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Carl, are you referring to the system you have with a computer under your drivers seat in the Jeep? If so the M&G system has no computer or electronics, that was my concern in a Jeep. I have had to pull the plugs in the floor a few times, nothing computerized would take to that to kindly. It just has an aluminum air block that mounts between the master cylinder and the power brake booster under the hood, one air line from that to the front bumper of the Jeep. I opted for the emergency breakaway kit which gets a little more involved, but not much (its a law up here). Very simple but genius design. Just to be clear, I have no cables, computers switches nothing inside the vehicle what so ever.

ObedB and Carl, thank you for the kind words. I considered replacing the cooling unit on our Norcold with the "Amish made" design. Our first coach had a Dometic Americana that was 16 years old and worked great. I was sold on the absorption design until August 11th 2014. Here is the events of that day and what stopped me. Ours ruptured I was plugged into electric sitting on my chair under the awning in Colonial Williamsburg VA at a CG reading about Robyn Williams, very sad. I caught a whiff of what smelled like ammonia and the fridge gas igniter started to click like it was switching to gas, I though this was odd so I got up to investigate (I thought my DW tripped a breaker inside) I heard a pop a flame hue came out of the side wall vent, I pulled the side wall cover off and at this point I really smelled the ammonia, very hot inside also it was still clicking like it was trying to ignite, I grabbed a hand full of wires and pulled while I was yelling for everyone to get out of the motorhome (DW and kids were inside). It happened so fast my heart was racing, I was sweating. It scorched the inside wall area and the back of the fridge but for some lucky reason it didn't go up in flames, or I was fortunate enough to catch it in time. I pulled the 12v fuse, shut off the breakers to it and turned off the gas main on the tank. I had to open all of the windows and roof vents on the coach, the interior stunk like burnt plastic and ammonia. I discharged a CO2 fire extinguisher up the back side of the unit just to make sure there were no hot spots that I couldn't see. After a few hours I calmed down, threw out all of our food. The following morning I jumped in the Jeep and went to Wal Mart, bought a small apartment size refrigerator, that was funny it didn't fit in the Jeep, I had to put the top down and seat belt it in the passenger seat. I placed it where the new sofa is now and plugged it in. It worked great, so good we were sold on the residential change over, plus the DW told me under no circumstances will she or our kids sleep in this coach with a gas refrigerator ever again (she told me "you better figure this out or this coach is out of here"). She nor I slept that night, every noise or smell we both jumped up. After reading Tom's post with the fantastic photos I was sold. I went on a quest to Home Depot when we returned to home to locate the most energy efficient model that would fit in the existing hole without serious modification of the hole in the wall. I also wanted a simple unit with as little to no electronics, as I was concerned about those bouncing down the road. The model we decided on is old school, just a knob you twist to set your temperature, no ice maker. I still run the 4 house batteries with the same 2000 watt Trace inverter that came with the coach, I just have the auto start generator set now just in case. That was a day I will never forget.

Photos are up in the gallery section.

F442485, call Monaco @ 1-877-466-6226 follow the prompts until you get to tech support. So far they have been good to me for questions like this. good luck, let us know what you find.

Nice coach! I gave up on posting on the forums, nothing would make them fit. I posted all of my coach photos on the Gallery tab.

According to an article I read these cost $299 per wheel end. Not available for steer axles yet.

Carl, no it was a daily gray tank empty, I saw soap bubbles and soapy water and I though "boy I'm glad I pulled that lever" lol http://www.homedepot.com/p/Camco-RhinoFLEX-15-ft-Sewer-Hose-Kit-with-Swivel-Fittings-39761/205518946?cm_mmc=Shopping%7CTHD%7CG%7C0%7CG-BASE-PLA%7C&gclid=CKGCotLdvssCFUg8gQodq4oK7w&gclsrc=aw.ds I have this one, and it's older version without the swivel ends where you have to partially unscrew the ends to align it up.

I really can't speak to this but....I payed under $1000 for the total. I did the labor so that is why I cannot really speak to this but I will say it only took me from start to finish 6 hours, and I had to remove a window to get the old one out. I couldn't sleep at night charging someone that much for such little work

Kay, lol. I was thinking the same scene in my mind when I started to read this. I also use the Rhino hose, I have a new Valtera (red one) and I hate it, used it once carry it just in case I have a really long reach and need to double up. Anyway....mine would leak where the hose meets the end couplers. They come with a grease type of lubricant, looks like Vaseline and the hose must be screwed as far into the couplers as possible, then the lock nut must be snug to seat the hose tight in the coupler. If it's leaking in that spot, take it apart, clean both ends, lube it up and thread it back together, sung the lock collar. Make sure the hose part is not frayed or folded over inside the coupler and partially closing the hole in the hose. I also use clear 45 degree swivel adapter right at the coach connection, only because the hole in the bottom of my compartment doesn't line up with the discharge tube on the coach and it is close to the floor, so close the Rhino hose will not bend to align.

Blake, on our coach it's located remotely (not mounted directly on the compressor) when I open the rear bay doors it's on the right side just next to the engine under my air filter mounted to the chassis not the engine. I actually carry a spare with me. The Monaco products seem to be similar with regards to their engine compartment layout.

Kay, good to know you like the Trager products coming from someone I trust means a lot. I have a 24" Smoke Vault at home that gets more than its fair share of use. My neighbor runs a local butcher shop "head butcher" that supplies some of the top end restaurants around Wilmington DE, to Philadelphia. I end up with premium cuts of beef and pork for low prices. We prefer smoked cooking over most more traditional methods. I miss smoking meats while traveling, the table top model looked like a good fit. I am considering purchasing a Yoder pellet smoker for the house since the smoke vault is propane and it's seen better days. http://www.yodersmokers.com

System installed yesterday, works great and easy to install.

Carl, sofa install is complete. When we bought the coach in May 2014 we were told the previous owner just had the Aqua Hot serviced, turns out....not likely. I exercise it monthly now. And that does work, my photo plate was clean. I'm a little late on the pm mostly since I was going to replace it with a propane unit this year but decided against it. I was shocked how easy it is to service, what I am happy about is I found the source of my raw fuel smell in that bay, the nozzle was so worn out it was dripping raw fuel into the burner tube and over fueling. I wil post photos of the sofa tomorrow.

Five, the guy that runs that forum Rodger B is the guy I buy my AH parts from. Thank you for the link. He's very helpful, if we were going to a rally I would pay someone to complete the service. Honestly it's pretty simple, the hardest part is where it's located and access to it. I took some pictures I will post them soon in the gallery section.

Trager?

Well, found out its supposed to be loose so it seals against the burner tube. And the burner tube had a hair line crack in it and the swirl chamber was warped and just worn out. Parts on order

Ok, I have my Aqua hot apart for service, I have located the source of the raw diesel smell. My nozzle was dripping raw fuel into the burner. So I have all of the annual pm parts and the electrode setting tool, here's where my concern is. The photo plate is very loose, just dancing around, there is a spring clip but it too is just flopping around on the neck for the nozzle. This can't be right, anyone ever open their burner before? Also, the genius that worked on it last (no clue whom) only installed one mounting anchor to hold the burner on. That's an easy fix, can't find any data on the photo plate proper mounting., anyone? Model ahe-100-01s Serial 01-720 Kinda suprised it worked so well. Again only opened for prentative maintenance that looks like it's been a while, lol

Kay, what do you think of the Trager? FYI, you are my hero!

Good info, neat device. I would love to see how it works, longevity etc.

we love that place....it would be funny to watch

Interesting article, I loved the history part of it. I had a customer with a Maverick model that I serviced from when it was new. Nicely built unit, quality seemed to be good, I do not recall him ever having to take it in for warranty work. The off road model in the article was pretty neat looking.

See what happens before the first cup of coffee.