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Re: NO HOT WATER - Checked all threads and guides -- can't figure this one out! Thanks everyone -- found a check valve (the wrong fitting, but a check valve nonetheless) at a local parts store that allowed me to examine how it works. So, yes -- its the check valve. The plastic stopper in mine...

Re: NO HOT WATER - Checked all threads and guides -- can't figure this one out! Ok, looks like I have a brass check valve with the plastic piece inside of it. Unscrewed the 90 degree fitting and got that little plastic piece out (it fell out with a little bit of water pressure). Screwed the...

Re: NO HOT WATER - Checked all threads and guides -- can't figure this one out! The hot water heater had been off for a week, so after a few hours of my switching it on...when I opened the pressure relief valve, it was very hot. So, on that note... It seemed like that part was working. Is...

Hi all, To begin -- this is a Suburban water heater issue on a 2014 Heartland Bighorn 3610 Just came back from vacation. Had the hot water off at the switch, as I normally do when I leave for an extended period. Came back (didn't run the faucets) and turned on both the 120v and 12v heater...

Re: Norcold refrfegerator 1210 not cooling trholthus, Next time this happens, before you cycle the unit, run (or check) your diagnostics and compare with the user manual -- typically, if there's a fault in there...that's where it will show up. If its an ammonia clog, it won't show and you're...

Hi All, I've been fighting with this fridge for almost 3 years now. I've been able to get around the Ammonia clogs and such, but this one is persistent. Diagnostic Screen 8 - AC Power to AC Heater. I seem to lose that connection/capability when the fridge goes into the defrost cycle (or...

As the title suggests, I have a Norcold 1210 and I'm coming up with the following fault code (Diagnostic Screen 4) "AC mode selected but not available". I've had other issues with this fridge, but this is a new one on me. I'm not electrically handy AT ALL. Certainly don't want to kill myself...

Jim, not sure what that means. There's power to the thermostat, power to everything else in the rig. What would be the cure for changing that? I'm on 50amp and have been for quite a while. Nothing is tripped and I've flipped the 50amp breaker on and off. What else is there. Also, I took...

Front (Bedroom) A/C just quit. Is only a month and a half old (replaced one that lost its cooling liquid) and just came back home from work and its not working at all. 1) No breakers are flipped, although I flipped them all back and forth, and cut the main power and turned it back on...

Thanks everyone -- have the pressure holding right now on the Valterra. Once I get the Watts clean, I'll try that and report back. Great advice from everyone, as usual. This forum is tremendous! My thanks, Rob

***UPDATE*** Pressure isn't going up as high as it did yesterday with the Valterra, but I am just trying to get static pressure stability. Does anyone know if there is anything INSIDE the rig that would cause static pressure instability ON THE HIGH SIDE? I could understand how a leak could...

Jeff, I'm in Alabama, but it was 65 degrees when I checked. Coolest day we've had in a while. Can't figure this out!

I checked my Watts 263A Regulator today, which is normally set at 60, and it was at 100psi. I tried to adjust it and I couldn't get the pressure to reduce statically. Running pressure was fine and I could get that in the window, and then when I closed all the faucets -- the psi went back to...

+2 -- Dan, you assistance has been and remains an invaluable asset in this endeavor. Thank you so much for all you do! //Rob

Just a quick update. Once the fresh water tank was completely drained, I re-attached the hose and ran it back on CITY (with the fresh water drain closed). So far (after a day), I don't believe the water is flowing back into the fresh water tank. It seems as though once the tank was drained...

Dan, Thanks for the quick reply. I just posted a reply but apparently it didn't show up...so I'll try again! Are there any ways to get the check valve "unstuck" that you know of? Also, out of curiosity, should the water pump work with the valve in CITY mode, and should city water work with...

Here's a new issue: I am full-timing, but I drained my fresh water tank before I left on a trip and came back today and filled it up. In fact, I filled it up so much that both overflow spigots began draining a bit. So, I turned off the water to the rig, switched the valve back to CITY (from...

Looks great, and looks much better than mine from Camping World (they installed the pan too close to the rear and the vent hose had to come out on top of the W/D...although I can always tell how dry my clothes are by how hot the vent it). Learning how to wash & dry in that appliance is tricky...

Jan and Bill -- I'm in Montgomery and will be for a while as a full-timer. Val - See above...not going anywhere for a while. Hoping the rig keeps up its end of the bargain and stays healthy. Glad to hear y'all are heading back.

Thanks for the info Val -- really like the blog, by the way. ;-) OK, just as a quick update for the thread -- unplugged the power wire and that seems to be a good temp solution. Will do the toggle switch for a long term solution, but I agree with you Val in that it seems like a surprising...

Everyone, THANK YOU for all the great responses! I tell everyone in our campground what an incredible forum this is. It never disappoints. I just went out there to check and the switch is a bit more integrated into the wiring than I thought it would be, but I can still separate the red wire...

I have a Bighorn 3610 with the same system and have been on a concrete pad since August. Got the X-choks to stop the shake and they helped, but didn't get rid of the problem entirely. I then played around with the level-up and noticed that when i brought the system down to re-level it, it...

OK, so here's an interesting question (or perhaps a dumb one): "What's the best way to temporarily disable my external (front) landing gear switch?" While I'm away from the rig, both at work and on vacation, we have a number of kids who play around the park. I'm afraid that one day, during an...

Thanks everyone. Its only supposed to get below freezing for a few days, so hopefully it'll be ok. My worry right now is that I'll run out of propane in the 30lb tank. Because there is no automatic switch between the two, there's not much good in having both tanks full (unless I find someone...

Awesome...thanks Jim! I'm hoping we don't have any serious cold spells while I'm gone, but again...its Alabama not Wisconsin, so I think I should be in good shape regardless. All the best, Rob

Thanks Malcolm and Val -- great answers that will help a lot. I hadn't thought about keeping the cabinets open but that's a great idea. I'm trying to think ahead to the Christmas holidays too, so your advice is greatly appreciated. I've got the water hose wrapped in foam and in PVC pipe, so I...

Also make sure that the toggle switch on/near the bus bar is in the right position. I grappled with my slide outs and a low voltage issue only to find out it was that single toggle. Good luck!

Jim/Valerie/All, Thanks so much for the replies -- looks like y'all have some good experience(s), so that makes me feel much better. Let me ask a few more "specifics" just so that I can see what y'all did about them (if you don't mind)... 1) Hot Water Heater - did you turn it off, and if so...

For anyone who has been struggling with TV connections, sat hookups, and such...don't feel bad -- many of us are in the same boat. Over the past few months, I've had to get creative because of my location and my set up in my RV. However, during that time, I've found a few new technologies you...

Hi all, OK, I'm in the military, full-timing in the Bighorn in the Southeast, and am looking to go back home (without the RV) for the holidays. Here's the problem. I'll only be gone for 5-8 days at a time, the weather will get below freezing (at night, at least, for a few hours), and I am...

Dave, Dan, Everyone... Well, I've said it before -- this site is AMAZING!!! Ordered the SWM off eBay a few days ago, came in today, hooked it up as we talked about (no splitter, as suggested) and it works like a champ. And, right before football Saturday...perfect!!! Cannot thank y'all...

Thanks everyone for the feedback. Jim - the entertainment "cabinet" in the 3610 isn't on the slide...its at the back right. That's why I'm a little leery of drilling straight down without knowing exactly whats under there. Dave - SWM may very well be the answer. I'll have to check more on...

Dan, Thanks for the quick reply (as usual!!!). I'm using a Slimline HD dish and don't think the setup is SWM capable. Didn't think it was necessary at the time. Oops. I had thought about going directly below the receiver cabinet (where the surround sound subwoofer is) and that would...

Hey everyone! It's been a great weekend watching College Football in the rig this weekend, but it has become even more evident that I need to better utilize my DirecTV box and get two sat lines running to my Living Room TV (so I can record one game and watch another). I don't use my incoming...

TedS -- thanks so much for the information! Here's a few follow-ups if you don't mind: The black thingy with the small hole in it restricts water flow. City water systems are designed to maintain pressure and adjust flow to increase or decrease flow to try to maintain the design pressure...

JohnDar - where do you pick up extra screens? Home Depot/Lowes? Do they carry that unique of an item? Dan - I'm going to do that over the next few days. Unfortunately, those rains have caught up to me coming off the Gulf. No more outside work today :-) Thanks Everyone!

Thanks Marv, I'll have to look that up and see what I can upgrade to. BTW -- thanks for your USAF service! I'm going on 25 years in the AF myself and am looking forward to being on the other side when the time comes to hang it up for good. Lots of AD and retirees full-timing nowadays, so its...

Dan, I've had that pulled up for the past few days. Definitely was helpful, especially early on. The static pressure has remained steady at 50psi and the throughput pressure around 43psi or so, so that's probably as good as I'll get. I may up it to 55psi to get a little higher on the shower...

John, quite possible that the regulator (or some part of it) is defective. I'm going to monitor it over the next few days and we'll see how that shakes out. All of this is part of the never-ending battle to improve the water pressure in the rig without overloading the system...the shower being...

Thanks Marvmarcy, do you happen to know what the model number was on the one you bought? I thought I bought a decent one similar to the whole-home regulator I have on my home well pump. I think it even cost more. Its a Valterra Adjustable Water Regulator A01-1117VP. I'm just not sure what...