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12-19-2020, 02:08 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Texas
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Owners Manual
We have lots of manuals for all appliances in our 2012 fifth wheel. None of these are helpful in regards to troubleshooting. Great diagrams but no easy learning instructions. I've done it all on my own since owning the rig. Is this common with Cedar Creek?
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12-19-2020, 03:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: TEXAS
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Unfortunately, owners manuals for rvs don't seem to be available. You're lucky if you got owners manuals for the appliances. Sometimes YouTube videos or manufacturers websites can help. We have a lot of experienced people on this forum and if you post your problem, they'll try to help.
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12-19-2020, 03:22 PM
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Boss Ox & Drovergirl
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: N.E. Ohio Snow Belt
Posts: 1,341
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it's common with all RVs
Someone could probably make a fortune by publishing a "generic" manual, but that won't help much for the individual unit
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Mark, Vicki, & Scout THE dog
2015 Hemisphere 282RK
2016 GMC 3500HD Duramax dually
1992 Goldwing Aspencade
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12-19-2020, 03:22 PM
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Site Team
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Location: Goodyear, Arizona
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TexasGolfBum
We have lots of manuals for all appliances in our 2012 fifth wheel. None of these are helpful in regards to troubleshooting. Great diagrams but no easy learning instructions. I've done it all on my own since owning the rig. Is this common with Cedar Creek?
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Generic owners manuals are the RV Industry standard. Only a handful of RV manufacturers provide anything more specific.
This subject has been discussed thousands of times, at least 10x a week, on the Forum. A quick search will get you literally weeks of reading.
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12-19-2020, 03:23 PM
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Boss Ox & Drovergirl
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: N.E. Ohio Snow Belt
Posts: 1,341
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it's common with all RVs
Someone could probably make a fortune by publishing a "generic" manual, but that won't help much for the individual unit
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Mark, Vicki, & Scout THE dog
2015 Hemisphere 282RK
2016 GMC 3500HD Duramax dually
1992 Goldwing Aspencade
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12-19-2020, 06:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Payson, AZ
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I helped a friend set up a class c for his use. I don’t remember the brand but it was not A forest river brand. I had some questions and he gave me the owners manual. I was terribly impressed by it. It was not generic and was quite complete. I was able to get specific answers from the manual.
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2015 dodge ram 3500 dually
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12-21-2020, 10:21 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Oswego il
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I have purchased a generic RV repair book that covers all of the general RV systems. I purchased this when I had my first 5er back in 2007. The repair section is broken down by type of RV.
This is the one I use and it has served me well.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RV-Repair-a...Cclp%3A2334524
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2016 34RL CC; 2008 Ram Mega Cab 2500HD, 6.7L, 68RFE 6 speed, 4X4, Smarty S67, TDR 145K+miles
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12-21-2020, 10:43 AM
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Georgia Rally Coordinator
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: GA
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Every new camper that I bought came with a generic manual, However the latest one I bought has some specifics that apply directly to my camper. Later RJD
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Days camped 2019 62
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12-21-2020, 12:25 PM
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Just as confused as you
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: south central Wisconsin
Posts: 5,108
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You need to find the service manuals for your appliances. You need the model numbers and sometimes a part or serial number for the appliance. I'll make it easy for you by attaching the service manuals for Suburban furnaces and water heaters, and Dometic refrigerators but I'll also let you know they are available in the Library section of this forum.
Dometic does not have a service manual for specifically for the DM series refrigerators because the DM series and RM series are exactly the same unit as long as the number matches.
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2014 Flagstaff 832IKBS Classic Super Lite
2018 Silverado 1500 Crew Cab Z71 4WD All Star Edition
Camping since 1989, Seasonal since 2000.
Car Shredder Op/Tech, Scrap Metal Recycling - retired
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