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Sad to see that Ed Helmick passed away July 23, 2024. I have a few collections of his iconic photos on our wall. He will be highly missed.

Great video, no annoying background music, i learn that that thing that was laying around attached to a cable is the thermistor...thanks,

I've found that it is pointless to precool the fridge before my trips. I prefer to let frozen half-gallon milk jugs do the work along with pre-cooled products. I turn on the fridge at my location, usually electric, and rotate the jugs to maintain one frozen. Maybe I put one in an outside cooler. My fridge is more efficient with propane and uses little to run for several days in the event that I don't have shore power.

Silicone is wrong and will fail for sure! Lap sealant wont fail if done properly

I have had a parasitic of higher than normal, like 6 amps. It was on the same circuit as the heater. I, of course blamed the heater. years later, as I gave up after pulling the heater and replacing its board, I still had the draw. I have replaced my batteries and it had to be bad - Then I just put up with it as I plug in most of the time. When traveling, I just want my inverter to work so i can have a cup of coffee using the Kuriag. I replaced the inverter, still when I want the coffee, BEEEPPPPP no power to run my coffee. I was talking to a park ranger who came by---he said that, older units mine 2003 dometic, have a "Humidor" switch and it is actually a heater----hmmm I did discover a toggle switch on the underside of the top piece that you attached the temperature thing, just the other day and kinda wondered what it was, but---anyway, That switch activates a little heater. I turned it off and THAT was the draw!!!!! Who knew!!!!!--so, perhaps you want to do a video on that after you confirm it, of course! So just this morning I did not have to go out and start the Honda generator for morning Joe!!! It only took me 12 years to have this discovery!!!

I tried your link to the sika flex and it isn't working. If I search sika flex I get tube's of caulk. I am trying to stop the same leak as you did.

How do you seal the ridged connections ??? Mine keep popping off !!! They have a black rubber seal inside the femal end and goes over the ridged brass fitting.

Skip to 5:00 min that’s when he actually starts the repair the rest is his life story!

I had no idea that the fridge had 2 fuses! Thank you for your extremely helpful advice!

We have a 2020 Class C. The 120 volt side of the fridge works fine ,, the 12 volt gas side of the unit often has to be reset after running for a while.. Batteries are new, any ideas would be appreciated.

Great tips. We are getting ready to pack our travel trailer. Good advice to have food cold and frozen before you put them in the RV refrigerator.

So what is the orange/red thing called that all the wires are going into? I have one the wires are broke off to short to repair? In your diagram it is the K101

Tnx!

Something to keep in mind is when you stop at a gas station to fuel your vehicle while pulling a camper is that a pilot/flame can be dangerous while at the pumps.

What is the best way to turn on the propane tanks? Turn on one or both? Will the valve switch automatically, and if so, which way should I turn the valve?

I love your videos! This one hit a cord with me - “you gotta learn to do it yourself.” Now, for a quick and maybe insane question: how do you remove the lower power module cover? 🙃

I just bought a fridge temp gauge from Lowe’s and hung it on the rack. Can’t read it without opening the fridge but I still get an idea of how it’s doing.

Great video! What brand of regulator do you have with threaded compression fittings?

Thank you. Your explanation helped me fix all tank’s problems

thank you

Worth your weight in gold man ! Thank you !

Does this campground have full hookups for the RV?

Excellent informational video

Which Battery Cable did you attach the power check unit to check draw? I want to check to see if I have a power draw when I put the motorhome into storage plugged into 110 Volts. Thanks

Wish you would have said something about the converter

First time RV owner, just ran into this same and somewhat common problem from the many vids I see on this very topic (needed to replace pig tail). Followed your instructions and happy it is fixed. Thank you for the video!

LOL! Flatulence! My unit just went off and on the unit itself said "red/red/green/green" means end of life. That's what mine did. It also says reset will last 3 days and then happen again. After 30 days it will be on continually. I guess I need to take it in and have it replaced lest it activate and I can't shut it off. btw my co unit is 5 yrs old.

We used to add frozen bottles of water inside the fridge to make it easier to keep food cold and help with the load

Does Pro sensor have a USB plug to connect via the power bank or throw other power supplies? How long does his battery live?

I want to install the sensor on my car's propane tank 70 liters. It is cylindrical and located horizontally. Will this pro version sensor work? Thank you.

Is frost buildup on the fins helpful or should I drop the thermostat setting (1-5 adjustment button on the outside/above the freezer door). Thanks

WOW i have the same issue with our new Gulf Stream 23 right out of the lot. We went to Canada from Denver and by the time we came back the screws of the right corner of the slide were out, same scenario. Luckily it happened within the 1st year so it was under warranty. We took it to Camping world so they fixed it. They stated the slide was not properly built etc. Right after the fixing we went to Vegas from Denver and by the time we came back it was happening again. We took it back to Camping world and now they are stating the wall that holds that side of the RV frame was broken. Because is the wall it falls under the 3 year infrastructure warranty. Now they are contacting Gulf Stream for the warranty and i guess to replace the wall. Kind of weird as i do think the wall was broken when we bought it, and i guess Camping world missed it when they repaired it the first time. You invest that much in this units to just find out that they are just poorly built. It is so sad!! and i guess the places who suppose to repair them, they just don't care but the money they can get for the service. Very disappointing!! Anyways, Your repair looks fabulous!!!!

How long do you figure you could use a 300w car lighter inverter for if you had you laptop plugged into it and you werent driving? How long would be safe enough to pull power without draining the car battery?

The part about the thermistor slipping down because of rough road driving, I can tell this is knowledge coming from a hardened RVer.

After a couple days check light comes on??😊

Thank you so much for this!

I believe that 3 amp glass fuse needs to be a resistor not just a standard 3 amp fuse

F off I searched for a camper not a trailer

I'm trying to find the fuse for my awning. Geopro Riverwood 2021

Thank you for info 👍

I use a Beech Lane rv box fan in my Dometic to circulate air & it makes a big difference. I transport cold/frozen foods in a cooler to camp & use some of the ice packs inside the fridge after about 2 hours of start-run time. This with the fan dramatically reduces cool down time. Cheers.

I know I'm a little late watching this but I'm glad I saw this. My 2015 Arctic Fox fifth wheel is having the same problem. Now if it would just stop raining so I can crawl under the rig!

If you only want to run it on electricity how do you turn off the gas?

Thank you for this!

6:08 maybe with the weight on the water in the tank is sagging and causing the stretching at the threaded elbow.

Good video. What’s your thoughts on this? While driving, turn off the propane tank. Then plug in the AC 110 plug into a 12 volt to 110 volt inverter connected to the house battery ( that technically are being recharged by the engine alternator) thereby eliminating the chance of a propane fire. This would only be used while driving. Could run a generator but that burns extra gasoline. And if one have Solar, that too on a sunny drive will also keep the batteries charged/ topped off and the refrigerator running even at max if necessary.

Loved this video. We have the same issue with our tires hitting the floor on bumps. Lately I’ve seen people with similar rigs to ours on FB pages changing their springs which brings up a question for me on your new springs. Since you went from 4 leaf to 6 leaf instead of 5 leaf, do you know the weight rating on the new springs and the max weight of your trailer? Thanks.

I use the Equalizer grease and ensure all bolts are torqued to the proper spec.

Awesome Video!!! Not to sound weird but soothing voice!!

Did you readjust your hitch too.