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I am in the process of replacing my water heater. In another thread here on PC it was recommended to look at Raritan water heaters.
Ron
Jeff and Lindsay
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Joe, The two share the same chassis so there is no difference in ride or handling. The H may seem a bit different from the driver’s seat, but only because you sit lower and it is taller above your head. There is nothing to de-lam on an H. They stopped making the XL11 because there was little demand from the converters after a certain point and needed just the longer wheelbase X3 for the entertainers. The biggest differences between the H and XL are the interior ceiling height (less in the H), the seating relationship of the driver to the passenger, and the much taller bays on the H. One advantage of the H is the flat floor thru to the rear. Top end work on the engine can be done without taking the bedroom apart or sliding out the engine. An advantage to the XL is that the overall height is almost a foot less and it is quieter in the cockpit than an H. We have had both, and although I dislike the noisier cockpit of the H, I would not want to be without the taller bays of the H. So, other than the de-lam issue with some XL’s it really is just personal preference. Sit in and drive both. One more thing which you may have noticed already is that bus to bus the XL’s are usually priced less than a comparable H. Geo
Jeff and Lindsay
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Never mind, I forgot I turned off the 120v breakers to the inverters before parking the bus, lol I was going mad for a while there.
Jeff and Lindsay
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I’m guessing that Buddy could be on to something. He’s pretty sharp.
Have you tried turning EVERYTHING off they turning on the shore power. Slowly turn on one breaker at a time and see what the draw is.
Does you use a surge protector/power management device like a Progressive Industries that will show you what the amp draw is on each leg? If you do, watch the readout as someone turns on the breakers.
Jeff and Lindsay
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Our bus is stored an hour from our home. Since it is not plugged in, I visit it every other weekend and perform the following:
Run generator a minimum of 3 hours with all three airs running.
Turn the stove stop on and boil some water.
Run the microwave.
Flush the toilet and run all faucets including the shower.
Every other trip I run the Aqua hot
Every 60 days I take it for a spin for about an hour drive along with operating the level-low system, by raising each side and lowing just to wake things up.And it never fails the time we do leave for a trip, something will not work… LOL
Jeff and Lindsay
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Owned both. Presently XLII which I Personally like . Easier to keep clean with all the stainless. Less change of fiberglass cracking. XLII does have chances of panel delamination. Personal preference when buying is no dealers ! Good pre purchase inspection and maintenance records check can save u thousands by purchasing from private owner vs dealers !
Jeff and Lindsay
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I’ll post the following here too for those that aren’t on FB.
What Liberty do you have? A “Lady” or a “Classic”??#1 coil is for supply#2 coil is for manually raising & lowering front
#3 coil is for the normal ”travel” mode
#4 coil is for manually raising and lowering the back right
#5 coil is for manually raising and lowering the back left
We have a 96 Liberty XL “Classic”. The “Classic” means it’s mainly a 12v house, with ole fashion CBs, fuses, switches, etc, very little automation. The Liberty “Ladies” have a 24v house with multiplex, circuit boards, obsolete software, automation, etc.
Prevost tech pubs don’t tell the whole story because Liberty changes the leveling system controls.
Our Liberty “Classic” 5 stack level low manifold has ALL 12v(Norgren# 54452-02=$25ea) coils except #3 the travel mode coil, it’s 24v.A Liberty “Lady” ALL coils are 24v(Norgren# 54452-03, $17ea).Coils are voltage controlled.If you have a “Liberty “Classic” and somebody installed a 24v coil in the #2 position, the front will not go up or down when using manual mode.If you have a Liberty “Lady” and someone put in a 12v coil in the #2 position 24v will cause it to fail.Or maybe it is a bad 24v coil in the #2 position. Switch it with #4 or #5 and see if the problem follows.Jeff and Lindsay
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Jeff and Lindsay
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Tks all. Do have jake break. Gonna raise bed and investigate.
Jeff and Lindsay
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Legendary coaches dont have cruiseairs. I believe they are Colemans
Jeff and Lindsay
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Jon:
Have not checked the hub temps because its a PITA to remove the hub cabs to check the hubs. I shoot the tire at the 12:00 position and right where the rim meets the tire.
Sometimes I wonder about my brain as I get older…
You are correct, all tires run around 125 Except passengers tag. That one runs around 135-140.
Chuck
Jeff and Lindsay
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If you want to stop by shoot me an email for directions & to make sure we are around.
Jeff and Lindsay
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^^^^^^^^ ’bout lost my coffee Fred….
Jeff and Lindsay
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If that 40 gal unit is your current one, I’d find another like it. Mine is only 12 gallons!
Jeff and Lindsay
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got mine set at 25 lb, holds well
Larry Nelson
2002 XLII Vision
2019 Buick Envision
Hurricane, UT
Jeff and Lindsay
91 Marathon XL