Thomas
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Just kidding. At least the toilet isn’t controlled by the Crestron……….yet.
I never gave any thought to an explosion proof switch, but now that you mention it maybe we all should. JDUB especially should be concerned.
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You don’t have to worry about fuel savings because after having prevost fix all the air leaks and it will still leak after , you will have no money for fuel , the cost to drive to Jeff’s in fuel with the jake on will look like peanuts compared to the prevosts bill (but after at Jeff’s it will be all fixed and not leak )
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I had this happen to me this past summer – I always check tire pressures at my pretrip each day so I know the tire had air when I started but I don’t check them when I get home. So a couple days past and I noted at my next pretrip inspection a tire at ZERO PSI. I took in into the tire dealer to pull the tire off the rim (and find the leak – which truned out to be a bad valve stem). I had the inside of the tire inspected by the tire dealer just to make sure they did not see any damage (just in case the leak happeded during operation). I can see the value of a TPM system so you know what’s going on during the trip. In this case, I had no idea if I ran the tire low (and caused any associated damage to the tire) without a close inspection.
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Hi Tom
Your link sample takes me to the prevostcommunity.com main page. I think I got it working now
Here is the info I am talking about
it is post 13 where the owner talks about his hoses about ready to fall apart
Thank you for the help
Starla
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Thank you, brain trust!
I just learned that it does consolidate the remotes into one, which is a big plus, and the lack of pure sine wave power now may be the cause of some erratic SubZero fridge issues. I don’t like load management at all, but if I have to do it I want to make it easy enough to do it correctly.
Field serviceable….also nice! I never would have thought of that.
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How long have you run 90 psi in the front?I weighed mine and I thought I needed a little more air for the weight,(almost 18,000 ) Good to see someone is trying something different also.PS the drive tires are X ONE XDA Energy Drive Tire,same tread as the tires I installed in 2006. Lacey
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Jon, I sent in a brief profile last night and have just been trying to update my profile to include an avatar of my coach but can’t seem to get it to stay on my profile after I hit ” update”. I selected a pic from my ipad. The signature block updated just fine. Any ideas?
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Liam,
You can also check with your local Department Of Transportation (DOT) officer, the ones that check out the big rigs, and they will have the portable scales in the trunk. At least here they are willing to weigh them for you.
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Glenn,
You ask a hard question because there are too many things that can affect the answer. I have sold two coaches and bought three. In every purchase I owned the coach before we lived in it, but with variables.
When we bought the first coach the owner allowed us to take it to a nearby converter to do the pre-purchase inspection. We were newbies so I had to rely on an expert which was Don Hoffman of Hoffman Coach. Don and his wife went over the coach exactly as I described by starting at one point and systematically going through the entire coach, checking and operating everything. Don and I concentrated on the mechanical aspects, and his wife Margaret and my wife went through everything relating to using and living in the coach, We were buying the coach as-is so before we closed on the purchase we needed this inspection. The coach had only been in use for about 21 months so we did not expect surprises and there were none.
The second coach was bought at a dealer. I was significantly more experienced by the time we bought it so I did the inspection, including having the dealer back it over the pit in my garage so I could get under it and complete the inspection. The dealer was local so inspecting it was very convenient. If the dealer was a long distance away I would have hired someone or rented space over a pit. We did not have to live in that one because our second coach was so similar to our first. I don’t know if we would have been allowed to live in it. Never asked.
When we bought our current coach it was as though we were newbies again because the systems were so new to us and the chassis was also unlike our two previous coaches. The good news is we bought the coach from Liberty and they not only spent as much time with us teaching and allowing me to inspect the coach, but they also took care of everything we found needed attention. That purchase was literally the easiest because I knew I could rely on Liberty as the converter to not only be able to answer every question accurately, but I knew I could mess up and overlook something and they were still going to make it right. We did live in the coach for two nights and in our case it was important. We knew up front that was how it was going to be.
Bottom line, whether you live in the coach or not depends on how you and the seller agree on the purchase process. I tried to do everything the buyer of my previous coach needed to learn the coach and feel comfortable with the purchase. I would have allowed him and his wife to stay in the coach because they needed to learn the coach and needed to satisfy themselves there were no surprises. It is my opinion any seller should be willing to do what you feel is necessary for you to be satisfied the coach is as it is represented.
In the case of my first coach the seller was a widow and she really did not know the coach. I did not feel she could assist in our training or inspection. In the case of the purchase from the dealer our situation had changed so I assumed the responsibility although when we picked up the coach we found the dealer replacing an antenna that they found was inop and they took it upon themselves to replace it. I was please to see that because it was not something we checked. TV isn’t that important to us so I never took the time to check it.
If a seller resists giving you the opportunity to verify the coach is exactly as it has been represented I think you have good reason to walk away. There are far too many ways for a buyer to be exposed to large unexpected expenses and a buyer needs to know about them prior to buying the coach. I would not buy a coach unless I could do an inspection that satisfies me. If a seller resists it just tells me there is something to hide. A seller should be proud to show everything, and if reluctant something is not right. The seller should not be expected to eat the cost of any inspection, and before I let someone live in my coach I would want to be assured they are serious buyers. There are a lot of tire kickers out there so if a seller is wary you may have to prove your intent.
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No way am I polishing those dang slack adjusters, Jon. Forget it!
While you guys all sat under your air conditioners arguing on line, I slowly but steadily worked on the Liberty polishing job. I did the roof, too!
Sorry for the quality of the photos, but the bling factor is so high that my little camera had a hard time adjusting!
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“Hey Truk, who’s side you on?”
Their are sides?
Oh no, the old picked last thing again, I thought I was beyond that.
Wax on … Wax off …Wax on … Wax off …Wax on … Wax off …Wax on … Wax off …Wax on … Wax off …Wax on … Wax off …
Karate Kid Circa 1980’s something.
Still hot here Jon … It was so hot yesterday as a matter of fact, I saw a dog chasing a cat and they were both walking.
Drum roll .. Take my wife … Please.
BCO
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You want to set the damper so it is wide open to bring in outside air (At the main evaporator), and close the dash air damper so it recirculates so it is not exhausting air unless you run the dash air, in which case open that ro outside air and run the fan full speed so even more air is brought in. Then the coach will get the maximum inside pressure for leak detection.
Make sure the sink drains are plugged and water is in them. It doesn’t take much negative pressure such as we get while driving to drain them opening a path to outside. Don’t forget the dryer vent, or the Fantastic fans.
Or you could move this forum inside your coach. There is a lot of hot air here…….
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Jon, I agree with you 100%. The standard OEM regulators just aren’t up to the task to safely charge the house batteries. However, the smart regulators with multi programmable, multi stage charging modes are capable and have been doing this for many years. Marine sailing vessels and offshore boats have used these regulators for a few years.
Again most inverter chargers or smart battery chargers driven by shore power or genset power can only input a fraction of amperage back into the battery bank. My battery bank is close to 1000 amp hrs. I can use the 450 amps inrush to reduce the charge time. In the event that over the road demands wain, this regulator can safely put my batteries into a Float mode. This regulator has the ability to Equalize the batteries. Very few AGM have manufacture recommendations for this mode. Lifeline does allow it.
The Balmar Max Charge MC624 has the following options and charge modes..
Start delay up to 999 seconds
Compensation Limit 28 to 32 volts
Bulk Voltage 28 to 29.6 volts
Bulk Time from 6 mins to 6 hours
Absorbtion Voltage 27.8 to 29.4 volts
Absorption Time 6mins to 6 hours
Float Voltage 26 to 28 volts
Float Voltage Time 6 minutes to 12 HOURS…
Amp Manager >> This allows for precise reduction in maximum allowable field percentage, making it possible to reduce alternator horsepower load on drive belts. Or to provide governance to protect the alternator from abnormally larger battery or system electrical loads.
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There should be no leaks at the lift chamber. The foaming you show indicates the rubber diafram inside has deteoriated. Be very careful when opening and closing the chamber. Inside you will find a compressed spring that can cause severe damage to anything close by if it gets away from you.
While the process of rebuilding the chamber is quite straight forward, it is not as easily done as it would appear.
Compressing the two halves together with the new rubber in exactly the correct position and then installing the clamp to end up with an assembly that is leak free, requires some degree of luck.
New chambers are quite expensive when compared to other sizes due to the fact that they are not used in as many applications.
I recommend buy them from Prevost and they will last you 15 plus years.
JIM