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Did you ever get any responses? I leave mine plugged in all year but disconnect the batteries. In the winter, I bring the batteries in the house but leave the unit plugged into shore power with a cover over the trailer. I don't know how well the onboard charger monitors or regulates a trickle...

I have a Furrion Observation that worked great with my M245 until I put a topper on my truck. Only works now if I roll the window down and hold it by the open window. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

With regards to my comment, the furnace did work at the PDI. I remember it well, because it was forty degrees when I picked it up. There are two wires going to the ignitor electrode with automotive style spade connectors on each wire. One of those connections was not. I couldn't get my hand...

Mine failed on day three two weeks ago while out camping. It was my first trip where furnace heat was needed. I found and fixed a loose wire to the ignitor electrode early this week and the wife and I are camping again this weekend. It was 21 degrees at bedtime last evening with a light...

Thank you to everyone for your feedback. After checking with a couple of other RV dealers in the area, I learned that there is a shortage of tech's to work on RV's and no one would be able to look at my furnace until mid-late November. I decided that if I had to wait until the 15th to get it...

By tapping across the rotating section with my knuckles, I could tell that there was a wood "stud" running top to bottom through the center of that rotating section. In the photo below, you can see where the center bolts are located (there are three black lines rather than two (one of the black...

Is Heartland responsible for the warranty service on the furnace or is Atwood, as the furnace manufacturer, responsible? If it is Atwood, there is an RV service shop about 5 miles from me who is an authorized Atwood service shop.

Since that was an easy service, I went ahead and replaced the regulator...the furnace is still not functional. Good news is that everything else connected to propane still works. ;-)

Out of curiosity, what symptoms did yours exhibit when it died?

Appreciate the feedback. I got the rig at the end of March and have used it several time over the summer, but never had to use the furnace. I had been cooking with the stove burner Monday and Tuesday last week before the furnace stopped functioning so there shouldn't have been an air in the...

I used my 2018 M245 Furnace for the first time last week. It worked fine Monday and Tuesday but I had to use an electric heater on Wednesday and Thursday to keep the trailer at a livable temperature. Symptom is the fan kicks on, runs for maybe a minute or two then it shuts off. After a while...

When I installed it, I thought I had it fully elevated, but, according to RickL, there may be one more notch to go. I will check it out when I get the opportunity.

\ Great idea...I like the mount on the ramp.

My TT was prewired from the factory with the Furrion camera mount. The factory wired the mount into the vehicle lighting so it is powered as long as lights are on; i.e., it is wired for the observation camera. I purchased the Furrion observation camera and was a bit disappointed at the display...

And I found this owners manual online: http://www.dyersonline.com/downloadfile/download/aitfile/aitfile_id/3271/

Here is the Vacuum that is installed in my M245: https://www.dometic.com/en-us/us/products/hygiene-and-sanitation/cleaning/vacuum-cleaners. You may be able to get bags direct from Dometic on their site.

Did you find out what you needed on the vacuum cleaner bag? When I took delivery of my M245 (Camping World's version of the North Trail series), the tech told me Dirt Devil bags would work. I haven't changed mine out yet but was planning to look this weekend when we take the camper out again.

Re: Change U-dinette in slide to something more comfortable to sit on. I'm along for the ride on this one as I have the sam U-style dinette in my M245. It does make into a fairly comfortable bed, though I could see using comfortable recliners for sleeping as well. My wife is also concerned...

Now that is one comprehensive summary...Thanks for sharing the great info!

I second recommendation of the pair of Honda eu2000I (at least one being the Companion version so you can easily parallel them for 4000W). I purchased a Honda eu3000i but wouldn't recommend it mainly because it is close to 150# when gassed up (they do make a lighter version of the eu3000i now...

My M245 has the overhead lighting, the awning LEDs, and the porch light switches in a row, starting from inboard to outboard.

https://www.mount-n-lock.com/Installation-Guides/SafetyStruts_Selection_Guide.pdf These reinforcement brackets look like a good idea for anyone planning to mount something on their bumper. By the way, the box you are using looks like the same one that I converted to a locking battery box for...

http://www.exploreminnesota.com/places-to-stay/925/stonehill-regional-park Found this small, quiet, out of the way park this past weekend. 90%+ seasonal campers but all we encountered were friendly and welcoming. Our site had water and electricity but we had to use the community dump station...

I put one on my M245 a few weeks back. Just abut it tight to the door frame and mark the hole locations and then pre-drill (my top bracket abuts the top of the small handle that came with the trailer). Doing this, I hit aluminum on both holes and the screws anchored nicely. My wife is very...

This might help, but I would be cautious about how much load you put on them via the tongue jack. If they are electric stabilizer jacks, the motor gear assembly is not real robust and it is hard to determine how much force a half inch or so on the tongue jack translates to force on the...

Are you implying that one should not tow if it is raining?

I have three Renogy 100W suitcase panels; the first was the kit with a 20A PWM charge controller and the other two are just the suitcase solar panels. I figured 20A was sufficient for the three since I have not seen more than 6A from any one solar panel and my primary intent was to use them in...

Today I added a Furrion rear view observation system to my TT and updated my portable solar system to 300W. I'm looking forward to putting both updates to good use in coming weeks. :D

CarterKraft...that would have been way too easy! :D When I was considering my options, I was thinking Y connector has two inputs on the top of the Y and one output on the bottom of the Y; but after you mention it, it really doesn't matter which port is an input or an output. "Duh"-to-me! I...

******************************** Your reply started me thinking and I realize I was mistaken...The kit actually had the solar panel wired directly into the controller (see diagram below from manual). I had disconnected them from the controller and wired them into the MC4 connectors like the...

Ordered another Renogy suitcase 100W panel thinking I would expand to 200W. Found out the suitcase without the controller has the MC4 connectors reversed on the solar panel output wires compared to the original solar panel kit that I purchased which included the charge controller. My intent...

Just curious what site your were on where you found the Furrion continuous view observation system at a lower cost with the mounting bracket vs. without. I just purchased from eTrailer so it won't help me but it may help the OP. Edit - Oops...looked on Amazon and saw that someone is selling...

If you go the direction that I did, predrill holes in stud and use wood screws. The stud is only an inch thick, I believe, so don't go too long on your wood screw selection. Here is the look from the back side: I had read elsewhere some folks recommending that TVs be unmounted and laid on...

My wife and I recently purchased the Mallard M245 which is the Mallard equivalent of the North Trail 24BHS. Since it was intended for the two of us to use to travel, it is fine; but we find that when we have visitors while camping, it is really quite crowded. We both wish we had gone with one...

I put a TV in my new M245 about a month ago. As you said, the TV is pretty light and I actually did not reinforce mine at all. There is a vertical "stud" that runs from the bottom to the top in the center of the rotating wall section and I put my primary weight supporting screws into that...

Great thread...thanks for sharing all this info. I'm just getting into this RV'ing stuff but have already camped in some 95 degree days where my single 13500 BTU AC was working its tail off just to keep my smallish coach livable. It doesn't have all that much window exposure but when it is hot...

When I picked up my travel trailer from the dealer where I bought it, the tech told me that he had turned off the circuit breaker dedicated to the electric heating element to insure that someone did not unknowingly turn on the electric element while the water heater tank was empty. By the time...

I recently purchased the M245 and am pretty happy with it so far. I've had no major issues to deal with, though the motor on one of the stabilizer jacks failed and was replaced under warranty. I think it has a lot of nice features for the money. Things I did right away included getting a 3"...

I found that there are LED equivalent bulbs for the incandescent bulbs used in my travel trailer running marker lights. Are there any disadvantages to replacing the incandescents with the LED version? Typically one would replace incandescent with LED to reduce power consumption, but that is...

Rolled forward 10 ft and backed straight back to starting point and all is well again. Thanks again for the responses. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk