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RE: Credit Card Fraud
I get a message on my phone within a minute of a CC transaction.
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mbopp
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01/17/21 08:49am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Plumbing pressure relief
I have a 2 gallon residental expansion tank that's been in 3 trailers now. Besides stopping the drip from the TP valve it eliminates the half-cycling on the pump and also provides 1-2 toilet flushes at night w/o the pump being on.
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mbopp
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01/12/21 09:27am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Tire went flat in the driveay. Damage?
While you're at it, replace the valve on the other tire also.
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mbopp
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01/11/21 08:30am |
Towing
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RE: Flojet macerator: is it reliable? Maintenance issues?
9/32?? What an odd choice by the designers -- not a quarter or five-sixteenths? Very few standard wrench sets include a 9/32 wrench.
Oh, well. If I ever have the need to do that repair, I'll use your workaround!
The wrench goes across the flat on the shaft under the impeller.
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mbopp
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12/21/20 12:38pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: RVParky trip planning software
Another vote for Trip Wizard, I feel it's worth the annual fee. And yes I download the trips to my Garmin RV660.
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mbopp
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12/21/20 08:44am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Flojet macerator: is it reliable? Maintenance issues?
We'll camp for up to 2 weeks at a no-hookup campground. I use a Flojet to pump the tanks into a 30-gallon barrel mounted in the truck bed, and also for dumping at home. I made hoses from 3/4" corrugated pond or water feature hose since it's light, coils easily, and there's no back pressure on it.
I've had the pump for 12 years or so and had my first issue. Short story - several blades broke off the impeller and jammed the pump. I took the front of the pump off and managed to fish the blades out the discharge port. There were 2 blades left and that let the pump function enough to get me through the week. Flojet is a variation of a Jabsco pump so I ordered a Jabsco replacement impeller. Flojet says to use a 9/32" ignition wrench to hold the shaft while you unscrew the retaining nut but I clamped a large screwdriver in a vise and used the slot on the end of the motor shaft to hold it while I unscrewed the nut. Other than that it's a simple replacement.
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mbopp
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12/21/20 08:37am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Fluorescent to LED conversion
Nicely done!
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mbopp
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12/13/20 08:39am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Propane tank locks for my TT
I flattened one ear of the stock wingnut and drilled a hole in it and the regulator bracket.
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mbopp
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11/18/20 08:02am |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: Garmin GPS
I have the smaller screen RV660. If you use the RV mode you can set the rig height and it will alert you to low bridges.
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mbopp
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11/18/20 07:58am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Portable Macertator
I made macerator hoses from 3/4" pond or water feature hose. Lightweight, and it coils easily for storage.
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mbopp
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11/18/20 07:56am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: ? "Easy" Toilet Blade Seal Replacement?
Two bolts and a water connection, and the toilet comes off.
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mbopp
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11/04/20 07:56am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: How fuel stabilizers work...or not
I use E0 gas and drain the tank and carb at the end of the season. No issues with any of my small engines. My son in law doesn't take those precautions and about every other year I'm cleaning out a carb for him.
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mbopp
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11/02/20 08:00am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Shurflo Water Accumulator tank
I have a 2-gallon residential tank that's been in 3 trailers so far.
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mbopp
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10/30/20 08:38am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Cleaning out black tank for winter
Buy a wand or build your own, there are plenty of videos online.
I swear by my homemade wand. I have a clear elbow and even after using the on-board flush I get a lot more "stuff" out using the wand.
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mbopp
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10/30/20 08:35am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Schwintek slide system.
Both the slides we have use the Schwintek system. Interestingly, on the next model year the manufacturer went to a Lippert system on the large slide. And our large slide has always run slow.
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mbopp
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10/29/20 08:19am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: TPMS
TST 507 and I didn't need the booster. BTW - there are several active Grand Design and Grand Design Imagine FB pages.
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mbopp
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10/29/20 08:16am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Flojet Water Pump hammering
How far are you opening the faucet? Does it do it with a faucet wide open? Sounds like the pump flow capacity is exceeding the rate of discharge from the faucet. That pump has a 4.5 GPM capacity and will definately short cycle when using the shower. Adding an accumulator will solve that problem.
Yes, I have a 2 gallon residential expansion tank. It stops the short cycling, holds enough for a few nightly potty runs w/o the pump, and as a bonus it cut down the annoying burst of hot water when taking a Navy shower.
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mbopp
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10/26/20 07:50am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Winterizing queston
You could blow air through the winterizing line but I'd also unscrew the pump strainer and empty it.
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mbopp
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10/18/20 08:27am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Bent Axle, or spindle welded on crooked?
I had a bent axle on our last trailer. Fortunately there's a very good truck frame shop near me and they were able to straighten it and tweak the rest of the wheels for a true 4-wheel alignment.
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mbopp
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10/16/20 08:00am |
Towing
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RE: RV sale pending, but we found evidence of mice...
We had 2 mice in a campground this year. I didn't want to use poison and have them die in an inaccessible place so I used the old fashioned spring traps.
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mbopp
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10/14/20 07:48am |
Beginning RVing
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