kaypsmith

I use hydrogen peroxide instead of chlorine bleach, I usually use a quart in approximately 5 gallons of fresh water in the fresh water tank, then use pump to flush all of the lines, starting with the valve farther away from the tank, then to the ones closer in, one at a time. Bleach is OK, but the smell lingers for a while, and the peroxide is odorless and has equal sanitizing capabilities. Also with either, you will need to use fresh water after use and flush well. If you add sanitizer before fresh water, the filling should agitate sufficiently, I like leaving home or any place with good water in the tank.

Should work great, as long as it's CRUDE.

If you have a smartphone, RVParky is a pretty good app for what you are asking for. Also 6 hours driving is a pretty good allocation, about 250 to 350 miles per day, depending on route and weather conditions. Welcome to the forum, many happy trails and tales to you.

If you and or wife are 62 or older, I recommend getting a Federal senior pass, used to be called Golden age pass if you do not already have one. https://store.usgs.gov/pass/senior_pass_application.pdf Benefits are very good. Also you might look into outdoor portable shower equipment for use in those federal parks that don't have showers. This will greatly increase the benefits of those parks, and with a senior pass usually cuts camping to half price, and eliminates park admission for just site seeing, this is recognized for your entire group.

OP stated that the valve has dripped all the time they have owned the coach, therefore replacement probably is a good idea if no kit available for repair. Also notice that the valve has two holes that were put there for mounting purposes, they were left unused from the factory, which is a potential leak at some time, especially in a motorhome that rumbles down the highway with a lot of movement. If I were doing the repair, I would mount that valve correctly to avoid that being a possible leak in the future. Good luck with the repair Tracey, and a good job finding the leak.

Not being controversial, but 1 inlet and 2 outlets = two way valve. My coach does have a three way valve, 1 inlet, and three outlets, the third one is to a second fresh water tank, the two tanks has a cross flow, but the crossflow is a little slow to fill the second tank, hence the third position to be able to fill the second faster.

Congratulations, I love when a plan comes together.

I've tried to discourage my DW from being a HAULIST for 30 years of camping now, and I still have to go behind her dumping THINGS so that I will have enough power to pull up the hill leading to my home.

Our landfill charges ten dollars for a pickup load, they have workers there that disassemble "things" that come into the dump for recycling purposes.

This coach never had a "Noncold"in it. The old Cross Country Sportscoach did. I was determined when I built this coach to have the best of the best, with the most usable room, no slides to have to wonder if they would work this time or not, and no worries about delamination, or leaking rubber roof.

Joe, had the same thing happen at the Flying J just down from my house, didn't have a smart phone back then. I demanded that his boss call his home office for clarification.Yep, tightening the packing has stopped mine from leaking before.

The rate of discharge on the golf cart is less than discharge rate when cranking your coach. One way to make the #3 easier to work with, if you have room for it, is to increase the length by enough to make bends longer.

Bill, that was before modernization, with the new technology takes extra time to keep up, LOL.

My ice cream stays so hard in the residential fridge that I put it in the microwave 15 seconds to make scooping possible.

When installing a residential fridge in a coach, nearly always the fridge has to be laid down on side or back, be sure that you leave it off for 24 hours after sitting it upright. Oil in the system needs to return to the proper location to avoid damage to the compressor.

I'm with Bill, a good small vacuum in the coach is hard to beat, instead of all that hose and attachments that is necessary with a central vac. Although if I were to install one, it would be in a basement compartment, cabinet space inside is too valuable.

I like the fact that the water in the holding tank stays fresher that way also. When parked at a campground that has good water, "some have better smelling than others", I will turn off the pump at night because my DW thinks the sound will annoy the neighbors, then turn off the cg water by day and use only out of holding tank by day. I have two pumps like Bill Adams in the coach for the extra pressure, also if one fails the other one is there.

Be sure to check all fuses, the last time I had that to happen, the fuse to the ECM was blown, of course no ecm no go on the diesel.

One thing that I do for trouble shooting for leaks is to wrap a maximum of two layers of toilet tissue around each pipe joint that I can get to, a small piece of transparent tape to hold it in place. The tissue will wick the water from a leak and visual inspections can help identify the source of the leak. The blue piping appears to be pex which is great for any type weather but I have found that the fittings can still crack in a freezing condition. Any water pipe that you can place a dry piece of newspaper under will also help identify where the leak starts, of course you will need to suspend it above any water on the floor. Also one other place to consider is where the vent goes through the roof, your coach is the correct age for this to happen, a simple reseal around the vent pipe cant hurt anything. You mentioned that it had started snowing, the melting snow close or even against the vent if not properly sealed could very easily be the culprit. Also, cat litter is a good absorbent to help dry up the existing water.

My hats off to those that volunteer and appreciate those that do. If for nothing else, it will help lower the cost of putting on the conventions, and that in turn probably helps lower the costs for attendees. What goes around usually comes back around. Thanks to volunteers!

The tail overhang is not the issue with the DP, it's the extra length between steers and drive axle. This makes for the need to observe the sides of the DP more so than the long overhang. The added wheelbase length is also what contributes to the much better ride, but will also add to the oops that happen so often. Look up "running into things" on this forum for some examples.

I would stay with a wired system. I went with two different wireless systems, too far from the rear of the coach to the front to keep good picture with either system. As long as the motor was not running with either one all seemed well, but when the motor was running there was too much interference to have a good clear picture continuously. This was true on the old Cross Country 34 ft. pusher and on the 41 ft. MCI. I used a relatively cheap wired last on the Bus, and it works perfectly. Bill Adams posted a system not long ago on the forum that can be modified to work with your current wire, I would look that one up.

I had the same problem with a blade type disconnect switch. Check as Brett said, but that same check didn't reveal the problem unless under load. I changed to a 200 amp air conditioner quick disconnect made for AC voltage but has worked well for me for several years.

Don't know the length of your current gasser, so here's a word of warning about driving the 42 DP. Making turns will be quite different because of the added space between the steers and the location of the drive axel. Be sure to drive the longer coach either with an instructor onboard the first time or find an empty parking lot with cones or barrels to get used to the handling of the new one, if you haven't driven this extra length before. After getting used to the longer length, the ride will be so much improved over the gas models, you will wonder why so long waiting. Good luck with your move.

Obedb, after the age of 39, women are opposed to mirrors, they like remembering how they once looked! And Carl, I also had a house full of three women, wouldn't trade that experience for a million bucks.