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Our Dometic bedroom heat pump died after less than 3 hours of operation. Cause was a defective seized compressor. The service tech commented that he has replaced several, and the most common cause, in his experience, was defective, thin walled tubing. I feel better with the 2 year warranty...

I will take a guess that the pump/winterizing hose is under the bed in a compartment. If you see a square compartment when the bed is raised, take the top off. This was how our M22 was set up.

Even though you are not a Heartland owner, I would suggest stopping by the forum on a regular basis. In my opinion it is, by far, the finest forum in the industry, from being well moderated to offering a ton of great advice that is relevant to most RV issues. Our first travel trailer was an...

I will bet on a loose connection on one of the main breakers. Once a year I take the cover off the breaker box (after pulling the plug at the campground power post) and tighten each breaker connection screw. I also tighten any connections on the 12 volt side. On a previous coach I found the main...

The Command strips indicate "wall side", which would possibly indicate a different adhesive is on each side of the strip. Is it possible that the strip was applied "backward" to the hook plate causing the wrong adhesive side to stick to the wall surface?

Our bedroom Dometic HP lasted less than 6 months. Full timing in Victoria, BC you can imagine how little the unit has been run since delivery in January. The repair tech advised me that in his opinion the newer Dometic units are built to fail. He mentioned light gauge refrigeration tubing...

Shhhhh! Don't tell Lippert. They'll put an LCI sticker on it, it will cost twice as much, and last half as long.

When I had my 2014 3500 DRW in for an oil change last week, I was informed of a tech bulletin regarding changing out the sensors. Of course none are in stock, so I am waiting for a call when they are received at the dealership. My guess is that the replacements are due to crappy, unreliable...

We had the same thing happen to our sliding mirrored door. I took the door off the track and took it to a glass shop. They had the glass replaced in a day. I seem to remember it costing around $100. Make sure that they use a mirror with a non shatter backing on it.

Both the black and grey water tanks have a tank wash system. Of all the "Full-timer" extras included in the coach, I would probably miss the garbage disposal the least. Perhaps if we had one in our stick and brick home we would use it more, or at all.

We find that with our 2100XC, the unit will try a few times to get the spin balanced. We will grt a strong shake for a few seconds, then it will rebalance the load, sometimes a couple of times until there is very little shake. Do you find that the shaking is worse when the washer is loaded to...

I would start by checking to see whether the tow vehicle is providing 13.5 volts to the battery when running. We went for two years not knowing that the truck was not charging the house battery, simply because we never dry camped for longer than a desperate night on a Mal*wart parking lot. It...

I use a Comet CHA250B vertical attached to the ladder by an extension pole. I find that the antenna, coupled with an LDG tuner works well. I also have a Buddipole that I use when I have enough space around the site. Any antenna will be a compromise, but I find the Comet very satisfactory. I...

Our previous coach was one that sat on the dealer's lot for more than a year. The dealer was motivated to sell it, as should your dealer. I expressed concern with the age of the tires, and negotiated for the dealer to replace the tires with Michelin LT tires. Tires were one thing I never had to...

We had excellent results with a Reese anti sway WD hitch system. For your brake controller, be sure to spec a proportional system, like a Tekonsha. The cheaper units use a system based on timing, rather than how much braking that you are applying. We had good results with a Tekonsha Prodigy, but...