Daily Archives: June 28, 2016
More Rig Repairs . . .
One thing really nice about this site is that unlike our two previous sites in the ‘A; circle, we’ve had absolutely no problems with low voltage here. In fact, it rarely goes under 120 volts even in the heat of the day with both AC’s running.
If you remember from when we were here before, we were seeing voltages as low as 105 volts, with momentarily drops below 103, which would kick out our Progressive EMS (Electrical Management System). They’ve definitely got a problem in that area.
Today I thought I’d go back over some more of my repairs.
While we were gate guarding last fall, the flush pedal on our Sealand toilet broke. At first I thought it was the Spring Cartridge, but it turned out to the pedal shaft.
The edges of the plastic square shaft (the black one above) had rounded off over the last 5 years, so when you stepped on the flush pedal, it just rotated inside the spring cartridge without opening the ball.
So here’s how I took the toilet apart and put it back together.
https://ourrvadventures.com/2015/12/almost-finished/
As part of these same plumbing repairs, I also replaced the bathroom faucet that had a broken handle. But like many of these projects, this one didn’t go quite as planned and took two days. The first day is at the bottom of the toilet repair post, so you can start there again.
https://ourrvadventures.com/2015/12/almost-finished/
https://ourrvadventures.com/2015/12/like-butter/
Another repair while we were gate guarding last year was when the electric side of our Attwood water heater died. The propane part still worked, just not the electric. Since we were busy on the gate, we just used the propane side until I finally found the time to take a look at the problem. Here’s that story.
https://ourrvadventures.com/2015/09/fixed/
https://ourrvadventures.com/2015/09/brrrrr/
https://ourrvadventures.com/2015/09/summers-last-gasp-3/
Probably my biggest repair last year was when I replaced our 16 year old Coleman Mach V with a new Coleman Mach 15. The front unit was still cooling OK, but not as good as it should have.
I could have gotten a couple of saddle taps and added some Freon, but I also wanted to increase the BTU output, going from 13,500 up to 15,000, along with a much stronger fan.
Another repair spread out over 3 days, you can check it out here.
https://ourrvadventures.com/2015/08/a-good-excuse/
https://ourrvadventures.com/2015/08/two-minutes/
https://ourrvadventures.com/2015/08/cold-air/
To paraphrase Emily Latella, “With an RV, it’s always something.”
Thought for the Day:
Ever look at your best friend and wonder why you aren’t both comedians?
NIck, Nick?
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