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  1. shawnmuir

    Check valve issue Fresh water inlet...

    I’m assuming my check valve is not working because when I disconnect my city water hose after I have filled the tank and I switch the Anderson valve to boon-docking position and turn the pump on the water spews our the inlet and pump will not stop. It this a faulty check valve. Also when I use...
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    5th wheel spec lies. Need the truth...

    Ok. I now have some knowledge about my rig. My 5th wheel is a Big Country 3070RE. All the spec I find say tank sizes are 75gal Fresh, 90 Gal total for gray, 45 Gal black. I found out that mine filled to 50 Gal and started the overflow. My HWT is to be a 20 Gal and it’s 10. Is there a place to go...
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    Need to add a Receiver Hitch for a Cargo Carrier

    I have a Big Country 3070RE 2014 with no bumper. Does anyone know if under the belly on the frame if there are factory bolt holes or something to attach a receiver hitch? I know Curt makes a adjustable one so I have options but am going to take the belly cover partially off to take a look. Has...
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    How too hookup a generator to 3070RE

    I have a Auto Start Switch in my panel for a Onan Gen Set but if I buy a different hen set how do I hook up a different generator to my rig? I don’t do a lot of boon docking but want to do a week here and there. Not a lot of experience with generators and if anyone can give me a suggestion what...
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    Cargo carrier for the rear exterior

    I have a Big Country 3070RE 2014 and I donor have a bumper. Has anyone bolted a carrier on to the rear of their unit on the underside of the frame? I want to add xtra storage back there and not sure how to tackle this. Any pics and advice would be appreciated. Thanks Sent from my iPhone using...
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    Black Tank Flush with Wand

    My toilet pipe to the tank has an elbow in it to direct the waste to the tank. I would like to use a wand to spray the walls of the tank but the wand I have will be sideways when it goes around the elbow. I thought my toilet might go straight down to the tank but I was wrong. Is there a special...
  7. shawnmuir

    Underbelly 5th Wheel Lighting

    Does anyone have an idea for some under chassis lighting? I recently removed my existing fold out steps and added new Lippert Solid Steps and I had a 12v switched light under the area where the old steps were. I want to hook up to the electrical there so I can use the same switch to turn them...
  8. shawnmuir

    Andersen Valve issue

    I’m having a problem with the valve locations on the Andersen valve. They read “Tank” (to fill tank), “Normal” (draw from tank when no city hooked up), “Winterize” (to draw antifreeze thru pump and to fixtures), and “City” (when hooked to city water pressure). My issue is when I turn the valve...
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    Converter issues/replacement

    I’m having issues with my WF-9875 power converter. 3 weeks ago I had to replace the 2 40amp fuses and now had to replace 1 of the 2 fuses today. All grounds are tight and changed the batteries to 2 new 6v deep cycle ones and have not touched them since so no shorts. Something is causing these...
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    No 12v power disconnected from shoreline power

    I have a Big Country 2014 3070RE. I’m frustrated. When disconnected from the truck and not connected o shore power no 12v in the trailer works. My voltage on the leveling panel reads 12.7v and when plugged into shore power reads 12.7v. When plugged into shore power and I turn the battery cutoff...
  11. shawnmuir

    Solid Step RV steps install Interior stair issue

    Has anyone installed a set of SolidSteps in their Big Country and have to modify their steps up to the bath/bedroom so it stores in the doorway?
  12. shawnmuir

    Hydraulic Slide Out and Levelers

    Does anyone have a manual or information on the hydraulic system of my rig Big Country 2014 3070RE ? I was looking at my layout incase I ever need to service it or operate it manually and it was a install mess and very confused. Actually I was surprised on how bad it was installed so I need to...
  13. shawnmuir

    Truck and Trailer Safe Weights - HELP

    All New to this so I seem to be obsessed with calculating my Truck/Trailer weights since I got my Code 7 endorsement. Finally I have a trucker friend tell me to get real numbers you need to take it down and get it weighed, So I went to a Cat Scale and got the following weights... TRUCK ACTUAL...
  14. shawnmuir

    LR Slide plastic electrical line guides broken

    I just noticed some lines under my slide hanging down and compared it to the other side. There is a flat piece of plastic strapped against the lines which pivot when the slide comes in and out to keep them in place. Mine seems to be broken on one side and needs replacing. Does anyone know where...
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