BigGuy82
Well-known member
So, I'm swapping out the cheesy metal residential electrical box that was used to wire the 7-way pigtail to my unit and that is hanging on the back of the pinbox. To my way of thinking, not only is this cheesy, it's inviting problems because the box is anything but weather proof. Now, why would it need to be weatherproff? Well, let's review.
First, notice the yellow aux wire that has been cut off but left with the cut end exposed. Say that touches the metal box or moisture somehow completes the circuit to ground. Think I'll blow a fuse and have a problem? Who knows, but how difficult is it to at least put a lousy wire nut on an exposed end?
Next, there's the issue of two nicks in the wiring that you can't see and one of the nicks is in the 12v hot line. Nice. What could possibly go wrong?
Finally, it just looks like cheap. shoddy workmanship. Does anyone take pride in what they do anymore.
Now, this alone isn't indicative of an overall shoddy wiring job. But what is an indicator is that in addition to this mess, I had a 120v exterior outlet with a loose connection that kept blowing the breaker, multiple loose television cable connections (nearly every one), a loose connection in the fireplace and a non-existent connection for the remote backup camera connection. Additionally, I just pulled the two batteries to do a proper job of refreshing/trickle charging them. What I have is two different brands (both no-name) with three (count 'em) different sized nuts securing the wires. They couldn't use two of the same batteries? Really? Was there a deal on eBay that Heartland jumped on?
Two things are apparent. 1 - the workers at Heartland really don't take pride in their work (at least not the wiring folks) and 2 - the supervisor who is responsible for insuring quality compliance isn't doing his/her job. This is the kind of nonsense that drives customers nuts, especially the ones who get on here and complain about all of the problems they have with a new coach. These aren't major issues, but the average customer doesn't have a clue on how to deal with this and minor things like these get lumped in with the real problems. And, in adition to these problems, I've had issues with the fit and finish of the rear end cap, cheap and lightweight dinette chairs (both folding and non-folding and oh, by the way, there is a weight limit on the chairs. I told my wife that because she broke one and she is not a heavy gal), total fireplace burn out and multiple slide out seal issues. In short, not the kind of crap you'd expect in a quality coach. As far as the seals go, it was simple stuff like securing the seal from sliding off by simply using a self tapping screw,
I know this is a rant, but I'm looking at 40'+ toy haulers and right now Heartland isn't on the list. DRV is - I'll pay more but I'll get quality craftsmanship.
First, notice the yellow aux wire that has been cut off but left with the cut end exposed. Say that touches the metal box or moisture somehow completes the circuit to ground. Think I'll blow a fuse and have a problem? Who knows, but how difficult is it to at least put a lousy wire nut on an exposed end?
Next, there's the issue of two nicks in the wiring that you can't see and one of the nicks is in the 12v hot line. Nice. What could possibly go wrong?
Finally, it just looks like cheap. shoddy workmanship. Does anyone take pride in what they do anymore.
Now, this alone isn't indicative of an overall shoddy wiring job. But what is an indicator is that in addition to this mess, I had a 120v exterior outlet with a loose connection that kept blowing the breaker, multiple loose television cable connections (nearly every one), a loose connection in the fireplace and a non-existent connection for the remote backup camera connection. Additionally, I just pulled the two batteries to do a proper job of refreshing/trickle charging them. What I have is two different brands (both no-name) with three (count 'em) different sized nuts securing the wires. They couldn't use two of the same batteries? Really? Was there a deal on eBay that Heartland jumped on?
Two things are apparent. 1 - the workers at Heartland really don't take pride in their work (at least not the wiring folks) and 2 - the supervisor who is responsible for insuring quality compliance isn't doing his/her job. This is the kind of nonsense that drives customers nuts, especially the ones who get on here and complain about all of the problems they have with a new coach. These aren't major issues, but the average customer doesn't have a clue on how to deal with this and minor things like these get lumped in with the real problems. And, in adition to these problems, I've had issues with the fit and finish of the rear end cap, cheap and lightweight dinette chairs (both folding and non-folding and oh, by the way, there is a weight limit on the chairs. I told my wife that because she broke one and she is not a heavy gal), total fireplace burn out and multiple slide out seal issues. In short, not the kind of crap you'd expect in a quality coach. As far as the seals go, it was simple stuff like securing the seal from sliding off by simply using a self tapping screw,
I know this is a rant, but I'm looking at 40'+ toy haulers and right now Heartland isn't on the list. DRV is - I'll pay more but I'll get quality craftsmanship.
