Midnight Repairs -- NTTD
Nearly 2:00 AM and I am finishing the last of a cup of coffee (nuked the last cup from yesterday's pot) this after finally getting out those wiring diagrams and studying the problem receptacles and notes on the drawings. Awoke earlier and decided I should get up and try again to figure out the problem since I had wasted my time going to a "Camping World" during the day -- armed with my wiring diagrams and seeking an answer from one of their service managers. Their "canned answer" here and at Reines RV (where I bought the RV) is "I'm not a technician so I can't be sure" -- too much trouble for them to ask one of their technicians??
Turns out that one of the receptacles has a "GFI" as noted on a couple of the receptacles (on the drawing) that weren't working -- one problem solved. I didn't notice the GFI when testing the receptacles and the particular receptacle has been mostly blocked by lots of liter bottles of soda ("mixers") and a large bowl with a loaf of bread and my bag of coffee (Chocolate Truffle -- yummy). That's the same receptacle where I had hoped to plug-in the coffee pot but, found it not working and four others.
The "NTTD" in the title above stands for "No Thanks To Dealers" -- they didn't even provide the wiring diagrams for this home on wheels. They were a bitch to find online but, they are specific to the year and model -- well worth having and should print that source here (when I go back and find it again). Soon to be added (provided I can find it again).
Next problem to solve is the "Rogue Awning" that has a mind of its own -- the one that flopped on the pump while I was in the truck stop in VA and had been inside giving the clerk my credit card in order to pump diesel fuel (for the first time). On its own, it came down and wouldn't go back up until I started the diesel engine again (per a truck driver's recommendation -- said he had a similar problem on a unit he owned).
Answer on that one from the dealer in VA (Yes! Reines RV -- Number One dealer in VA) it must be a bad brake motor -- makes me wonder though why it chooses to operate on its own -- maybe the controller unit do you think? Reines RVs answer "use wire ties to hold it up but, don't try to work on it because people have been killed while doing so". I tied it up after climbing on top of the RV because we had a day of fairly high winds and I didn't want it to be shredded (or blown off like the one on the pop-up camper I had). It would however, stay up if I turned off the battery disconnect and lived in the dark and cold -- not my choice.
I will wait for daylight and warmer temps this afternoon or tomorrow to cut the ties, let the awning drop down and then attempt to access the controller unit behind the panel next to the passenger's seat. I'm somewhat hopeful and optimistic as I had noticed the awning over the door was operating yesterday afternoon -- had not responded previously when the Pation Awning was misbehaving.
Thoughts about this go to the recent replacement of the "House Batteries" before I started this Journey -- done by Reines RV at the cost to me of over $180 (50% discount yippee) -- and yet I discovered two days ago that the electrolyte was again way too low in the hardest to reach of the three batteries (same thing I had found on the previous set of batteries). Just reconfirmation of the incompetency of the technicians at Reines RV center of Manassas, VA (their sales manager Doug McGee says they are working on this). Right!
Another problem I need to tackle is how to make this new lifestyle more rewarding to Tiger and Molly though, I guess it is better than leaving them at the SPCA or on the road somewhere. Maybe I will try that collar on Tiger once again but, then the leash?? Meanwhile, Tiger still has that alley-cat lineage that has him meowing to go out and play in the park -- still hoping for the fountain and plants of the backyard in VA.
Turns out that one of the receptacles has a "GFI" as noted on a couple of the receptacles (on the drawing) that weren't working -- one problem solved. I didn't notice the GFI when testing the receptacles and the particular receptacle has been mostly blocked by lots of liter bottles of soda ("mixers") and a large bowl with a loaf of bread and my bag of coffee (Chocolate Truffle -- yummy). That's the same receptacle where I had hoped to plug-in the coffee pot but, found it not working and four others.
The "NTTD" in the title above stands for "No Thanks To Dealers" -- they didn't even provide the wiring diagrams for this home on wheels. They were a bitch to find online but, they are specific to the year and model -- well worth having and should print that source here (when I go back and find it again). Soon to be added (provided I can find it again).
Next problem to solve is the "Rogue Awning" that has a mind of its own -- the one that flopped on the pump while I was in the truck stop in VA and had been inside giving the clerk my credit card in order to pump diesel fuel (for the first time). On its own, it came down and wouldn't go back up until I started the diesel engine again (per a truck driver's recommendation -- said he had a similar problem on a unit he owned).
Answer on that one from the dealer in VA (Yes! Reines RV -- Number One dealer in VA) it must be a bad brake motor -- makes me wonder though why it chooses to operate on its own -- maybe the controller unit do you think? Reines RVs answer "use wire ties to hold it up but, don't try to work on it because people have been killed while doing so". I tied it up after climbing on top of the RV because we had a day of fairly high winds and I didn't want it to be shredded (or blown off like the one on the pop-up camper I had). It would however, stay up if I turned off the battery disconnect and lived in the dark and cold -- not my choice.
I will wait for daylight and warmer temps this afternoon or tomorrow to cut the ties, let the awning drop down and then attempt to access the controller unit behind the panel next to the passenger's seat. I'm somewhat hopeful and optimistic as I had noticed the awning over the door was operating yesterday afternoon -- had not responded previously when the Pation Awning was misbehaving.
Thoughts about this go to the recent replacement of the "House Batteries" before I started this Journey -- done by Reines RV at the cost to me of over $180 (50% discount yippee) -- and yet I discovered two days ago that the electrolyte was again way too low in the hardest to reach of the three batteries (same thing I had found on the previous set of batteries). Just reconfirmation of the incompetency of the technicians at Reines RV center of Manassas, VA (their sales manager Doug McGee says they are working on this). Right!
Another problem I need to tackle is how to make this new lifestyle more rewarding to Tiger and Molly though, I guess it is better than leaving them at the SPCA or on the road somewhere. Maybe I will try that collar on Tiger once again but, then the leash?? Meanwhile, Tiger still has that alley-cat lineage that has him meowing to go out and play in the park -- still hoping for the fountain and plants of the backyard in VA.
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