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RE: What broke my window?
Hard to say. The only reason you be so curious just to possibly avoid it in the future. The window was replaced today. Very easy now that they are using what is known as a D Seal gasket. No putty to mess with. However, it is a lesson with respect to double pane windows. They are much more expensive to replace and single pane. And apparently can’t be done by your local glass people. It was $350 for a replacement window! And that is only a 30 x 20 Item! It could’ve been a rock. But the small distinct hole makes me doubt that. BTW, i’ve discovered that a small, very inexpensive tool is sold that allows you to break the glass in your automobile window in case you are headed underwater. I saw one recently, and the rod that breaks the glass is about the size of the hole in the window. Just hold it to the window and push the button.
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enahs
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05/20/23 05:38pm |
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RE: What broke my window?
Not parked where a mower rock could hit it. On closer examination, it looks like only the outer window is broken. The inner looked shattered, but that is backside of outer window, which looks not shattered on the outside due to dark shaded glass. I suppose it could be a rock but it is a small penetrating hole, more like a pellet
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enahs
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05/12/23 08:44am |
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RE: What broke my window?
Looked for that but cant see anything yet. Will look more closely when I replace the window and can take the glass out.
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enahs
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05/11/23 02:50pm |
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What broke my window?
Have a "broken" double pane window on an almost new trailer. Curious part is that it is a side window. There is a small hole in the outer window while the inner window is completely crazed. There is no hole in the inner window. The outer window hole is just a tad less than an fresh 20 caliber pellet. Given the history and where it is parked, it would have been very difficult for this to have taken place anywhere but on the road. Soooo, has anyone suffered a broken side window (small hole) as a result of a stone being thrown by another vehicle on the road? My curiosity is getting the best of me because I can't imagine a stone from the road penetrating the side window and leaving a small hole. New window ordered from Lippert to the tune of $350 and five weeks.
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enahs
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05/11/23 02:03pm |
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RE: No gas to cook top
Bought a Yellow Jacket manometer – not expensive. With stove burners and water heater running it showed a fat 11.5. Marshall engineer said even 12 qwould be ok but to watch for poor flame at high altitude (due to lower oxygen). He also emphasized that all regulators are affected by altitude pressure, My instinct would be to set the main regulator up a bit for higher altitudes due to lower pressure. Kids have a new Escape trailer and others owners have reported that the OE regulators supplied are all over the place. So the easy and inexpensive thing to do was replace the regulator with a highly regarded one.
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enahs
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03/27/23 09:33am |
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RE: No gas to cook top
Solved! Back to high elevation (over 6000 feet) and all appliances, including Dometic cook top working fine! Unfortunately two changes were made, so I can't say with certainty what the fix was, but here goes. First, the cook top part with the at appliance regulator was replaced. Factor replacement part, same little regulator. In addition, the main RV regulator was replaced with a Marshall 253H, which a Marshall engineer said was fine. Did a manometer check on the Marshall with stove burners and water heater running. It showed 11.5 at home (2500 feet elevation). Made no changes to that setting. Now with all at just over 6000 feet everything is fine! Clearly, Dometic was lying when they repeatedly said that the cooktop would not operate above 4500 feet and were entirely unwilling to help. Bad company. IMO both changes I made contributed to the fix. If others encounter this issue, I would first change the main regulator to a Marshall 253H. That's the easiest and least expensive thing to try. Be sure it shows at least 11.5 WC. Or, before replacing the main regulator, make sure existing regulator is consistently delivering 11.5. I bought a Yellow Jacket manometer to do the checking. Check with gas flowing, say, to the stove burners.
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enahs
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03/26/23 09:40am |
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RE: No gas to cook top
Finally talked to a very knowledgeable engineer at Marshall regulators (which was not the initial contact, had to ask to be transferred for reasons that quickly became obvious). Going to install a Marshall regulator at the tanks. He acknowledges that ambient air pressure does affect the regulators. And insufficient WC may prevent the stove regulator from opening due to decreased atmospheric pressure above 4500 feet elevation. He sees nothing wrong with bumping up the WC setting on the main regulator by 1/2" or so. The only problem will be if too much increase is necessary to get gas flow at the stove, the appliance flames will be poor due to too much gas and insufficient oxygen at that altitude — it's a balancing act. We'll see. He reports, too, that the Marshall 253HP and 253L will both work just fine in an RV application. Both produce 11 WC output. But final installation should be tested and set with stove burners, etc. running.
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enahs
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03/15/23 12:30pm |
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RE: One brake over adjusted
Ran across something coincidentally. The arm that holds the magnet on manually adjusted brakes can, under certain circumstances, ride up on the back edge of the engaged brake shoe and then prevent the shoe from fully disengaging. One thing that can cause this is a worn or ill fitting bushing on that arm allowing excessive side play. I don't know that that is what happened here or why it should happen on new brakes. But it can be a cause of a hanging brake. And it is something to check for when doing a brake inspection.
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enahs
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06/25/22 07:19pm |
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RE: One brake over adjusted
I appreciate all of the potential scenarios. But none are consistent with the shop's alleged findings. All brakes are fine. No excessive wear. The offending brake was supposedly much over adjusted. But none of this showed up for 1500 miles. Now, just prior to the smoking event, there had been a lot of rain. And the trailer then sat for several days before heading home and encountering the smoking issue. I am wondering if this is a matter of a brake failing to release, a bit but not much over adjusted. In any case, in a few days we will give it a good test. If the problem reappears, all new components will be installed — brakes, bearings, drums. BTW, Dexter now does not plug the brake adjusting ports in the backing plates, There are two of them in each plate and they are left open. We've since properly plugged them.
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enahs
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06/24/22 09:23am |
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RE: One brake over adjusted
Not fretting but very curious. The shop is good. Does a lot of this work. I trust that brake was over adjusted. Question is how or why. It will be tested though.
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enahs
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06/23/22 02:44pm |
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RE: One brake over adjusted
This RV belongs to my kids. An on the road check was sone to be sure it was not locked up, and the controller was backed way down. The shop repair and inspection were done only a couple miles from home. Just to be clear, I am more than familiar with electric brakes in all respects — repair, replace and adjust. The shop verdict is that the offending brake was seriously over adjusted. Yet, there had been no problem for 1500 miles, and the factory insists it was adjusted when new.. It appeared suddenly. Now everything is properly adjusted and it has been inspected. So the question is this: what would cause a non-self adjusting brake to suddenly become over adjusted? Dexter says it can't unless there is a brake "malfunction'". But they can't even suggest what that might be. Bad magnet? Intermittent short? These wheels and tires are on an in-cab monitor, so the temps will show if the problem returns. Its originally showed a slightly higher temp (5 or 6 degrees) but nothing dramatic. A passing motorist warned that the brake was smoking.
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enahs
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06/23/22 12:52pm |
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RE: One brake over adjusted
Dexter engineering says that since the brake can't over adjust itself, there must be a "malfunction" with the brake itself. But they are not suggesting what it might be and what we should look for!
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enahs
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06/23/22 09:00am |
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RE: One brake over adjusted
Something is not right here. If the brakes were not adjusted right either at the factory are later they would not wait 1500 miles to overheat. Are you sure that you don't have a bearing problem?
I agree entirely. That's what bothers me. No sign of bearing failure. Bearings all checked and repacked. Brakes are apparently ok. Not clear why the problem occurred, which is bothersome. Dexter says once adjusted there is no way for the brake to become over adjusted on its own. We shall see.
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enahs
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06/23/22 08:17am |
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RE: One brake over adjusted
Turns out, Dexter tells me this morning these are not self adjusting brakes. Once adjusted properly, they can become under adjusted on their own (of course, due to wear), but they can't become over adjusted on their own. Escape mfg. says they were adjusted and owner is to readjust at 300 miles (which would be before it even reached home from the original purchase). Obviously, they were not originally properly adjusted. Beware of the Escape warranty and customer service. It's an expensive RV unit with no support from the manufacturer. They accept responsibility for just about nothing! BTW, I have been involved in RVing for decades and am very familiar with electric brakes and drums. IMHO, there is seldom a need for disk brakes in place of drums. Next trip, coming up soon, will tell the story.
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enahs
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06/22/22 01:41pm |
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One brake over adjusted
On a new rig with less than 1500 miles, one self adjusting brake started to smoke. All others were fine. Factory says brakes were all adjusted during manufacture. Dexter says brakes can become under adjusted but not over adjusted on their own unless something is wrong with the brake. Had full, very competent service done. Concludes that brake and others are fine except the offending one was significantly over adjusted. OK, but why suddenly over adjusted. Can the self adjuster malfunction and do this? Not out since. We'll see!
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enahs
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06/22/22 09:31am |
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