Water heater & fridge - Page 2

drs244 · 05-25-2011, 01:13 PM

This Friday we are off on our first trip with the ROO. Bear Creek Lake in central Virginia. I'll post details and pictures when we get home.

mTn_biKer65 · 05-25-2011, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by drs244

This Friday we are off on our first trip with the ROO. Bear Creek Lake in central Virginia. I'll post details and pictures when we get home.

Good luck & have fun. Not sure if someone suggested it yet or not but it's worthwhile making a "Before you depart" and "After you arrive" check list to make sure everything gets done each time.

Hopefully it'll cut down on those pulling out with the T.V. antenna still up moments....or is that just me.

drs244 · 05-26-2011, 10:06 AM

mTn_biKer65,

Great advise, I don't have those lists yet but will work on that now. By chance do you have ones you would be willing to share?

Dave

drs244 · 05-26-2011, 10:10 AM

Bad news...the person looking at my ROO apparently had no clue what he was doing because the refrigerator still does not work. The wall outlet that the fridge plugs into now works. Now it's too late to take to the dealer and have fixed in time for this weekend.

Looks like we will be camping with a very expensive ice box.

alberta46 · 05-26-2011, 04:31 PM

try and run your fridge on propane then you dont need the wall plug just push the gas button the check light will come on for a moment then go out if it is lit

drs244 · 05-31-2011, 08:36 AM

Bad news just keeps getting better.

On Friday as we departed for our maiden voyage we decided to stop into our preferred dealer to schedule the fridge repairs. As usual they came out to the Roo to see if the problem could be fixed on the spot. To our surprise they informed us that the fridge was missing the Thermofuse and without this part the fridge would not work. With the repair scheduled we departed for Bear Creek Lake State Park.

Today I get to call RVW to find out how they could certify everything on the camper working during the PDI when the fridge clearly couldn't work.

hockeytownmom · 05-31-2011, 09:38 AM

So sorry about the fridge not working still. Hope they can fix it up fast!

drs244 · 05-31-2011, 10:19 AM

The dealer has to order the part but once it arrives it's a quick fix.

drs244 · 05-31-2011, 04:02 PM

Spoke with a manager at RVW today about the fridge issue.

His reply to me was that he will look through my file and find out who did the PDI of my 233s and deal with that employee per the company policy.

He also apologized for the problems we had to deal with but said there was nothing else he could do.

sherdep · 05-31-2011, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by drs244

Spoke with a manager at RVW today about the fridge issue.

His reply to me was that he will look through my file and find out who did the PDI of my 233s and deal with that employee per the company policy.

He also apologized for the problems we had to deal with but said there was nothing else he could do.

Sorry to hear about the fridge as well.

if you read his comment it just means nothing will get done to that person and it will probably happen to someone else

drs244 · 06-01-2011, 07:58 AM

I didn't expect anything from the company so that doesn't bother me. I just hope they deal with the PDI process to hopefully eliminate any further problems.

Flashg_123 · 06-10-2011, 08:18 PM

Dave, How was Bear Creek Lake? We are considering heading there in a couple of weeks.
We went to James River State Park over Memorial Day weekend and had a great time.

drs244 · 06-13-2011, 11:36 AM

Flashg_123,

Bear Creek is nice. Make you reservation for Loop B if you have a TT longer than 12 feet or bigger than a PUP. Loop A is more for tents and small PUPs.

The lake has a nice swimming area for all and has actual lifeguards on duty. A lot of people fishing and catching catfish, Bluegill and bass.

If you have a small boat, kayak or inner tubes...bring them. Rentals are expensive. No gas motors only electric. Life jackets are mandatory if you are on anything that floats outside of the swimming area.

Bath houses are clean and good but the water pressure in the showers leaves a lot to be desired. Water and electric at the camper sites is very good. Pets are welcome and need to be on a leash if outside unless they are caged. I took my dogs to the large field after the swimming beach closed and let them run loose. They had a great time and the ranger drove by and didn't say anything to me (but like I said the beach was closed so no one was near where I was).

All in all I would rate the park at 8 out of 10.

Dave

drs244 · 06-14-2011, 03:35 PM

I forgot to mention that all is fixed and working better than expected. The drinks are cold

and refreshing.

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