I just came from Houston to Pensacola on I-10. I was also concerned about the tunnel in Mobile as it used to have a prohibition of propane tanks, but that is...
cheeks
cheeksf16@...
Nov 1, 2005 2:07 pm
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We're new to RVing, and not certain if this is for us, so we purchased a 1991 Fleetwood Wilderness 26 5N fifth-wheeler to gain some experience. I installed two...
New facilities at Horsethief Campground are making it much easier for persons with disabilities to camp in the Black Hills National Forest. Forest engineers...
A squirrel’s nest in a motor home engine compartment caused a fire that destroyed the motor home and caused damage to a garage on Monday afternoon. Heat for...
SALEM, Ore. - A crash involving a motor home and a semi-truck shut down the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 Tuesday morning. The accident happened in the...
Along with the introduction of its new "Track & Trail" line of towable toy haulers, Gulf Stream Coach has applied the SURV (Sport Utility Recreational Vehicle)...
Ah, November. Cold nights and short days remind us it's time to get the house and yard ready before winter sets in. Don't forget, however, the old RV needs...
My husband and I started towing this year in June for the first time with a 2005 Triton V10 Gas Georgetown XL 36 foot Motorhome and the vehicle of choice is...
Thank you pffowler. I will keep that car in mind....
jypsijudi@...
Nov 5, 2005 10:30 pm
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Older RVs have a very simple converter that can easily overcharge the batteries. We have an '89 prowler with one of these Somewhere I read that keeping a 12v...
We have a 2000 Alpenlite and this is our firts winter. Our 5th wheel is enclosed on the bottom to allow for Winter camping. As a result, we can not get to...
From the Web - http://rvtravel.com/publish/rvwinterizing.shtml More good stuff on http://rvtravel.com/ John Winterizing Tips for RVers By Chris Dougherty As...
John Taylor
johntrn@...
Nov 7, 2005 6:48 pm
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There must be a way to access the water pump... how would you be able to replace it when it fails. Look in the back of all your cabinets and storage bays. If...
Haven't been into rv's for a few years so I don't know for sure what your situation is but worst case scenario you could get some fittings at a hardware store...
neatleyden@...
Nov 8, 2005 12:31 am
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My CCI Controls LP Gas Leak Detector (model # 7730, manufactured May 1991) Alarm went off at about 1:30 PM yesterday. I opened up all the windows and the...
My CCI Controls LP Gas Leak Detector (model # 7730, manufactured May 1991) Alarm went off at about 1:30 PM yesterday. I opened up all the windows and the...
My CCI Controls LP Gas Leak Detector (model # 7730, manufactured May 1991) Alarm went off at about 1:30 PM yesterday. I opened up all the windows and the...
Sounds like your leak detector battery is getting low. Hope you get the problem solved ... From: <rayburnhwood@...> To: <RVbasics@YahooGroups.com> ...
Barbara Raines
luckylady913@...
Nov 9, 2005 12:55 am
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Actually, I doubt that it has a battery. Most detectors run on the house 12v system. My guess is that the unit just died. All things mechanical/electronic...
Thanks for the thought. Just bought another detector... Safe-T-Alert, model 30-442. Which happened to be the exact size of the CCi Controls unit,..... WHICH,...
Ray, I recently went through something similar with my LP Gas Detector. It will definitely go off with a low battery, so check that. Mine was going off...
John Taylor
johntrn@...
Nov 9, 2005 3:24 am
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A new store opened this morning west of Winchester Va. The location is near the intersection of 37 and Rt 50. There will be no overnight parking at this...
Nothing attached to a trailer or other RV is actually outside. Everywhere there is a gas device there is a hole where something runs from the device to the...
neatleyden@...
Nov 10, 2005 2:11 am
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There is the original store down by Lowes and Home Depotand the last time we were there about three weeks ago,there were 8 units in the lot. Ernie ... From:...
You're right, the detector does not have a battery. However, when the house battery gets low, which is where the detector draws its power from, the LP...
John Taylor
johntrn@...
Nov 10, 2005 4:33 pm
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This sounds like a story one of our friends was telling us. In some burgs the campground owners complained enough so that Wal Mart had to ban camping on their...
neatleyden@...
Nov 10, 2005 4:50 pm
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You're right John. It was late when I wrote my response and I was thinking the 9v battery in many smoke detectors. Just wasn't thinking. ... Steven Fletcher ...
All the advise I received was good. In summary, there are 4 ways for the alarm to go off. !) Gas leak.(Well, DUH!) 2) Low RV battery voltage(usually 8 volts or...
