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03-29-2016, 07:58 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: NC
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Lost Water Heater Cover
We are on a 4 day trip, when we arrived at our site we noticed the water heater cover is missing. Since we can run the heater on electric i covered the hole with a plastic trash bag.
Heavy rain is expected on Thursday and we are heading home Friday, possibly on the rain. My plastic cover should hold while parked but what should i do to protect the heater while traveling? I have ordered a new cover but it wont be here for 2 weeks.
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2017 Surveyor 33RETS with Residential Refrigerator and Inverter
2005 Ford Excursion 6.0L 2WD
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03-29-2016, 08:19 PM
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Location: East Berlin
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If you are in a metro area look for a Walmart, Staples, Office Max some place like that, that has the hard corrugated sign material it is cheap and lite weight. I would tape it on the exterior molding with a good tape. Should get you home.
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03-30-2016, 09:35 AM
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I am not in a metro area but we are planning on traveling to Atlanta tomorrow, i will see what i can find. Thank you.
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2017 Surveyor 33RETS with Residential Refrigerator and Inverter
2005 Ford Excursion 6.0L 2WD
Nights Camped 2016 27, 2017 29
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03-30-2016, 09:57 AM
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Location: Space Coast of Florida
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I'm not really sure it matters if it gets wet? The cover is 50% holes so I'm sure it gets wet anyway.. Others will chime in.
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03-30-2016, 12:45 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: West Atlanta Metro
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If you are in north Atlanta you might try Three-Way Campers in Marietta on Cobb Parkway (US Hwy 41), they may have a replacement door in stock. Or CW in Woodstock about 20 miles north of I-75 just off I-575.
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03-30-2016, 02:21 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2014
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We lost ours in a wind storm in Kansas. Traveled for over 2 weeks without it and nothing on it with no problems. Just turn the the gas switch off when traveling. The water will stay hot if you start out with it hot.
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03-30-2016, 03:57 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Grayson County, Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TSman
We lost ours in a wind storm in Kansas. Traveled for over 2 weeks without it and nothing on it with no problems. Just turn the the gas switch off when traveling. The water will stay hot if you start out with it hot.
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This is my opinion, also.
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03-30-2016, 06:12 PM
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Location: Tampa Bay area
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we made a 'cover' with aluminum foil ...figured it helped to keep the aliens away too until we could replace it ....
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04-01-2016, 06:26 PM
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Location: NC
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We made it home today, a little rain but not much, the new cover is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow, Thanks to everybody for the help.
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2017 Surveyor 33RETS with Residential Refrigerator and Inverter
2005 Ford Excursion 6.0L 2WD
Nights Camped 2016 27, 2017 29
2018 25 2019 25
2020 24 2021 28 2022 302023 30
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04-02-2016, 08:14 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: NC
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Put the new cover on, i had to change the frame too, the replacement cover has a hinge, not just pegs to stick the cover in. I would not have had the tools or screws needed at the campsite.
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2017 Surveyor 33RETS with Residential Refrigerator and Inverter
2005 Ford Excursion 6.0L 2WD
Nights Camped 2016 27, 2017 29
2018 25 2019 25
2020 24 2021 28 2022 302023 30
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