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The AC in our van is still working well, but it is noisy and not as cold as modern inverter system units. Since we stay in hot places mainly, we were thinking of seeing if we could find a drop-in replacement that would give us improved service. Our original unit is a Dometic 59516.331 So we...

Hi, We've fulltimed in ours for nine months or so, and have had no problems at all with the kitchen area. Love the space, and visitors are always amazed at the interior space. Peter

While there is no dealer in Australia, Pacific RV in Lismore works thru a US dealer and does import Heartland vans. There are a lot of paperwork problems in getting them into this country, and our road rules are very dfferent, so weights can be a huge problem. There are a few Sundance's on the...

Hi, A couple of our water taps are squeeking, and I would like to get into them to fix them. Do the tap handles come off? I don't want to damage anything as replacements will be hard to get. Is there a safe way of getting them appart? thanks Peter

Thanks. I had hoped there was a "secret" easy factory way. Oh well, back to lying on the ground under the rig. Peter

Hi, Thanks for all the suggestions, and we have finally got a happy cat and much less smelly van. Zebbie the cat had been putting on a fair bit of weight previous to her decision to "mark" our doorway. What we finally found is that she was having difficulty cleaning parts of her back, and had...

Hi, I would like to have a look at the inlet conection to the fresh water tank, and also the level probes on all four tanks under our sundance. What is the best way - take off the underbelly covering, or is there a way of access from the top. Thanks, Peter.

Interesting! Zebbie has actually been putting on weight last few months. Lately she has been quite active - jumping around everywhere, and sniffing everything in site. She just came by and jumped on my lap and started sniffing my trousers. Then tried to jump on the table (not allowed). We'll...

In Australia we are paying around $1.55 per litre, which converts approx to $6 US per gallon. But then more than half that goes directly to government as tax. You can just hear the government cheer as the price goes up and up as their revenue goes up too without them having to announce new...

Thanks for the replies. We had sort of ruled out urinary tract infection as she has no sign of pain when peeing. In fact when we see her spraying on the door her expession is more of a cheekly little brat rather than a cat in pain. Where we are at the moment (Geraldton, Western Australia) seems...

Zebbie the cat urinating by door Hi, We live with an eight year old cat, Zebbie. She does seem to like the Sundance, and quickly made it her home in many ways. Recently she has taken to peeing by the entrance door, usually during the night. I think she is trying to mark her territory and keep...

Thanks Netem. Just so easy when you know. Peter

Hi, Could be.... but how do you get the shower head off? I look at it, and can't see anything that would undo. Got plenty of tools, and used to doing my own work, butjust can't see how to get into this without breaking it. Peter

Hi, Thanks for the info about the nuts. - one nut was off. Not the cause of the problem though, but caught it before it became one. We've been fulltime 3 months in our Sundance now. Covered 6000km. Starting to find little things happening. We're the other side of the country from our dealer...

Hi, Last couple of days we have been getting a squeak noise on the front LH jack as we move in the bedroom. Traced it to the square jack tube. Moved the jack up and down a little with the motor, and it is better, but still there. Should we be lubricating something in the jack tube itself? Peter

Hi, When stopping on the roadside, we often only put the lounge slide half way out. Is this Ok, or does it strain the mechanism in some way? Peter

Hi, Our shower head is not working as is used to. The shut-off slide valve lets some water thru, and the shower head itself does not put out its normal flow when operating. I suspect maybe a bit of an O ring from the valve may be responsable for both effects, but how do you get the head open to...

Hi, Further update... Australia has compulsory third party insurance added to the vehicle registration costs, so this insurance is for the vehicle itself. The insurance company have no deals to reduce the fees which come to $2070.00 for the first year, reducing a couple of hundred dollars...

Hi, Just got the final quote for insurance on our Sundance, and it was a LOT more than I expected. (This is Australia, so can't use the firms quoted in other threads.). While trying other firms, we are tossing up the idea of just not insuring at all and taking the risk ourselves. I know its not...

Hi, Love those "wellnuts". Will look out for them in Australia. I have got wood trusses, and I have seen a lot of mention of that Dicor product, just can't buy the stuff here so far. People I have tried to get it from say to just use silicone, but I have to live in this, and I know silicone...

Hi, I've got 2 x 85W solar panels to fit to the roof of my 2900MK this week. Was wondering if I need to find the roof trusses to screw some mounting angle aluminuium into, or is there enough support just screwing into the roof material itself. Also need to find a good roof sealant here too...

Hi, First few days in our Sundance brought wood splinters in both our legs from the rough edges of the bed base. It was also catching on the bed linen, and was very anoying. I proceeded to do my first modification. I bought 2 lengths of 10mm board edging for $3. Cut to fit with a sharp knife...

Hi, Had to get really serious with this problem today. It was not solved, and the toilet was getting blocked every day. Poking a wire "snake" tended to clear it for a while, but I felt there was a serious obstruction at the tank entrance. Our dealer had never had to do anything in that section...

Hi, A lot of imported 5ers are towed with imported chev/GMC or Ford pickups. Particularly F250 and some F350. because they need to be converted for RH drive, it can cost $60,000 on top of the US purchase price to put one on the road here. The local vehicles can't handle the tow weight of most...

Hi, The voltage here is 240V, so the dealer added a step-down transformer (240v to 110V) and connects that to the existing 110v circuits, so all the appliances work from that. Then he added a few 240v power outlets for Aussie appliances. So we have a three voltage van - 12V, 110V and 240V...

Hi, We've had ours only a week, and I can agree with most of your comments. Wife really loves the van, but I keep finding little niggly things. Just a lack of care in workmanship, that seems to be the norm everywhere today. Ours came with the 16" wheels, so Ok there. Recliners are not as good...

Hi, Thanks for all that information. Makes a lot of sense. Definately got to use more water. We were in drought where we hade our house, and only had tank water for everything, so we have become used to using very little water. Just got to get over that and use more of the stuff. Thanks heaps...

Hi, Only had our Sundance a few days, so really think it might be our way of working, but this morning, the toilet, that had been working great, blocked. Gave a few large bubbles when flushed, but nothing shifted. Spent the next few hours trying to see where blockage was, and ended up...

Hi Landmarkbuilder, Intend putting our trip on the web as we go. I'm still working on the site, but some pix are at http://austrv.com/photos.htm Many more to come. CU Peter

HI, Yes, it actually is on the airport. The airport is not used now, and the motorhome park is near one end of the runway. It was set up by the motorhome club to be a perfect place for larger rigs, however it turns out that new management has sort of gone for the $ rather than the original...

Hi, Thanks for the welcome. Our dealer is nearby in Lismore - Pacific RV. He has imported RVs for 5 years now. I think he was one of the first to do so in Australia. We first saw a Sundance at his yard about three months ago. He had 2 there then. When we picked ours up, he had another one...

Hi, We've got our new Sundance in the CMCA Motorhome park in Casino, Northern NSW, Australia. There was another Sundance that was leaving as we arrived. Not a huge number of 5ers in Australia, but they are becoming very popular here now. Peter