What did you do to your camper today?

[BamaBob]

Originally Posted by presley01

Installed bug screens on fridge intake and exhaust vents, installed bug screen on furnace vents..

Yep, did that as well a few weeks ago!

Originally Posted by presley01

Trying to figure a way to bug proof the A/C units. On a previous 5r the mud daubers built nests that stopped the fan from turning, had a heck of a time getting it cleaned out.

Good point and Lord knows we have all SORTS of critters here in Alabamy!

Wonder if we took the covers off the A/C and fabricated some sort of bug mesh to go over the inside of the intake vents?

Oh, OC to the white courtesy Mod God Phone please!

[BamaBob]

Originally Posted by Lloydg

The sensor on the black water tank hasn't worked for sometime and had registered a constant 3/4 full regardless of how full it really was. So.... I flushed and reflushed the tank three times while using the built in black tank flush and voila, the sensor works again. Filled the tank again and added 2 cups of Calgon per other threads in the forum for future protection of the sensors and it smelled pretty good too. Will continue to add Calgon every other dump. May consider making my own Calgon in the future using one of recipes I found on line. Hopefully this will eliminate future sensor problems of my black tank.

Or, you could do what Herk did

Horst Miracle Probes for Wastewater Tanks in Recreational Vehicles RVs

Planning on doing this myself as soon as I get back from Goshen (I want to see a partly assembled 8289WKS to better understand what is being concealed by the underbody insulation/cover that FR factory installs.)

[Lloydg]

Originally Posted by HSVBamaBob

Or, you could do what Herk did

Horst Miracle Probes for Wastewater Tanks in Recreational Vehicles RVs

Planning on doing this myself as soon as I get back from Goshen (I want to see a partly assembled 8289WKS to better understand what is being concealed by the underbody insulation/cover that FR factory installs.)

Sounds like a good plan if taking off the underbelly is doable. Looking a mine, it's seems a lot easier to just go the Calgon route for the time being if it works.

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by heavynlori

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[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by HSVBamaBob

...Wonder if we took the covers off the A/C and fabricated some sort of bug mesh to go over the inside of the intake vents? Oh, OC to the white courtesy Mod God Phone please!

Removed the ac cover and covered the entire area between the compressor and the evaporator with screen wire and used alum tape to secure it. Works great, the varmints can't get to anything. Also covered everything with the foil covered bubble wrap and lined the cover with it also. Herk has pictures of what he did that I duplicated on mine.

[BamaBob]

Originally Posted by OldCoot

Removed the ac cover and covered the entire area between the compressor and the evaporator with screen wire and used alum tape to secure it. Works great, the varmints can't get to anything. Also covered everything with the foil covered bubble wrap and lined the cover with it also. Herk has pictures of what he did that I duplicated on mine.

Check...transferring to RV bucket list

[Timex]

Originally Posted by OldCoot

Au contraire.

Alright, that takes care of the flapping but wind will still get under the awning and make it bounce up/down some won't it?

Somebody help me here explain my question better.

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by Timex

Alright, that takes care of the flapping but wind will still get under the awning and make it bounce up/down some won't it?

Somebody help me here explain my question better.

I don't know how to explain it any better, the awning DOES NOT MOVE in any direction, up, down or sideways. It just sits there in the wind like it is supposed to do. Maybe you just need to roll it in when the clouds and breeze comes and I'll keep tying mine down.

[Timex]

I may never get to go again and use my pretty little trailer if I can't get my converter problem solved.

Awning in or out.

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by Timex

I may never get to go again and use my pretty little trailer if I can't get my converter problem solved. Awning in or out.

See the latest posts on Awning pole hold down kit thread.

[Timex]

Aw shucks, I was just wondering about the billowing of the fabric. We haven't used our awning much in the 3 years we've had this TT. I've followed all the posts on those famous poles! Now, I'm looking at a new converter. boo hoo hoo

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by Timex

Aw shucks, I was just wondering about the billowing of the fabric. We haven't used our awning much in the 3 years we've had this TT. I've followed all the posts on those famous poles! Now, I'm looking at a new converter. boo hoo hoo

So you have a $1000 option that is just sitting on the camper and not used? Break out the PayPal account and I can fix you right up.

[Timex]

I wouldn't charge you, you're my friend!

[Weezer]

Originally Posted by OldCoot

If you get the garage door track with the angle riveted on it, you have to take the track off and put the angle down so the rounded part of the track is down so you can screw the angle down to the floor. You would have to use carriage bolts to attach the angle so the bolt heads don't interfere with the rollers. You also have to be able to anchor the rollers so they don't tip. If you can anchor the rollers to the plywood, you should be able to do it. I welded the track and made the frame out of 1-1/2" x 1/8" angle and welded everything. Here are pictures of Glenn Jurcyzk's rack.

Ahah, I was wondering....

but I see Glenn's 5er has different sized access doors on his pass thru storage also.

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by Weezer

Ahah, I was wondering... but I see Glenn's 5er has different sized access doors on his pass thru storage also.

His big door on the driver side is the same as mine are on both sides. His curb side door is small because his furnace is there.

[ependydad]

Originally Posted by Timex

Alright, that takes care of the flapping but wind will still get under the awning and make it bounce up/down some won't it?

Somebody help me here explain my question better.

The awning is prevented from moving up and down because the awning tube itself is "locked" to the ground by the support poles (stopping it from going down) and then the straps to dog tie downs (stopping it from going up). That eliminates a majority of movement (and truly 99% of the danger of wind and power awnings- the ability for it to use the awning as a big sail to overpower the flimsy arms).

The fabric itself does have some movement in it - just whatever minor slack there is between the roller and camper. It really was not noticeable until we were in winds at or above 20mph. Even that, it just flopped about. At 30+ mph it sounded bad and I worried, but by then- it was out and we jus rode it out until there was a lull in the wind.

The deflappers would have stopped some but not all of the movement, I'm betting. I debated taking a long rope and running it long ways with the awning to tie downs. But after it came through that storm so well, I'm not sure if I feel like I need it.

[ependydad]

I will say- not using Coot's self-storing mounts made it impossible to retract the awning during high winds (i.e. the middle of the storm). I didn't want the awning unprotected while we were retracting it.

If I had the poles self-storing, I could have had my wife and I each at a pole with my daughter running the switch (or for those folks who have done f1000Turbo's remote mod- used that). The problem for us, the camper/awning is too tall once it is in to take the poles down.

And yes, I hear OldCoot muttering- there's no reason that I haven't installed them to be self-storing. I had a problem that is easily solved (the pole hung over one of my storage hatch doors), I just haven't done it yet. Maybe next week...

[Timex]

Whew, I'm glad that's done!

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by ependydad

...The deflappers would have stopped some but not all of the movement, I'm betting. I debated taking a long rope and running it long ways with the awning to tie downs. But after it came through that storm so well, I'm not sure if I feel like I need it.

I used US Air Force 550 cord from arm to arm in FL until I got the de-flappers modified. The cord worked great. All you need is to control the ends.

[B and B]

Just assembled my king pin stabilizer. Got a great deal but is it much use on a Reese Sidewinder hitch with the pivot point on the chassis. Anyone using one?

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