All slides on one switch

[Simpso13]

I had such a great response on my first post I am making another. All four slides on my Sandpiper 376BHOK are on one button. Their are several occasion when I only want to slide out the living room slide and leave the other three retracted. Anyone have a recommended solution? Hook a chain to the frame to keep it in? Valves on the hydronic lines? Couple of big dudes to hold them on?

[Capt. Mike]

Originally Posted by Simpso13

I had such a great response on my first post I am making another. All four slides on my Sandpiper 376BHOK are on one button. Their are several occasion when I only want to slide out the living room slide and leave the other three retracted. Anyone have a recommended solution? Hook a chain to the frame to keep it in? Valves on the hydronic lines? Couple of big dudes to hold them on?

I don't have an answer for you, but I've never heard of such a thing. What if you were in a position where you CAN'T have all the slides out at once...say one would hit a tree if you opened it?

Are there blank spaces in the switch panel where you could put in additional switches and have one switch wired for each slide? I'm guessing each slide has its own motor?

[Simpso13]

No extra slots for extra switches available. I am truly puzzled on this one. It is convenient to have one switch, but I would rather have individual ones.

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by Simpso13

No extra slots for extra switches available. I am truly puzzled on this one. It is convenient to have one switch, but I would rather have individual ones.

Are the slide mechanisms themselves hyd or elec. motor driven?

[jonandjolene]

Our Blue Ridge has only one switch inside for all slides, however in the compartment with the hydraulic pump there are shut offs for each individual slide. That way you can operate only the ones you want.

[ependydad]

Originally Posted by Simpso13

I had such a great response on my first post I am making another. All four slides on my Sandpiper 376BHOK are on one button. Their are several occasion when I only want to slide out the living room slide and leave the other three retracted. Anyone have a recommended solution? Hook a chain to the frame to keep it in? Valves on the hydronic lines? Couple of big dudes to hold them on?

The times that I've heard about this - the slides were hydraulic. I think there was talk about adding switches to control which slides. Still can't do anything about the order of the slides short of controlling which ones you flip, but it would let you choose an individual slide to control.

Unfortunately, that's literally the extent of what I know about it...

[Simpso13]

Originally Posted by OldCoot

Are the slide mechanisms themselves hyd or elec. motor driven?

All Hydrolic

[BarryD0706]

Originally Posted by jonandjolene

Our Blue Ridge has only one switch inside for all slides, however in the compartment with the hydraulic pump there are shut offs for each individual slide. That way you can operate only the ones you want.

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[kerrlakelover]

New member here and new Sandpiper owner. We just picked up our new (used) 2010 345RET last week down in Tampa. My wife is not a technical person at all, but one of her first comments was that it was weird that all the slides operate on one switch and what if you only want to put out one slide. In any case, I'm gonna look at my hydro's later today and see if mine has the valves. That would solve the problem if push comes to shove. I'm guessing that a one switch design saved Forest River some $ on costs, so that's how they built it. We came from a 30' Flagstaff (that we loved) and feel like we have died and gone to Heaven in the 38 footer.

[AquaMan]

Most likely, all the slides are tee'd off of one set of lines going to the back, as is my Sierra. My master bedroom slide always moves first, then it's a toss up as to which order the remaining 3 will go out or retract.

[Simpso13]

Originally Posted by ttrost65

Most likely, all the slides are tee'd off of one set of lines going to the back, as is my Sierra. My master bedroom slide always moves first, then it's a toss up as to which order the remaining 3 will go out or retract.

I think they are all in one loop. It appears that the slide with the least resistance goes first. If I am on an angle the slide going down hill slides first with the rest that follow. The kitchen slide is always last since it has the most weight. I have a call into Forest River. I hope they have some idea of what to do. It would be great to be able to just install a few valves in the front.

[B47]

Not sure on your model, but our Silverback 29rk FW which has two slides, is equipped with two knobs in the water servicing compartment which allows you to isolate one slide or the other from activating. Our slides are hydraulically operated.

I agree with what's in post# 5.

[dcheatwood]

I had a 2-slideout wildcat previously that operated both slides on one switch. It was hydraulic and the only adjustment i could do was to turn two little thumb wheels at the hydraulic pump to allow one slide to get pushed out before the other. By opening one line more than the other it allowed a little control, but I wished it had separate switches like my rockwood has.
Wish I had more info for you.

[5erDriver]

Hi,

We have a 2013 sandpiper 365saq which we factory ordered. We were given the option of a lockout switch for all the slides. Otherwise each slide would have the option of being locked out from sliding when the master switch us pressed. Not exactly sure but think it was somewhere around a $250 option. We did not get it but could see where it could be handy. Yes it does seem like this is a hydraulic slide feature. All going on one switch that is. Anyone I know with electric slides have individual switches and our friends with a Keystone Alpine with hydraulic system are on one switch also.
So it is available but off course at a price.

[TexasBBQ]

I take it that you don't have a valve for each room. I also have one switch but can close a particluar valve for each room. On top of the pump is are 3 valves.

[cmptrkd]

I posted this trick in this forum for someone else, my wife and I have to use it from time to time as well. We have a 2012 365SAQ. When we're parked on the street loading up, we want the 3 slides on the driver side out, but not the 1 on the passenger side so cars can still get down our residential street. Forest River tech gave me the idea. The sides work one by one easiest to hardest. I have my wife hold the switch to put the slides out and I go stand up with my back against the slide I don't want to move putting my whole body as pressure. Works like a charm.

If anyone has done the lazy man power awning, I'm sure the same keyfob and relays would work perfectly for the slides (been thinking about doing that mod for my slides) so you could have the option of putting the slides out while watching trees, electric posts, etc... OR while standing against a side so it doesn't operate.

Good luck, I know you will find this trick easy, but I hope at the same time it accomplishes what you wish.

[AquaMan]

Our 2012 365 came with a full remote for awning, slides, landing gear, rear stabs, and scare light.

[kerrlakelover]

I just talked with the tech at Lippert (Lippert Components, Inc) about the hydraulic slides on our 2010 Sandpiper 345RET which offers no control of the slides. He informed me that Lippert makes IRC kits (Independent Room Control) for hydraulic systems. They cost $250-300 depending on how many slides you have. The kit comes with the valve assembly and fittings. You supply the required tubing. Here's the link to the 3 slide IRC in Lippert's online store.
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