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In addition to the other suggestions. If you lay down pieces of 2 x 4s with 3/4" plywood on top of them. The frig will have a platform to roll out onto. You might place duct tape on the wood finish on the slide platform the frig is sitting on. This will help to keep from scratching the wood...

Dennyha, Thanks for sharing. I think the more posts for solar installs helps all who are interested in a solar system. Joe

Jim, I am glad you are coming over to the AGM crowd. They are good batteries and easy to deal with. Take a look at the Full River line. Recently I ran a test on my 6 6 volt AGMs and ran them down to about 59%. I charged them up with my coach converter. I moved the converter to the front bay...

How about the auto switch over for the ac when plugged in to the pedestal. It warms up with the ac pass thru the inverter for the frig circuit. The fan cycles on to help cool the unit. My Bighorn came with the Xantrex Inverter from the factory. Yes Xantrex not Magnum. Haven't had any issues...

Chippendale, We boondock a lot with a residential frig without any difficulty and use everything except air. We use a toaster, big tv, frig, microwave, hairdryer, lights and plugs for two computers and anything else we need to do. Have used an auto satellite dish but have dropped the service in...

SLO you have a very neat install. You will not regret the solar. I used a Morningstar charge controller on my previous install. They are very good and no problems. Keep harvesting those rays.

Piperflyer, Yes they make those. They come in different lenghts and colors. I have a 14' awning shade screen I bought from Sewmasters

Jimnkarens, The brown on my front cap had to be repainted when I purchased my rig. The dealer had a body shop for rvs next door do the work. They mixed the paint and all came out well. The dealer had to replace one of my lower rear panels behind the tires and they ordered the metal skirt from...

I used it back in the day when I was in the construction business. If it is still the same formula it would melt shingles. Great for sealing certain things. I would not want to use it on my RV.

I have used TiniPic and Photobucket for many years. As a side note PIXresizer is an excellent free program for resizing pics for about any use.

Re: Factory installed xantrex xm pro 1000 on 2014 RW420 Let me ask, was the firmware change for the Xantrex inverters or was the firmware change for the Magnum inverters that were used? The reason I ask is I read several posts about problems with the Magnum inverters used. But I have not...

pjaylor, I have had the same issue with my 2015 3570RS. So I took the matter on and did a long time Lippert fix. Lippert came out with a fix for this problem a few years ago and I have had to do this on two rigs to solve the problem. I used two 50AMP breakers in parallel as pictured below...

I don't think it is that often that panels go bad. I haven't run into any. But it is possible. In the case of the stick down panels. You could probably stick another one over top of the bad panel. I have a friend with stick down panels that got into a bad hail storm and he had significant...

I am not saying I approve of adding a motorcycle lift to the rear of a Bighorn. But, yesterday I saw a Bighorn go by and it had a full size motorcycle on the back like you would carry bicycles. Man that is a lot of weight back there bouncing up and down as you go along the road. I can only...

Great advice don't use that plastic ice maker supply line. Mine was kinked at the connection to the frig and leaked. Do it right from the beginning. I think you will like the residential frig.

I might jump in and ad my two cents to this. If you did get your air to kick on you would have limited use of it before you depleted your batteries. You said you have a residential frig. During our Colorado campout last week at Camp Hale my frig used about 120 to 130 Amps from the time my...

Jacknel, My 2015 BH came with 60Lb struts on the Off Street side and 90Lb struts on the Driver side. The driver side struts were to much and was separating the hinge at the top. I replaced them with 60LB struts and it is much better. I found the struts at an RV supply outlet in Yuma. I also...

I haven't priced FLAs recently. When I bought my AGMs in Jan the price for the FLAs was more than double the AGMs price and the wait time to get them was 7 weeks. So figuring the level of the rig I have, the price of the FLAs and the wait time it was an easy choice for me. I think with time...

I have a TS3 and have not had any chucking. I have found the best ride is at the line on the side of the hitch that the factory paints on the hitch. I did order and install the air pump for the hitch. That makes it so easy to air up the bags to the proper level.

Welcome to CO Dan. You mentioned Breck. As I write this I am at the cabin in Placer Valley at the foot of Hoosier Pass. Breck is just on the other side of the hill. Enjoy Colorado.

Mounting the panels to the roof with using mounting brackets and a good seal under the bracket and over the lag screws is an accepted practice and they do hold in place and do an excellent job. Use Dicor sealant. There are two kinds, the self leveling and the non-leveling non sag type. I like...

rsg1963, I am all for solar for boondocking and traveling. However as Bill Knight points out you do have to conserve and Air Conditioning is not in the picture with solar. There are several members here on the forum with solar installs using different methods. A search in the Solar and Wind...

Can you use a roof entry plate or an outdoor weatherproof single or double gang box and drop down the inside of a closet? Use the corner to conceal the cable and wire loom. A roof entry plate like the kind used for satellite dish entries works well for drops if you don't use the vent stack drop...

bettya, Interstate batteries are good batteries. I used 4 6 volt U2200s for 5 years and they were still going strong when I traded them in. Not sure what kind of test O'Riley did to check the batteries. Since you said the frig worked just fine on shore power then things point to the...

Dan, Perhaps I was not clear as I should have been. Here is a drawing posted by Oregon_Camper that gives a better picture of what I was suggesting. The cables going from the batteries are connected in a diagonal fashion to distribute the load more evenly for the two batteries. Several new...

bettya, When traveling with the residential frig in our 2015 BH when it had the original 2 batteries from the factory. We were able to travel probably 8 hours without the battery drain you are having. Now it was not in 90 to 100 degree weather which is possible to cause more demand on the frig...

My wife makes me use that cabinet. I put a few folded sweaters and jeans in there and I huck caps, and other stuff in there and close the door quickly. Then I wait for my wife to check in there to see what I have been doing with it and the stuff falls out and then she straightens things up for...

You know you guys got me to wondering so I went out and checked our 2015 3570RS. I have a ceiling AC supply vent on the ceiling at the hall door just inside the bathroom. It is inline with the ceiling outlets for the bedroom. I am assuming this round vent is for the AC for the front AC...

dcwettstein, My first question to you would be are your panels performing well now and charging your batteries? It is not always the best practice to throw more voltage at the charge controller. The MPPT charge controller is most efficient at 35 to 40 volts. If you have the 45 or the 60...

Re: Residential Refrigerator Movement during Travel OEFVET, Our BH has a residential frig. It is secured to the floor of the slideout with a large screw through a bracket on each side of the frig behind the bottom grill. The screw is at an angle as to not let it hang below the bottom of the...

I'll second the Hensley Trail Saver TS3. Great hitch. Mine drops into the rails from my previous hitch.

Ed I believe those measurements are the same for hitches. The rail placement in the bed may be different for different trucks. Go to Etrailer.com and you can see videos and installation instructions for rail installs and different hitches. You may get a better idea. I had a Reese 16K hitch...

simsfmly, I recently had my control panel out because one of the rockers had came unplugged. All I had to do was reattach the spade connector and all was well. This might be a simple check to do if other things don't work out for you. Joe

caissiel, You are spot on. A solar system needs to be the right system for the person using the system. There are many sites out there with tons of information available for anyone wanting to install their own system. There are complete kits available and places where one can purchase...

Look on the front of the converter and see if there is a fuse that is blown. See this link for manual Link It explains how those fuses can get blown. Also your batteries are in question if Les Schwab said they or it was dead. Was it dead and possibly frozen over winter. If this is the case...

No No DocFather. I am sure Don will agree that knot is much more difficult than any of these knots displayed.

Don, That is a great knot site. I knew there was a lot of knots, but not as many as they display and step by step animated how to tie them. Several different categories of knots. Thanks.

Here is a tubular LED light I found at Home Depot for under $12 that works great for the control panel without a light. If someone else has already used this light and made a post about it, I apologize I have not found it. The light has 4 LEDs and is 8 3/4" long by 5/8" wide. It takes...

In addition to what Dan said you might check on the side of the inverter for a reset button. There might have been something plugged into the inverter for power and it got tripped. The power passes through the inverter for shore power when your frig circuit is on and when shore power goes away...

Bohemian, The converter is connected to the DC Positive and Negative power hubs. You can not use the charger in the inverter at the same time you are using the inverter. The converter is unplugged and disconnected from the coach power and must be plugged into an external power source like an...