wildebill308

Yes any bad connection could be causing your problem. You are shutting off power at the pedestal before plugging in or unplugging right? Plugging in with power present can cause arcing that will damage connections. I would check your power cord and where it connects to the coach and any other connections that might be a problem. Bill

Welcome to the forum, nice looking coach. Bill

Just a thought. Have you (when not plugged in) checked to see if the connections are good where the cable connects to the coach. Bill

I think Brett has a good point. Bill

"I currently have a Sure Guard 34750. It has been giving me some weird alarms lately so I'm thinking about getting a new one. Question: What do you recommend and why. TIA" Is this at the same location? What kind of weird alarms? Every time I have gotten a alarm it has been the power. I have a Surge Guard 50 amp. If you have concerns I would talk to the company at: Tech Support at 800.780.4324 x 20311 or 727-812-0578 You might ask what it would cost to have yours checked out. I know mine saved me this summer from bad power at the pedestal. Bill

If it is cold I would repeat the method you used this time. I would not start the engine unless you were going to drive it long enough to get it good and warmed up. Bill

Well if I was going to start my coach when it is cold and I thought the batteries were low. The first thing I would do is start the generator. Next turn on the engine heater. I would let the generator run for about two hours then start the coach. Bill

I would not use the auto start if you are not there like Herman said. Take the negative cables off and hook them up when you are there to start exercise your generator. Then disconnect them when you leave. If your batteries are badly discharged bring a book because it will take a while to bring them back up. Have you tried using the battery connect switch to ty your batteries together to start your coach? Bill

I would look in the last compartment on the passengers side. This compartment can not be locked by Federal Law so it will be the one with no lock. The propane dealer will know how to fill the tank. Bill

Interested in what refrigerator you have and what the amp draw is. One other thing is to make sure the frost free and the anti condensation programs are turned off as they draw more power. Bill

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Something you might try is pull the front of the thermostat off and remove the fuse for 60 sec than replace it. See if this helps the problem. Bill

Well unfortunately campgrounds do vary in there level of professionalism all the way from go find a spot and tell us where you parked to the guy who leads you to your spot helps you get parked and wants to help hook up. You can leave a review on them at http://www.rvparkreviews.com/ Or you can look at places you are thinking of staying. I don't remember if this was brought up before but I do recommend a Portable Surge Guard. I have one like this. http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/portable-surge-guard-with-lcd-display-50-amp/81278 "I can get used to this leave at 8:30 and get there at 3:30" Yes good to be in set up before happy hour. Bill

Well congratulations on your first day. Glad it went well. When you said a breaker blew was it on the campground pedestal or in the coach? Bill

Welcome to the forum. What part of Texas? Bill

The retirement transition is often hard for some. I have had friends who had a hard time adjusting. The feeling that you should be "doing something" or in the morning that you need to "GO" is hard for some to overcome. After all you just spent the majority of your life in that rut. Going on this trip is a good way to get started with this new life. I am not saying you are going to have a problem but to recognize it for what it is. "We have an Oasis system - there are 2 switches and I have the burner on and the ac heat button on ac1&ac2. So I'd just leave them on as we are traveling down the road?" I don't have any experience with that system. I don't know how your thermostat/controls are set up. I think if you are running your Oasis system you will just set the thermostat to what temperature you want and leave the A/C controls off. There may be a thermostat for each zone. You may have to get out the book on this and read it. Have fun and keep us updated on your trip. Bill

After a couple of weeks you are going to smile as this all becomes almost automatic. I do much of this and it becomes so automatic that I had to set and think and visualizes what do I do when setting this or that. Brett gave you some great answers. I was just working on clearing up a couple of things. Hope this helps. “Three questions from this string of messages - I assume I put the refrigerator on auto somewhere on the refrigerator? or is it on the panel somewhere?” Look at the control panel it should show options there I am betting the “Auto” is the default setting. There should be a light showing what the setting is on. If you are plugged in the light should show “electric” simple test when you disconect shore power in about a minuet the light should change to “gas” “ Also, I assume we can run the generator while driving down the highway (genset is the same as generator?)” Yes you can but why? You will have all the 12V power you need from the engine and the battery’s. When you stop for breaks and want to use the Microwave or any other 110 appliance then you will need the generator. “Is the furnace automatically powered by the propane tank or do I have to tell it to use the propane? Still learning the lingo. Thanks again everyone. David” I think you are doing great with the lingo. Let’s make sure the propane is on. Light the stove, if it lights you are good to go. If the stove doesn’t light find the Propane on /off button mine is by the propane filler valve. Look at your thermostat under “MODE” You were using the heat pumps before if I remember right. You may have to change to “GAS HEAT”. Do this for all “ZONES” Most common displays under “MODE” are AC, Electric heat and GAS HEAT. One thing not talked about is yes you can run the hot water heater going down the road. Wives find it "NICE" to have warm water after stopping for a restroom break to wash there hands. Yes it uses a little bit of propane but not enough to make a big difference. Bill

I would. That way you have eliminated one more or more things that could be affecting how it drives. I would have all 4 checked. Go back and re read what Brett said about caster and tow in. Also, Herman had some good advise. Bill

I was concerned when I started towing my new 2014 CR-V. I looked at several devises but haven't bought one. So far I don't see any damage that can be attributed to towing. I have had some dings but they happened when I wasn't towing. Bill

David and Judy, I got side tracked and didn't address your heating issues. I would just run the furnace and not run the generator so you can run the heat pumps. Put the refrigerator on auto and the furnace on what ever temperature you want. I run the dash heat to keep the windshield dry. You can improve how well it heats by putting it on recirculate. At night just run your propane furnace. Bill

David and Judy, Once again congratulations on surviving to retire. Has it sunk in yet? What route are you planning on using? There are a lot of good RV parks along the way. I would plan on 250 -300 miles a day. You are retired and you don't have to hurry. 300 doesn't sound like much but will usually work out to a 8+ hour day. When planning I look out 250-300 miles and do a Google search for campgrounds. I may vary this based on what attractions are near by. Get a membership in Passport America like Brett suggested and down load the app. http://www.passporta...com/campgrounds I am using CoPiolt to help with navigation. I have found it very reliable and you don't have to use a lot of data as you can download the maps from WiFi https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa&hl=en Here is a good app for finding camp sites called RVparky https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rvparky.android2&hl=en Don't forget Gas Buddy to find cheap diesel. Once you find some place that you might stay you can look hear to see what others have to say. http://www.rvparkreviews.com/ One good part of this app is you can go to an area and it will show the campgrounds in the area and the reviews of them. Have fun and keep us informed on how it is going. Bill

I think you will be OK. The diesel generators don't have the problems the gas units have with old gas in the carburetor obviously. I think the problem of condensation in the generator shouldn't be that big of a problem as cold as it is where you are. Trying to think of things to adding load when you run the generator: Do you have a convection oven/microwave? It might be worth the cost of another small heater to add some load if you decide to run it. I have a small cube heater that on hi draws about 15 amps. Ultimately you have to decide what makes you comfortable. I think you will be fine letting it sit till you are ready to go somewhere. Bill

I think you will be fine. I agree with Brett use a good biocide and a good anti gel. I would not start your main engine unless you could drive it for about 20 miles to get it and the transmission properly warmed up. I just did my monthly generator exercise today. Now it isn't 18 degrees so I was able to use both ac/heat pumps as a load and turned the convection/microwave on preheat to add some load with a space heater. It is amazing how much of a load you can run. With all that I was around 34 amps draw. Bill

Well I normally don't use Shell either but had just crossed back into the US in northern NY State and was low on fuel and this was the first station I could get into. Ok so I had over 1/4 tank left but I don't like getting to low. Bill

You might want to go back and carefully re read my OP and #4. Bill