’t stake long to discover I was in trouble. The compressor motor was seized and Carrier was no longer making A/Cs. They told me they wold try to locate a part so I spent the day reading in bed and waiting to find out what would be my fate.
Camping World was nice enough to let me stay in their lot at night and plug into their electric (I have a full water tank and empty grey and black tanks), the fact that I am near Gettysburg and this is Memorial Day weekend means all the campgrounds are full. Just before service closed at 5 PM I checked with service and discovered there were only three parts in the entire country. At this point it looks like I am going to be here till Tuesday but that may change because the department person told me it may take weeks for the part to arrive.
I do have another working A/C in the rear but in order to be comfortable in the front bedroom I will have to make the rear uncomfortably cold.
I am not sure I understood this suggestion, but the service person mentioned sending the part to Long Island where I would be staying and getting it fixed there but there are not many places on L.I that do RV work and sending the part there does not make sense (maybe I misunderstood)
If I get a completely new A/C it may be complicated because the current one is controlled by a remote wireless control that controls the fan / A/C / heat pump / & furnace.
By the way it is chilly here in P.A and I have been using the oven to keep the camper warm, I am going to see if the rear controller will control the front heat
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silvercorvette
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05/24/13 04:24pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: UPDATE ANOTHER PROBLEM I thought things could not get worst
Last night I discovered that there was damage done to my camper. When I pulled into the campsite I wasn't feeling well and did not bother to check for damage. When I came up to the first sharp turn it was at the top of a steep hill. I was moving slow being careful but my truck started bucking while it was trying to pull all that weight. The road I was turning on to was very narrow just wide enough for one vehicle and a few feet to spare so I could not swing wide, there was no room. My truck was on the top road but the campers wheels were still on the road that had the steep hill and was perpendicular to the road my truck was on. My camper had almost made it to the top of the hill when I noticed the bottom of the camper was hitting the truck rails. I considered backing up but I figured that would get me into more trouble so I crossed my fingers and went forward. As soon as I completed the turn I jumped out to look for damage to the bottom of the camper and fortunately there wasn't any.
I mentioned before that this was the first time I had unhooked the truck from the camper and when I got the choks out I discovered the ones I used on the previous unit did not fit this one. Last night I went to crank down the rear leveling jack and discovered that the jack on the side where the camper touched the truck was damaged. This is a beautiful place but the person that planned the access roads should be shot. I love this place but will never come back becauseI do not want to risk worst damage if I try it again.
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silvercorvette
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05/22/13 08:40am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: UPDATE ANOTHER PROBLEM I thought things could not get worst
My back hurts a lot too, doc offered me cortisone shots but I hear they are painful too. I just suffer.
I had Cortisone in both knees a few weeks ago and the stuff works like magic, the only problem is it wears off in a couple weeks. My doctor had an assistant spray something on my knee to numb it and I did not feel the needle.
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silvercorvette
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05/21/13 03:08pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: UPDATE ANOTHER PROBLEM I thought things could not get worst
There is an RV store very near the KOA in Fancy Gap. Close to I77. I stayed in that Koa a month or so ago and stopped in the RV store. Very friendly people in there. They will at least have wheel chocks.
Hope you feel better. I am only an hour from that KOA in Fancy Gap if you need anything.
Thanks for the offer of help I am going to rest another hour then head out and buy some plastic chocks and other odds and ends. I am starting to feel better, I am sure on more days rest is all I need.
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silvercorvette
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05/21/13 11:27am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: UPDATE ANOTHER PROBLEM I thought things could not get worst
OH ok I guess that is a better route as you miss a bunch of heavy traffic areas. If you was still on 95 north this is where you would be haha... Two of us here would come over with some firewod haha...
Roy Ken
I try to avoid I-95 not just for the traffic but also the tolls are crazy along I-95 and the N.J turnpike
What tolls on I95 ?
It has been a while but I think there are some bridges in the Baltimore area ( remember in the past that the traffic was always bad in the area of the bridge), and I usually get off I-95 and take the N.J Turnpike, there is a bridge to get to the N.J Turnpike and once you get on to the NJTP you pick up a ticked that shows where you entered, when you get off the toll is based on distance traveled.
The last time I took I-95 was around 2006~2007 maybe things have changed since then.
By the way everyone I know that takes I-81 to I-77 to I-85 loves it but people that haven't tried it think I am crazy for not taking I-95
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silvercorvette
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05/21/13 08:19am |
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RE: UPDATE ANOTHER PROBLEM I thought things could not get worst
I had some time to think about the situation and decided to stay here one more day and rest a bit more. As long as the truck is un-hooked it will make it easy to hop in and do some shopping. I decided to look for a set of inexpensive choks to use till I can get a new set of Rotochoks that fit my new rig. If I can not find a RV store I am sure there is a Walmart or auto supply store near by
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silvercorvette
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05/21/13 06:18am |
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RE: UPDATE ANOTHER PROBLEM I thought things could not get worst
Give him some credit, I don't think he'll mix alcohol with pain killers.
I have been prescribed these meds over 20 years ago and can count the times I had a drink on one hand and have fingers left over. Two of them were at a wedding where I had a very small sip while giving a toast. The other two times were with my next door neighbor (best neighbor I have every had) who is taking care of my house and cutting my lawn while I am away on this trip. I keep a fridge filled with Coors lite beer (his favorite brand) for him to take anytime he wants, if I am not drinking water it is Coke or Ginger ale. On two different days (EDIT THAT TO READ = On two different occasions a couple years apart) I was watching him drink my beer and I wanted a taste so I poured about one ounce in a glass and I had considered spitting it out to get the taste without really drinking it but being the wild and crazy guy I am I swallowed the entire ounce.
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silvercorvette
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05/21/13 06:11am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: UPDATE ANOTHER PROBLEM I thought things could not get worst
I made the trip over a dozen times in the past 10 years and I love the scenery, the one time I tried I-95 I got stuck in traffic in the Baltimore and D.C area for hours
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silvercorvette
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05/20/13 07:49pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: UPDATE ANOTHER PROBLEM I thought things could not get worst
Or at least come over for a beer
If I ever escape from NY I will pass by on the trip south
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silvercorvette
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05/20/13 07:46pm |
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RE: UPDATE ANOTHER PROBLEM I thought things could not get worst
OH ok I guess that is a better route as you miss a bunch of heavy traffic areas. If you was still on 95 north this is where you would be haha... Two of us here would come over with some firewod haha...
Roy Ken
I try to avoid I-95 not just for the traffic but also the tolls are crazy along I-95 and the N.J turnpike
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silvercorvette
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05/20/13 07:40pm |
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RE: UPDATE ANOTHER PROBLEM I thought things could not get worst
silvercorvette - What KOA are you at now. I almost think you are at the FREDERICKSBURG VA KOA
Roy Ken
47 Fox Trail Loop, Fancy Gap VA 24328
I am taking I-77 to I-81 to Harrisburg PA, then east to NY on I-78
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silvercorvette
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05/20/13 07:32pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: UPDATE ANOTHER PROBLEM I thought things could not get worst
I hope you are feeling better. It may be time to assess your ability to live the RV lifestyle given your physical problems. You may hurt yourself or much worse someone else.
Find something to block the wheels if you are on uneven ground.
If I were in the condition every day I would consider giving up. A number of things came together to make this trip a difficult one. I decided to upgrade to a larger camper at the last minuted and drove about 1,100 miles round trip to trade in my Jayco for the Alumascape. I got back tired but spent almost a week getting things ready for the trip so then I left home I was tired. I need to get to NY to get the house I have up there sold and If I did not have a camper I would need to stay in a motel for the time it takes me to get things done up there. I am not that for gone that I need to consider giving up and I hope I have a few more good years left. I wound up trying to do too much in a short period of time and now I am paying the price for it. If I had not pushed myself too far I would not be in this situation.
My main worry is safely getting hooked back up, next is to buy another set of Rotochoks. I bought the last set via the internet, I am going to call rotochok to see if I can buy them anywhere along my route to NY.
PS I think they sell fire wood at the KOA, maybe they can lone me a few pieces.
I am not keeping track but my guess isI have only gone a couple hundred miles in about 4 days
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silvercorvette
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05/20/13 07:16pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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UPDATE ANOTHER PROBLEM I thought things could not get worst
I just got a 2009 Alumascape and this is my first trip with this camper. I spent the past few days packing the stuff from my old camper to the new one plus I brought some stuff from home.
I was tired when I left home and it was late but I figure an hour's worth of driving would be better than nothing would be better than nothing. I only made it as far as the first N.C rest stop at the S.C border and stopped for the night. I started off the next morning expecting or hoping to make it to P.A but I only made it as far as the KOA on I-77 near the V.A border before I felt it would be unsafe for me to drive. Not only was I feeling sick, I was also in a lot of pain and needed to take a pain pill. I make it a policy to not drive when I take a pill so I had to wait till I was checked in before I allowed myself to take a pill. As it turns out I was in worst shape than I thought and spent 2 days at the KOA. I need to get a house cleared out and sold in N.Y so I need to get the ASAP so I left the KOA late this morning.
Part 2 When is a pull through not a pull through
I only drove about another hour before the pain in my back and knee got so bad I could not that the pain an had no choice but to look for another campground so I could stop and take another pill.
I called ahead to another KOA which was about 1/2 hour way, I asked if a pull through space was available and told them I would be there shortly. The place is beautiful but tricky with a lot of tight turns on steep hills. I had to go slow to get to my site and the were times when the truck shook struggling to make a turn on a hill, What made things tricky was the truck was making the turn at the top of a hill while the 5th behind me and tilted to the side on a couple of turns. There was one turn where the bottom of the 5th was touching the top of the truck rail ( I got out to inspect things and there was no damage).
I have to admit it was worth the struggle to get in because the place is beautiful.
I pull my truck into the space and realize the pull through is a short length and I have to unhitch or else the truck would block the roadway. I had assumed that with any pull through you could leave the truck connected.
The second wrong assumption I made was the rotochok from my old camper would fit the new one. So there I was tired feeling sick and in a lot of pain with no choice but to un-hook without choks.
I am just keeping my fingers crossed that nothing goes wrong. Any suggestions on hooking back up would be appreciated. The camper is stable (seems stable) right now and I am planning on finding some rocks to stick behind the tires when I hook up tomorrow.
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silvercorvette
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05/20/13 06:43pm |
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RE: Miles per day
237.635
(SC, If you are going to be driving an RV after taking pain meds, let me know where you are going so I can avoid he area.)
I think I explained my method on another thread (or maybe another forum) I start out driving with no medication and drive with the pain until I can't take it anymore. When the pain becomes too much to take I take a pill and either pull into a rest stop or campground. I stop rest and nap and wait a few hours before driving again. Depending on how bad the pain is the distance I can drive can vary before I need to take another pill. The pill can take 20 to 40 minutes before it absorbs into my system, and sometimes I will take the pill when I am 5 miles away from a rest stop
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I am careful to take every possible precaution that will insure I am not under the influence of any drug while driving.mI worked hard all my adult life and I want to enjoy traveling, I do not want to spend the rest of my life staring at a TV because I became injured while preforming my duties
I mentioned this in another thread he is a quote
IT WAS POSTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE ON THIS THREAD
"I also have back and knee problems which require me to take powerful pain killers. What I try to do is start out the drive without any drugs and suffer with the pain, after a few hours when the pain gets to be too much I take a pill and pull over to rest. By the time I have finished my nap the drugs are mostly out of my system so I begin driving again while I suffer in pain. When the pain gets to be too much to take anymore I take another pill and start the cycle all over again. That is one of the many advantages of driving with your bedroom behind you. There have been times when I was driving my car and stopped 2, 3 or more times in one day and paid full price for the room to nap for a few hours."
"Regardless of the cost I will never endanger the lives of other motorists if I feel my ability to drive has been impaired."
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silvercorvette
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05/19/13 04:40pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Miles per day
Not to mention the fact the for the last 4 hours of the trip my wife wouldn't speak to me she was so mad.
So what is so bad about that?:B
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silvercorvette
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05/19/13 11:36am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Miles per day
I once drove 1,800 in one stretch (taking short naps in the car) when I was younger, but I can't do that anymore. The best part about a camper is you can stop and take naps in comfort. I just drove 550 miles a few weeks ago, I stopped every hour or two and took naps that lasted less then one hour to a couple hours. I can't drive long distances anymore without frequent naps because the pain medication makes me drowsy, if I did not have a camper I would have to pay for a full night in a motel even if I only needed a two hour nap. With the camper I can stop for a hour or two then get back in and drive. Pulling a camper requires concentration and it is foolish to drive when you can pull over and take a rest. My max is one to two hours until I get out and walk the dogs and two to four hours before I stop for a rest or nap.
I do not think in terms of miles I think hours behind the wheel
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silvercorvette
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05/19/13 11:33am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Cleaning the Gray water sensors?
I have not tried it yet, but I was told to put about 1/4 to 1/8 of a cup of pine sol in each tank partially filled and let the liquid and pine sol slosh around while you drive.
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silvercorvette
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05/19/13 11:08am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Mosquitos!
Look at the bright side, at least they weren't giant tsetse flies carrying off little children (The In-Laws 1979)
Plan for home made mosquito trap
Another home made plan for a trap.
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silvercorvette
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05/19/13 08:17am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Washing clothes at a campground.
When I first married the DW she brought a 20" box fan into the bedroom and fired it up. I slept in silence for the first 18 years of my life, thought what the heck is this about?
Fast forward about 7 years, I stayed overnight at a hotel for work. Finally a night of silence. Couldn't sleep at all.
I travel overnight almost every week for work now. After 23 years I can't begin to fall asleep without a fan. We keep looking for a smaller fan to put in the suitcase but loud enough to be effective.
I got a great nights sleep there was something soothing about the sound of a washer slopping the clothes around.
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If the RV park I'm in has a laundry room, I use their machines, otherwise I hit a laundromat. Anyplace that I can use multiple washers and dryers. One for colors, one for whites. Pocket T-shirts and jeans for the color load, underwear for the white load. I don't go anyplace that requires me to be more dressed up than that. Anything that requires ironing isn't part of my wardrobe, either at home or on the road.
I had a buddy in college that dumped all his freshly laundered clothes from home in one corner of his room and piled the dirty clothes in an opposite corner. When all the clothes were in the "dirty pile", it magically became the "clean pile" and he started another "dirty pile". Nobody wanted to be his roommate. :)
I do not separate the colors from the whites, I never have. The washer holds a smaller load and the 120 volt dryer takes longer but washing clothes in the camper is more time efficient. The alternative would be to either unhook and drive to the nearest facility, or if the campground had one I would have to gather my stuff and walk over to their machines (God knows what was put into them before I got there) then waste time sitting in front of the machine or leave and risk having my stuff dumped because they wanted to use the machine. The concept of working while I sleep appeals to me.
My last trip to NY I was too busy clearing out a house I was selling and didn't have time to spend at a laundry mat. The last day I had to search for my cleanest dirty clothes to wear.
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silvercorvette
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05/19/13 06:59am |
General RVing Issues
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