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%.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
A member of the RVbasics Yahoo Group posted the following question. "We have a 28' 5th wheel we pull with the Ford 250 4X4 diesel. We have been on a great adventure . The roads are so rough it seems…
Connect your RV dump line into the septic system between the house and septic tank, never into the drain field. Another option is to drop the discharge from you RV directly into the top of the septic tank, preferably before…
RVers who committed months (sometimes years!) ago from afar are now changing plans. As campground owners hear cancellation after cancellation, they are again advertising for workers.
Friend, full time RVer and blogger, Jim Jaillet offered a couple of great RV tips on his blog today. The first tip was a simple way to to circulate the heat from a catalytic heater. Number two was a simple…
Last updated on September 12th, 2016 at 04:43 pmOne of the members of the RVbasics email group wrote that her microwave oven had died and asked the group if she could get a new one that would fit at a…
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