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Thank you Mark for all the great info! I'm going to buy some 10g wire for when I need big runs and I'll make some short 3-5' runs with the existing 14g wire, with a goal of short runs between the batteries and the fridges whenever possible. I guess I'm also losing a lot of energy with 22' of 14g...

Very good info Mark! I borrowed a load tester (cheap one from harbor freight) and it reflects both 74ah gel batteries are good. I used a sewing needle and checked power at the fridge plug=11.8v. At the battery it's 12.6v. That explains the fridges giving me the error lights. If I go down to 12g...

Thanks Mark! The extension cord lengths are currently 18' and 22', but I may make a longer one at about 50' if it won't lose too much power due to resistance. Any suggestions on how to check the voltage at the fridge plug? See the pic below for my situation. I can't figure how to get the dmm...

Hello there, I just got back from 5 days in the Black Rock desert (Nevada) in a 1990's 5th wheel. The RV fridge recently cut out, so I tried some portable fridges. Temps were in the high 90s. There was plenty of sunshine! I have three different refrigerators: 2 Type S Blizzard box 41 quart...

Hello All, I've got a 1997 5r with a Dometic rooftop a/c system. I picked up a $550.00 2900/3200 quiet generator from Costco (Firman brand) in hopes of running my A/C. My old Coleman 3500/4000 generator ran the a/c fine, but is really loud. The a/c will start off the Costco generator, but when...

I've got a pickup camper and a 30' fifth wheel. The water pump on my pickup camper went out. I tried to rebuild it, but either my rebuild skills or the pump must be FUBAR, since it now sprays water from the pump. I don't need the water pump for much- mostly washing my hands and washing dishes in...

We use the installed propane heater in the rv and it works just fine. We also use a small electric heater in the bedroom at night just to keep it around 55 degrees (we have an electrical hookup). We don't go through enough propane for me to even know how much I spend on propane - maybe I fill...

Here's what I do -I've got a 5th wheel parked near Lake Tahoe that I use on weekends year round. We get lots of snow up there, but it's rarely below 0 degrees. I clear out all the water lines and drain the fresh water and dump the tanks in the fall. I then pour about a quart of the red sink anti...

Thanks for the help. I messed with the furnace and checked wires, blew out the cobwebs, etc and all looked fine. Then I went back to the thermostat and eventually hooked up a jumper wire from the thermostat on/off t the other thermostat contact and voila, furnace started up and ran find...

Hmm, not sure what to do. The wiring to the thermostat is well hidden behind the sink/counter and I can't tell if it comes from the fuse box or from the furnace. It's got a blue wire in and a blue wire out. There are also blue wires connected to the furnace. Obviously I'm not much of an...

Thcguy12 - I'm no where near as knowledgeable as Gary or John - they really know their stuff, but I have been in a similar usage situation. I had my 5r on some land for three summers. I had a 12v marine battery for a summer and 2 6v golf cart batteries for a summer or two. I had no power hookups...

I've got an Atwood 8516 furnace in my 1997 Four Wheel Camper. Worked great with no problems last year. This year, I turned it on via the thermostat and nothing happened - no fan, no clicks, no nuthin. There is no electricity at the thermostat. There is electricity coming into the heater via the...

I've got an old porta potti 235 in my pop up truck camper. I replaced the seal around the flush hole, but it's still leaking. I could probably fix it, but I'm thinking it's time for a new potti. Anyone have suggestions on what's good or bad? I've got a small space about 14" wide by 18" deep to...

I've got a 1997 Salem 5th wheel. I'm planning to take it to Burning Man this summer, and the wife wants to be sure that we've got a/c. We don't have a generator, since we've been using a small solar panel setup when we aren't plugged in. I really don't have a need for a generator except for the...

I did a lot of research on this 4 or 5 years ago when I bought my 2000 f250 with 7.3l powerstroke and 160k miles. Apparently these engines have issues with the injectors not getting lubricated. I came across a couple different articles where they did testing and decided that added "lubricity"...