Recent content by Dennyha

I had a customer who had a family of squirrels enter into his air conditioner. They got inside the shroud, chewed a hole through the insulated cover over the evaporator cover, and built a nest just above the air distribution box in their bedroom. From that point, they had full access to the...

I don’t believe the Honeywell will work with a Dometic AC. Only Dometic or MicroAir t-stat will work with a Dometic AC.

I thought it was time to check in again. My business has become crazy busy. We are booked out 2 weeks and can’t keep up with the demand. We’ve decided we’re going to take a break and travel at least once each month to keep from getting burned out. I still love what I’m doing, but this will...

I ordered and replaced the relay on the circuit board, but it didn’t fix the problem, so I went with the instructions provided above, and we’re back in business. Works great. Thanks.

As for my business, it seems to be taking off nicely. Since the week of Thanksgiving, I’ve completed 45 work orders, and this is the off season. I really enjoy what I’m doing, and it seems to be steady work.

Good luck to you. The 10 weeks starts off slow, but then flies by. Let me know if you have any questions that I can help you with.

I finished the class the week of Nov 16th, and passed the Master RV Tech exam. As of today, I am an RVSA Certified RV Technician. After a year of experience, and providing documentation back to the school, I can be an RVSA Certified Master RV Technician. It was a good experience, and I...

As I promised, I’m checking back in on this training. I’m in week 5 of the 10 week class. The first few weeks focused on the fundamentals of electricity, propane, and water systems. Then, we worked into much more of the hands on training, including electrical components (relays, solenoids...

Absolutely Welcome to my world. I am in the same boat.

I’ve decided to attend the RV Services Academy in Palmetto, FL. The next session starts on Sept 14th.

Terry Cooper’s school is a good option for someone looking to learn about their own rig, but it’s not a path to be a Certified RV Tech. Cooper’s school is, I believe, 5 days. The RVSA course in FL is 10 weeks. The RVIA course is 8 weeks. CORRECTION: I just learned that NRVTA does have a path...

I just retired from my engineer/manager job of 36 years. Now, I’m thinking of getting training to become a certified RV Tech with the goal of starting a mobile RV service business. It looks like there are 2 options. The first is with the developing RVIA in Elkhart. The second is with the well...

Re: Tray full of water Last night I was thinking about this, and wondered about fashioning some type of P trap in the drain hose. A plug to block air and pass water is a terrible idea. When it fails, it is catastrophic, as I’ve experienced.

Re: Tray full of water Dan, I am an advocate against that plug. My “plug” stopped the water from draining from the hose. I found it after finding water all over the floor in front of our refrigerator, doing significant damage to the cabinets where they contact the floor. I found the tray in the...

Re: Tray full of water I just saw this post and decided to respond. I had noticed that the OSB below my refrigerator was always wet from the evaporation tray spilling during our moves. I bought some 3/8” ID tubing from Lowe’s, and taped it over the end of the white drain tube, and ran that out...