So, I had my popup trailer serviced at a local trailer shop. They were supposed to be checking the bearings and packing them.
They let me know that they do a thirty point inspection on all trailers they service, which was fine with me, but I asked that they call me before they do anything to the trailer other than service the bearings.
The guy calls me a few days later to let me know the trailer is ready, and they fixed my brakes and wiring on top of servicing the bearings. This kind of irked me, as my brakes and lights worked fine when I dropped the trailer off and I specifically asked that they call before doing any additional work. He claimed that the wiring had to be redone and it was causing the brakes not to work, which was not the case when I dropped off. I was really only interested in them checking the brake shoes and magnets. I brought this up, but just paid the bill and decided not to bring the trailer back to this shop again.
When I went to hook up, I do a walk around inspection, and the lights are not working. I pull it up and let the guy know the issue. They pull it into the shop and work on it. They let me know that the light issue is resolved, and it was a ground on my tow vehicle. That doesn't sound right to me, as they everything worked fine when I dropped it off and they had just "fixed" my wiring. I didn't say anything though as he didn't try to charge me even more.
Now, I load up the camper to take it out this past weekend, and when I hook up the new seven pin they installed, I hear the fridge small fan kick on, and the pilot click to light propane. I do not have a battery on the trailer for a DC current, so the only thing that can be kicking this on is the tow vehicle. I know for a fact that seven pin did not kick on the dc current before having the trailer serviced.
My issue with this is that in my limited experience, I haven't heard of this being something that should be happening. What if I forget to turn my propane on before heading out? Is the fridge going to try and run from the dc side off my tow vehicle? Should I be worried about the trailer pulling power from my tow vehicle and alternator?
Any wisdom and/or advice is greatly appreciated.
They let me know that they do a thirty point inspection on all trailers they service, which was fine with me, but I asked that they call me before they do anything to the trailer other than service the bearings.
The guy calls me a few days later to let me know the trailer is ready, and they fixed my brakes and wiring on top of servicing the bearings. This kind of irked me, as my brakes and lights worked fine when I dropped the trailer off and I specifically asked that they call before doing any additional work. He claimed that the wiring had to be redone and it was causing the brakes not to work, which was not the case when I dropped off. I was really only interested in them checking the brake shoes and magnets. I brought this up, but just paid the bill and decided not to bring the trailer back to this shop again.
When I went to hook up, I do a walk around inspection, and the lights are not working. I pull it up and let the guy know the issue. They pull it into the shop and work on it. They let me know that the light issue is resolved, and it was a ground on my tow vehicle. That doesn't sound right to me, as they everything worked fine when I dropped it off and they had just "fixed" my wiring. I didn't say anything though as he didn't try to charge me even more.
Now, I load up the camper to take it out this past weekend, and when I hook up the new seven pin they installed, I hear the fridge small fan kick on, and the pilot click to light propane. I do not have a battery on the trailer for a DC current, so the only thing that can be kicking this on is the tow vehicle. I know for a fact that seven pin did not kick on the dc current before having the trailer serviced.
My issue with this is that in my limited experience, I haven't heard of this being something that should be happening. What if I forget to turn my propane on before heading out? Is the fridge going to try and run from the dc side off my tow vehicle? Should I be worried about the trailer pulling power from my tow vehicle and alternator?
Any wisdom and/or advice is greatly appreciated.