Southwind by Fleetwood – sporting its new paint job
When I store my Southwind, I do it with the slide retracted. However, over the weekend I noticed the slide was out. When I went into the motorhome to retract it, It wouldn’t retract, and I could hear a clicking sound every few seconds and I could see the slide Continue reading Slide moving on its own
I noticed the exhaust guide inside the exhaust duct had been eaten away by corrosion. The duct itself was still OK, just the internal guide was corroded and damaged. I found a piece of stainless sheet metal in my scrap pile that will do the job. I cut and bent Continue reading Water heater exhaust duct repair
I rarely use my generator more that a couple times a year and I don’t believe in starting it if it sits for long periods of time. One of the problems with carburated engines that sit for long periods of time, the fuel inside the carb bowl evaporates and leaves Continue reading Add a fuel shutoff valve Onan 5500 generator
UPDATE (Jan 20, 2023) : I’m working on an optional control module so I can control the heat pumps reversing valve with my Waiter ECC system. I have a prototype version installed and using it to develop the software. If there’s enough interest, I may offer this option to the Continue reading A/C Unit Replacement
Two years ago my rear water compartment door was getting very hard to open. Last winter, the only way to get the compartment open was to open the adjoining compartment, then reach inn from the side and depress the water compartment door latch. Hoping the problem was as simple as Continue reading Compartment door latch replacement
Many later model 30 amp Fleetwood class A’s are set up to have two Automatic Change Over (ACO) relays/solenoids. A quick way to tell is to look at the generator, if it has two output circuit breakers, 30 and 20 amp, you probably have two ACOs, one for the MAIN Continue reading Replace main 120 volt Automatic Change Over solenoid
Last year I was having all kinds of weird problems with my furnaces and air conditioners. The furnaces would come on even when they were turned off. I’d get clicking sounds coming from the Intellitec control module. Every now and then I noticed weird buzzing sounds from the A/C unit, Continue reading Replaced failed Intellitec dual thermostat ECC with Waiter ECC thermostat
Last spring on our trip home, the levelers started acting weird. I’d press the power button, it would work, but as soon as I tried to put levelers down it acted like the system was resetting. I re-seated all the connectors on the leveler controller and control pad. I cleaned Continue reading Loose fuse-holder in BCC causes weird electrical issues
When winterizing last year, I knew my bypass check-valve was bad, as I was getting a lot of antifreeze in the water heater while pumping antifreeze through the system. Before winterizing this year, its time to change the check valve. A new one can be had for less than $10 Continue reading Replace water heater check valve with manual valve
This last winter our toilet started making some squeaky sounds when someone sat on it. When I looked at it, I found that the plastic trim that covers the platform had cracks on the front. Whenever the toilet shifted a little, these cracks would rub and make the squeak sounds. Continue reading Toilet platform repair