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I have no power to anything that the house batteries power, and the generator will not start, even using the "battery boost" switch. My batteries are fully charged, I get 12.6v from them and through the master switch as far as the cable that disappears into the nether regions of the bus (2002 Monaco Diplomat 40ft). I have looked at every fuse that seems applicable and flipped every breaker that seems applicable, including the one on the generator, inverter, and the 50 amp in the bedroom as well as the GFI reset in the master bath. In the electrical panel below the driver's side window is a terminal with a large cable labeled "House" and when I hook up my meter to this, I get no reading. I am assuming this cable is the same one that exits the battery box in the rear (?) in which case it should have 12.6v but it does not. So either that supposition is wrong, or I am not getting a good ground with the clamp on my meter (hooked to the suspension, exhaust, and any other metal I could find...) or there is a breaker or fuse that I have missed, or that cable has broken. Any ideas on what fuse, breaker, or switch I have missed, or what else might be wrong? Thanks in advance! Tim

I didn't realize this problem is so common in cars, and I've been putting up with it for two weeks. The switch has four speed settings; nothing happens until High is selected. In the course of troubleshooting, I erroneously decided the switch was at fault using a multimeter, and found a replacement at the local Napa store for $20. You can already guess: the problem persists with the new switch. That pretty much narrows the search down to the blower motor resistor; but, finding it has been a challenge. I introduced the problem at iRV2 last night, and a fine guy immediately proposed l look atop the plenum, sent a photo. Well, Beaver owners, there is a challenge here: our Canadian friends have wedged the connector against the underside of the dash. Then, to compound the difficulty, someone has encased my resistor pack in a huge mass of expanding foam. Has anyone done this procedure? Any tips? As the repair progresses, I'll post news so that future owners can be spared the spooling up I've endured... The AC unit was made by Specific Climate Systems of Fort Worth, amazingly. Not fifteen miles away, as the crow flies. However, they have apparently gone out of business.

Okay, this is one for the record books. My wife was on a ladder tonight, outside the coach, helping to reinstall a window we'd re-glazed and tinted. I was sitting in the driver's seat, leaned right to retrieve a cordless electric screwdriver from atop the dashboard. There was a familiar sound; it dawned that, outside, the large awning was extending! Indeed, some testing revealed that a person sitting in the driver's seat can extend the awning by placing all his/her weight on the right side of the seat. This could be awkward, rolling down the highway. Needless to say, all the electrical connectors under the driver's seat will be disconnected, reattached and secured tomorrow. We're poised to make a 400 mile Thanksgiving trip, and the last thing I'd like to leave alongside the highway en route is that big awning assembly. Meanwhile, has anyone out there experienced this?