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How to Extend Your RV Battery Life

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%.

How to Replace an RV Waste Dump Valve

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.

A FloJet Macerator Pump Made It Possible

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…

RV Plumbing Repair: PEX Tubing and Fittings

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…

RV Outdoor Shower Removal for Repair

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…

An easy fix for RV water heater drip

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…

King has new automatic satellite TV antennas for Dish and DIRECTV

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Steven Fletcher | 0 Comments

Last updated on April 18th, 2015 at 10:56 pmKing is introducing two new automatic satellite TV antennas for use with Dish and DIRECTV satellite services. The new, second-generation King Tailgater for Dish (Model VQ4500) and King Quest for DIRECTV (Model…

New ‘SMART’ Holding Tank Monitor System from CAMCO

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Steven Fletcher | 1 Comment

If you like and use SIRI on Apple's iOS devices you might want to install the new SEWI holding tank monitor system from CAMCO in your RV.

Q-Bond Will Repair Items You Didn’t Think Possible

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Steven Fletcher | 0 Comments

I found a plastic repair product called Q-Bond while surfing YouTube… see video links below… and it looked like it worked so I purchased a kit. Q-Bond is essentially super glue along with filler material. The two together work very…

Dometic Offers Awning Simulator App

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Steven Fletcher | 0 Comments

Dometic, a supplier of RV comfort and convenience products, recently rolled out a free mobile app that provides a simulator to let consumers visualize their RVs with various Dometic patio awnings. Theresa Brown, aftermarkets product manager, said the new Dometic…

Best Wifi Hotspot You Can Buy

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Steven Fletcher | 0 Comments

If you regularly travel with devices needing Wi-Fi, get Verizon’s Jetpack MiFi 6620L. Its battery life is among the best we’ve seen in hotspots, it runs on the largest and fastest U.S. LTE network, and its pricing is competitive. Just…