jleamont
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All of the ones we looked at had a high level of quality in their construction. We went with an older Monaco product due to the location of the unit, age of the coach, floor plan and their reputation.
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2 hours ago, manholt said:Joe, ours does and we add in 2 table salt (Iodine Free) containers....lasts for 4,000 gallons, that's twice a year for us! With rebate it cost around $250, when full it will weigh 68 lbs.
Do you have a link?
I am in the market for one.
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19 minutes ago, rossboyer said:Mine looks like it is an older model made by same manufacturer. I don’t see why it wouldn’t serve you well for many years. I wouldn’t recommend the one that is about half the diameter of that size.
How do you add the salt, does the top unscrew?
Sorry for all of the questions, just trying to wrap my head around the softener.
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On 10/20/2020 at 11:25 AM, rossboyer said:I just searched Amazon for RV Water Softener. Mine is listed, but there are several. Suggest you select one of the 16,000 grain units. The smaller ones will require 1 pound of salt to recharge. The larger will require 2 pounds of salt. We have a washer, so we like the larger unit. We have had the smaller unit without a washer. Both of ours needed recharged 3-1/2 to 4 weeks. Use only salt without iodine.
Ross, do you have this one?
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Replaced the pump with the one from the link above. Works great, plenty of water pressure. It’s quieter than the original, same specs so it performs equally as impressive.
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Ok, everything is pointing to a bad thermostat.
I have power and ground coming out of the control board and down (phone cord) into a junction at the bedroom AC unit. From the junction it has a phone cord running through the wall to the thermostat. I unplugged it at the junction and plugged the thermostat in NOTHING. Since I have power and ground it should at the very least light up, but it’s still dead. I ordered a thermostat, I was a bit surprised they still make the exact same one. I’ll have it Tuesday.
Oddly in the manual it says the thermostat life expectancy is 10-15 years. Who would have thought? -
I didn’t see anything burnt and it doesn’t smell burnt. I pulled the board from the housing and I rechecked it, and that blemish is between the board layers. Here’s a photo.
I did pull the manuals out and located a troubleshooting guide in the back. I will give that a shot today to see if I have power coming to it.
Within that phone type cable is a black and red wire. Black is negative and red is positive. Now comes the tricky part, trying to see those tiny wires.
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It sounds like the solenoid in the electrical compartment is over heating and releasing. Since these are notorious for problems I start there.
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8 hours ago, wayne77590 said:Don't blame you. Darn COVID is keeping us in but maybe Nov we will go somewhere for a "fix." If'n you get down Galveston way, we are only 14 miles up on the mainland.
Joe, That is excactly how NC QuickPass/EzPass works for us with 1 transponder. When towing the transponder is in the coach and the TOAD gets treated as a trailer. Both coach and toad are registered with the one transponder. When we set up camp we transfer the transponder to the TOAD for running around and sight seeing. Don't need the added expense of a second transponder. This is how the power that be told me to use it.
See my reply to Joe.
PA Ezpass is supposed to work that way and it does in PA and DE, MD you pay 4 axles on the coach (that’s the type of transponder we HAD) and then it see’s the Jeep tag, didn’t see a transponder, realizes it also has a Ezpass so it billed us for it also. So I paid for the Jeep twice. All the while the Jeep transponder was in the foil bag in the glove box.
I fought this EVERY DARN TIME IN MD. The last time I was told just swap the coach Ezpass to cover the coach and let the Jeep ping it’s own. Been doing that for two years and no issues.
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Does anyone have any experience with the 5 button thermostat and troubleshooting it?
I left the power switch turned on, ac-heat pumps off and the was coach plugged in for a month ( not something I would normally do). Today the thermostat will not turn on, completely dead. I tried all of the reset procedures and pulled the tops off the ac units, checked fuses, no issues. This is the original thermostat so it was installed July 2001. On the roof are two Dometic Penguins with heat pumps also original equipment.
I plugged it in at the ac unit to eliminate the possibility of the phone type cord being the issue somewhere between the thermostat base and the AC units, it still will not power up.
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40 minutes ago, wildebill308 said:What makes me smile is the people who say they are just going to not use any toll roads.
Yeah, I am probably as far south as you can get by without an Ezpass.
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12 minutes ago, wildebill308 said:Yep we put the one in the toad in the bag when towing and we are charged like it is a trailer.
Bill
That’s how it’s supposed to work. Double check you bills.
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4 hours ago, wayne77590 said:Why would you need two transponders.
We have two. One in toad one in coach, believe it or not the tolls are cheaper that way.
I had the Motorhome as 4 axles to include the toad. I was being double charged for the toad. It would ping the coach EZPASS then see the toad license plate and charge that license plate. I caught on, complained and was told my only option was to not assign any Ezpass to the toad. The problem, we use the Ezpass in the toad when not in tow.
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8 hours ago, karitoki said:If older, have you ever had campgrounds deny you access because it's older
NO. Ours is a 2002 and We have stayed at Many resorts with a 10 year rule. They ask for photos, I email them in while on the phone and I always get "no problem, see you in...."
This motorhome is good on a few levels.
- You are in it for not a lot of money
- You can customize it to you likings and make it something that you cannot purchase without a ton of money
- Non emission engine = dependability once you establish a baseline on maintenance
- Non Electronic fuel injection engine, even better yet!
- Maintenance costs will be much more cost effective, simple is cheaper to repair
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You’d be better off calling Tiffin and asking where to start if there is no problem with the salesman switch circuit (located in the entry way).
Since you have house electrical and coach electrical problems I suspect you have two issues or the power or ground supplying has been compromised. It’s doubtful Tiffin has the wiper circuit on the coach electrical system..On our coach if the salesman switch is off I have no 120 vac power to anything. But my chassis operates (wipers, turn signals, dash AC and heat etc) as designed.
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19 minutes ago, manholt said:Bill, you and Herman are in a club that I do not wish to join!
Amen!
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With most EZ pass accounts, trailers just simply have to be listed on the account as a trailer (PA has a drop down for what type of vehicle it is, enter in year, make and model and of course the license plate information). Otherwise you will get a fine when utilizing a toll road plus the toll. Oddly Maryland is the worse on the fines, got out of and argued many until I found what I had to do to correct it.
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Welcome! That’s an amazing story, sounds like you got a great deal!
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Can you attach some example photos?
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55 minutes ago, wildebill308 said:Carl are your front rims the same size as the drive tires?
Bill
Not likely, curious what Spartan has to say.
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Friends, let’s not turn this political.
Thank you!
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Urban, when this happens was the O/D light blinking on the shifter? The last Ford that I worked on with this issue it was a problem within the transmission harness, not the engine. When the PCM cannot detect the transmission it cuts the power back on the engine so as not to cause any damage to the transmission.
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I wish I had that type of creativity
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On 10/20/2020 at 2:59 PM, hermanmullins said:Joe I replaced my Shurflo 4008-101-a65 pump this last year. 3 GPM at 55 PSI, I got it from Walmart in 2 days for $89.75. Works very well.
Herman
DW is spoiled with the 5.3 GPM at 65 PSI that the current pump has. If I go lower she will notice it, plus its not uncommon to have 2 faucets open at one time, this and our current one speeds up.
I am going to rebuild our current pump and keep it as a back up. I always carried a backup and sold my last one to a friend while we were camping when his failed.
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