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    black tank valve not opening

    i have a big horn 3875 with a half bath a week ago i drained both tanks and everything was fine. went to drain the half bath and nothing came out not even a little liquid so is the valve broken or just cloged up. leaving tomorow so really do not have enough time to look into the storage area...
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    2017 - Goshen Rally - Discussion Thread

    i have reservations for 5/26/17 to 6/26/17 at the fairgrounds at the place they call the hill. we are full time so i decided to stay a month. so it looks like i should register a spot without a rv but can i still get the two minor repairs done where i am parked? also my fan-tastic vent fan was...
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    Sick of Heartland Big Horn! Worst purchase we have ever made

    this was a really interesting thread. we purchased our big horn 3875 in april 2015 and we have not the major problems that some have incontered but i have had some things go bad that should have been installed corectly at heartland. now we did have a walk thru but we did not camp overnight at...
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    does the water pump run all the time

    my fresh water tank was filled i know this because i drained it before moving to san diego. i can hear the water pump humming but it does not supply water to the trailer might be air not the winterizing value guess just bad water pump
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    does the water pump run all the time

    thanks for the help fresh water is tank is filled i can hear the water going into the tank. it appears the four way valve is in alignment because it is working on the poper settings. i am beting their is something wrong with the pump since i have some major problems with this big horn 2016 from...
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    does the water pump run all the time

    in a rv park with city water plenty of water but no water flow. one daythey had to shut off thewater for the day so i filled the fresh water tank and tried to use the normal setting in udc i cannot get any water to flow. i can hear the water pump running in udc when i turn on the switch on...
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    furnace not working

    tried both thermostats and neither one will start the blower. i made a big mistake when i picked up the rv i did not have time to camp out at dealer and try everything before i left. so i am left with alot of problems that could have been fixed at the dealer or at least tell me how to work...
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    furnace not working

    i have a 2016 big horn 3875 with two dometic a/c units no heat pump and a dometic thermostat with four modes. when i try to use the furn mode i can not get the blower to run. will the blower run with low propane? the power converter is a inteli power 9200 with the bottom gauge reading and...
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    fiberglass shower stall and track for shower doors

    i have a 3875fb and the problem with the floor in the shower is it is very hard to clean with standard household clearners. any body find a way to clean the floor and what did you use? now the track on the three sliding shower doors the inside track fills up with water and just sits in the...
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    where is the end of the winegard cable

    i just installed a dish winegard. the cables to the dish where in the celling with a elect plate covering. i then drilled a pilot hole inside the trailer threw the roof and a bigger hole on the roof. these cables ran to the box in my back closet i had two plate witha jumper. once i installed the...
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    bad for wiring for satellite tv in 2016 big horn 3875fb

    I found a cable toner on ebay that works I think $9.00 I finally had dish come out and they could tell me the signal strength. And it was good. Finally the problem I had could not get park cable to work bad wiring gave up installed dish winegard 1000 on roof working fine
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    Left flush water on with black tanks valves closed

    I got alot of water in front underbelly took it off and threw away the wet insulation, there was not alot of there,let it dry out and put it back together and still no leaks or sewer smell. No blowout around toilets no leaks that I can see. So how did the water leak out of the black tank? d does...
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    Left flush water on with black tanks valves closed

    I have two black tanks as I have two bathrooms. I made a splinter so would not have to turn water off at source. Bad idea so I was flushing tanks and forgot to turn water off for the flushing. Next that happened my neighbor tells me I am leaking water in the front of my big horn 3875fb.it was...
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    bad for wiring for satellite tv in 2016 big horn 3875fb

    Besure to call heartland with the last 6 numbers of your vin. They were very helpful with my problems mine was still under the one year warranty so I could take it to a repair center of my choice I am in houston and my dealer is in Michigan so could not go back there we are full timers and time...
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    bad for wiring for satellite tv in 2016 big horn 3875fb

    i started this thread because i could not get the park cable to work using outlet in UDC. i just installed a dish k1000 traveler and could nota signal toliving room. icalled heartland and the customer service is really great. since the big horn isa 2016 it is still under waranty they authorized...
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    bad for wiring for satellite tv in 2016 big horn 3875fb

    connections where loose in UDC but not loose enough to not make some sort of signal. i have not run a direct cable from dish to tv yet, but i guess i am going to have to try that, iknow when parkcable did not work with wiring in trailer a direct hookup and i had cable but had to run cable threw...
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    bad for wiring for satellite tv in 2016 big horn 3875fb

    yes jumpers are installed. cannot get signal from closet to living room tv no tv in bedroom could not get park cable to tv when it was hooped up in th UDC
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    bad for wiring for satellite tv in 2016 big horn 3875fb

    just finished installing my winegard dish sk-1000 on the roof of my big horn. first got all the plans from heartland for the backer board to mount the antenna. it seems no one gave any thought to where the backer board is placed. i have several vents and pipes in the way it also is very close to...
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    No cable on 3875fb

    i have tried to switch from air to cable after using the auto channel guide and putting in both air and cable. i cannot find how to switch from one to other using remote can you help me
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    Air Condtioner cooling problem

    right now i am in houston in a park with all concrete roads and pads really hot temp about 96 with heat index around 105 i was having problem keeping inside temp below 80 started checking the the duct work onthis 2016 big horn 3875fb and found that it is open from front to back. if the front...
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    No cable on 3875fb

    i had a 2013 big hornand when i was camping and the park had cable i could get both cable and local stations by pressing the red button in the forward closet. i sold the 2013 and ordered a 2016 big horn 3875fb and cannot get the park cable to the tv. i even programed the lg tv for park cable and...
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    No cable on 3875fb

    Park cable hooked up to catv outlet in uds station getting local TV with batwing in my 2013 big horn switching boost switch I can get local and park cable in new 2016 big horn cannot get park cable unless I run line threw window to back of TV I have talked to other owners and heartland and seems...
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    Are We Just Unlucky?

    alot of talk about customer service at heartland i have a 2013 big horn 3570 which i lease out. really did not have any problems . i bought this brand new in 2013 the only trouble i had was it was in storage for about a year. i would go and rotate tires check on everything and clean the outside...
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    winegard trav'ler dish network 1000

    thanks for all the information and pictures. talked to erine in az who installed his own direct tv dish and ithink you see them installed in different locations is for the clearance yougot tohave 34" around the dish for clearance. One thing heartland told him is not to install the dish anywhere...
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    winegard trav'ler dish network 1000

    thanks for the info i saw a picture where heartland ran the wires on the roof. the dish here is $1199.00 and intstall cost range from $500.00 to $370.00 at camping world, but camping world has some bad reviews so i thought iwould try and put it up myself since the king mountain package stated it...
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    winegard trav'ler dish network 1000

    i have a 2016 big horn 3875fb the package i have said it is wired for this dish. i found a good deal on one and would like to install it myself. having trouble finding any help about the wiring and placement on the roof has anybody installed one? does it have all the wires for the dish ant? thanks
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    Buying online from Elkhart dealer. What should I watch out for.

    i am a new member to the forum. i have been doing alot of reseach online about buying a 2013 bighorn 3570. just bought a 2012 dodge ram 3500 got a really good deal on that one so i was looking to get a deal on the big horn. went to many dealers in houston and got some prices which seemed high...
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    bighorn 3570rl vs montana 3582

    well it seems like it is getting harder to post keep getting the error message. thanks for the info just put a deposit on my big horn 3570
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    bighorn 3570rl vs montana 3582

    just got a 2012 dodge ram 3500 now ready to get a fw. i know floor plans are a personnel thing but which one is built to last the years for full timing?
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