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It was one heck of a salesman who sold manufacturers on using Diamond Shield. Herman, you got off easy.

Do you have Diamond Shield on the front of your MH, Wayne? Unfortunately I do and they recommend applying 303 monthly or after every washing.

Locust help keep some of the less desirables out of our state.☠️

Ridex supposedly introduces more bacteria in a residential septic system, yet many critics claim there is no benefit of using this product. What we RV'ers should accept is our holding tanks are just that - holding tanks. They are not septic tanks where bacteria is allowed to break down the waste. The only thing I've done in all the years of RVing is use plenty of water. I've never used any chemicals to perfume the waste. I do clean the tanks a couple of times a year using the Geo method. Please Google it if you're not familiar with it.

I suggest you make a plant tour of both and then make a decision. Have you driven a Newmar with Comfort Drive?

Many of the Pilot/Flying J Truck Stops have fee paid dump stations.

And its most likely a 4K TV, I believe the 4K is now the standard TV in all the Newmar pushers.

Move further south. 😎

Carl, their customer service is available 24/7. I have called the number assigned to my customer service rep and it rolls over to their cell phone after hours. I've only called once around 7 pm on a Friday, left a message and had a return call within 10 minutes. Best part is not only did they resolve my issue but I swear you can hear the smile on their face over the phone.

Yep...

This so called Jeep death wobble fixit kit is not a sure fire fix. Some still experience the problem with the Cherokees.

I've been having a problem with my Whirlpool washing machine recently. The drum rubbed a hole in the tub so Whirlpool replaced it but it took over 6 weeks from the time Newmar contacted them to make the first service call, order and receive parts and return to do the install. They then diagnosed the motor was bad and needed replacing. They couldn't get a motor until Oct 23 and then it may be up to 2 weeks before they could return to do the installation. I sent Erica, my assigned Newmr customer service rep, an email politely stating my frustration. I spoke to her around 7 Wednesday morning. She had a couple of questions and said she would get back to me in a couple of hours. Being a lady of her word she called in 1 1/2 hours telling me they would be shipping me the current Whirlpool they are using in the 2019's. She contacted the independent shop I've used for warranty issues to expect the washer next week and authorized them to install the new machine. Here's the kicker, the machine was over a month out of warranty. Again, Newman customer service outshines any company I've done business with in the last several years. I received an email from Erica yesterday afternoon with the pro number and will take delivery next Tuesday. Thank you Erica and thank you Newmar for taking care of your customers.

To own one is to love one.

How about your legal domicile.

Joe, you must be looking at houses built in the 70's if they have pop corn ceilings.

I'm proud of you, Bill.

The red dye is used universally to indicate off-road diesel that is not taxed.

Do you have an Oasis Hydronic heating system or gas/electric water heater? Newmar customer service will answer your questions also. My Ventana is Oasis and one switch is to diesel, the other is electric.

Just to add to Carl's instructions - turn off the inverter.

He indicated the Kenwood is his "monitor" also. If he is referring to his rearview monitor, single DIN would sure make for a small monitor.

Probably one of the most overlooked annual maintenance items is checking that the terminals in the ATS are tight. I agree with Brett, a loose connection caused this problem.

Byron, in my experience I prefered finding a young guy willing to learn and work as an apprentice (helper) to a body man or painter and train them to our standards. Some of those young men are now earning close to six figures a year, one owns his on body shop. You are exactly correct, Byron, vocational schools are floundering because society has pushed college degrees concept or you'll never amount to anything attitude. Of course that degree may be in eastern European basket weaving but by golly you got a degree and a $50,000 student loan to repay. Hopefully that graduate will find a company thats willing to train them to work with their hands. Somebody come kick me off my soapbox before I tell you how I really feel.

Welcome to the forum. My suggestion is to Google replacement for Kenwood model xxx.

What do you think, Bill, you want to be the first investor?

I've often had the same thoughts and the need is not just limited to the Houston area. Here is your problem: "Would such a new venture be able to find and retain high quality, highly trained, customer focused service technicians?". When I had my paint and body shop in the Conroe area, that was always the problem. It didn't matter what I paid, the training provided, the benefits, etc, I always had a hard time retaining people. Even more difficult was finding qualified employees or employees we could train unless I paid them like they had 20 years experience. Just my thoughts and experience.