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Monday, 9 December 2019

Featured Articles

  • Barker Auto-Drain Waste Dump Valve Review

    Barker Auto-Drain Waste Dump Valve Review

    Posted on May 30, 2016 by Steven Fletcher | 5 Comments
    The Barker Auto-Drain, is a 12-volt geared motor unit that attaches to a standard RV waste dump valve. Models available to fit 3” and 1.5” valves.
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  • How to Extend Your RV Battery Life

    How to Extend Your RV Battery Life

    Posted on March 20, 2014 by Steven Fletcher | 2 Comments
    Battery life is directly related to how deep the battery is cycled each time. A deep cycle is considered to be discharging the battery from 100% to 20%, and then charging back up to 100%.
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  • How to Replace an RV Waste Dump Valve

    How to Replace an RV Waste Dump Valve

    Posted on November 16, 2013 by Steven Fletcher | 13 Comments
    A properly working RV waste valve should not leak and should be easy to operate. If you have a waste valve that leaks even a little, or the gate doesn’t open and close with ease then it’s time to replace it.
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  • RV Water Heater Drain Plug Failure

    RV Water Heater Drain Plug Failure

    Posted on July 27, 2013 by Steven Fletcher | 7 Comments
    As full time RVers our water heater is almost always hot. The constant extreme heat will eventually cause the plastic drain plug to fail.
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  • A FloJet Macerator Pump Made It Possible

    A FloJet Macerator Pump Made It Possible

    Posted on May 12, 2013 by Steven Fletcher | 25 Comments
    Our problem was no practical way of dumping the holding tanks. There was no suitable access to the main sewer line. It was at least 150 feet away. The solution seemed to be a macerator pump. The FloJet RV Macerator macerator only required a 3/4 inch garden hose and, according to specifications, had the ability to pump the waste up to 50 feet. With…
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  • RV Plumbing Repair: PEX Tubing and Fittings

    RV Plumbing Repair: PEX Tubing and Fittings

    Posted on May 5, 2013 by Steven Fletcher | 62 Comments
    Last updated on April 20th, 2019 at 11:57 amRV Plumbing Repair with PEX Modern RVs, made in the last 10 to 15 years, are plumbed using PEX tubing, sometime called PEX pipe,  for the fresh water system. In fact, most new homes and commercial buildings use it too. It is so much cheaper than metal…
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  • RV Outdoor Shower Removal for Repair

    RV Outdoor Shower Removal for Repair

    Posted on April 22, 2013 by Steven Fletcher | 0 Comments
    My outside shower is leaking water, thought i could get to it from the inside but when i took off the air return there is the converter sitting right in the way of getting to the water leak, now the question is do i take it apart from the outside ? not sure if there is enough room to pull the whole unit out…
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  • An easy fix for RV water heater drip

    An easy fix for RV water heater drip

    Posted on November 9, 2008 by Steven Fletcher | 0 Comments
    Last updated on April 13th, 2015 at 08:20 pmHave you experienced water weeping or dripping from your water heater? Most likely the drip is coming from the pressure and temperature (P&T) relief valve as the water heater is operating. When the pressure of the water system gets too high the P&T valve will relieve the…
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Most Recent Articles

Winter RV Driving Tips

Winter RV Driving Tips

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Steven Fletcher | 0 Comments
Driving in winter, especially storm conditions can be stressful at best and dangerous at it’s worst.  More accidents involving property damage occur during the winter months than at any other time. You can minimize the stress and chances of wintertime…
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Yellowstone Park North Entrance Improvements

Yellowstone Park North Entrance Improvements

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Steven Fletcher | 0 Comments
The current Yellowstone North Entrance Station at Gardiner, Montana is the only entrance open year-round to wheeled vehicles and is not equipped to meet the challenges of increasing visitation and traffic, according to park staff. In 2018, 365,397 vehicles came through…
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Airstream Recall – Defective Trailer Hitch

Airstream Recall – Defective Trailer Hitch

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Steven Fletcher | 0 Comments
Airstream Recall Trailer May Detach From Tow Vehicle This Airstream Recall affects some 2019-2020 Sport, Nest, Flying Cloud, International Serenity, International Signature, Classic, Globetrotter and Tommy Bahama trailers, and 2020 Basecamp, Bambi and Caravel trailers. The ball hitch coupler installed…
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Tiburon Sprinter Motorhome on Mercedes-Benz Chassis

Tiburon Sprinter Motorhome on Mercedes-Benz Chassis

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Steven Fletcher | 0 Comments
Tiburon Sprinter motorhome offered by Thor Motor Coach® for 2020. The Tiburon is built on a Mercedes-Benz® Sprinter® diesel chassis. A Tiburon Sprinter motorhome feels more like a modern studio apartment with soothing hints of gray and tan interior fabrics…
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RV Toll Pass: RVers Use A Single Transponder

RV Toll Pass: RVers Use A Single Transponder

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Steven Fletcher | 0 Comments
RV Toll Pass allows RVers to use open road tolling across the country with a single transponder and billing account. TransCore announced on October 28th, 2019, a product that allows RVers to travel across the country using only one transponder to…
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Starcraft RV Recall Affects 10k Trailers

Starcraft RV Recall Affects 10k Trailers

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Steven Fletcher | 0 Comments
Starcraft RV Recall affects some 2018 Comet Mini, 2018-2019 GPS, Autumn Ridge Outfitter, Launch Ultra Lite, Launch Outfitter 7, Autumn Ridge, Launch Outfitter, Satellite and Avalon, and 2019 Mossy Oak and Mossy Oak Lite travel trailers. NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V699000 Manufacturer:…
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