Slide Question

[Westwind]

I must have had a senior moment at the dealers but I haven't been able to find guidance on where and how to use the switches (can't identify them) hear the Hydraulic pump so you can open one slide at a time. I looked in the Heartland book very generic, could give a more specific pass out pertaining to the model we own, (not everyone is computer savy).
A picture identifying the switches and what the white switch is thats not labeled would help also.
So if anyone can help, I would appreciate it.

 

[trav-l-in]

I'm a new Heartland owner...actually just bought a 32' Prowler Shadow and taking it out this weekend for the first time to check it out. Ours isn't a Fifth Wheel so I may not be of any help but here goes....we have a fairly large toggle type switch that looks unlike any slide or light switch.. this switch turns off the outside outlets. If you have some lighting that is plugged in to the outside recepticle, you would just flip the switch instead of unplugging the lights to turn them off. I may be way off base to your question, but, hey, I tried.

 

[Westwind]

I've answered one of my questions. The white rocker switch next to the pump in the hydraulic compartment operates
the two main slides at the rear of the trailer. I quess you cannot operate the bedroom slide from the compartment because it's electric. Now just have to find a post which identifies the valves that you can turn on/off to control each
slide.

 

[JohnDar]

It's easy enough to figure out which valve controls which slide. If all of the slides are retracted, close all of the valve and then open one. Use the white rocker switch to operate the pump and see which one moves. Retract it, close the valve, and open another, then operate the pump again. You won't hurt anything by this. There was a label under my pump, but with three slides on the offdoor side, it didn't say who was who. I had to figure it out by this trial and error.

My valves are screw in/screw out types, so operating them occasionally is probably good to keep the seals from leaking. Already had that on one of them.

 

[Westwind]

John, screw in "the light bulb went off", I remember them with the black caps, I was going to try that but I thought,
before you blow this up ask!! Once I try it I think some labels are in order. Factory could do that, not only that I don't see anything in the owner's manual.
Thanks for the help, I'll have to try it out in the year, I like the idea of doing it from outside the FW so I can check on
distance, one of the campgrounds we go to we are close to our neighbor, reallly close. So this will help, my wife is sort of antsy about calling this one. I suspect she will get more comfortable as time goes on.

 

[TedS]

There was a sheet of unused stickers in my blue zipper bag of owner lit. On the sheet was a sticker for the hydarulic valves, three valves. I have only two slides, crossed out the not-there-valve, ID'd the other two valve symbols and applied the sticker to the bulkhead near my valves. Senior moments, be ****ed, I can now select the correct valve.

 

[JohnDar]

I've got them written on piece of paper. One of these days, I'll untie the anchor on my butt and use my label maker to do them up right. About the only time I work them individually is when doing maintenance at the storage yard.

 

[Bob&Patty]

When running the slides out or in from outside make sure you do a walk around inside 1st. You have no idea of how much damage a slide can do to a open cupboard door. I always do mine from inside so I can hear any cracking/smashing noises. The DW didnt see what I did when I forgot to pick up a rug when moving the slides in. OMG, fire up the compressor and get out the brad nailer before she gets home. She asked all day about the silly grin I had. Just glad to see ya dear.

 

[Westwind]

Your right it's best that we summon the courage to laugh at our mistakes, because it happens. Already I've had to
repair the emergency cable, actually the 12 volt wires. When I forgot to disconnect it and pulled the plastic plug out
I guess the wire was wrapped around the 12 volt wires and severed them very neatly. Some butt connectors solved
that problem but it made me realize that the pretty white shroud is a pain, not only is it screwed on but they caulked
between the top of the shroud and the trailer. Now if you take it off you have caulking to clean up (if you can) also.

 

[JohnDar]

When running the slides out or in from outside make sure you do a walk around inside 1st. You have no idea of how much damage a slide can do to a open cupboard door. I always do mine from inside so I can hear any cracking/smashing noises. The DW didnt see what I did when I forgot to pick up a rug when moving the slides in. OMG, fire up the compressor and get out the brad nailer before she gets home. She asked all day about the silly grin I had. Just glad to see ya dear.

Unfortunately, yes I do. Fortunately, the mirror panel wasn't damaged and I had the tools/ability to repair it at home.

 

[hoefler]

Had the pillows jump off the couch and get behind the upright trim panels on the entertainment/kitchen slide. Ran the slides out and popped off the trim panel, OOOPS. Need to check the path on the slides before extending them too.

 

[Chainsaw]

Talk about poping with pillows, we got the frizbbies for the chairs and got slidders for the couch so we could re-locate them when we are in a location for more than a few days. Well.... they really slide arround when you travel. I fixed the problem by removing the sliders from the couch front feet. Iam always careful when strapping down the chairs (they are achored at the back of the trailer). Well, we stoped for lunch and let the living room slide out, I was not watching when the slide went in and then there was a pop. Rolled it out and found thta one chair had slide enough that it caught the slide on the way in. It did not show when going out as it was leaning against the slide. Does anyone have an idea as to how we can secure the chairs better with these frizzbies?

 

[JohnDar]

I wonder if putting a section of rubber drawer liner under them for travel would keep them in place.