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Yes, it is. I went back and plumbed with PVC from the diverter to the black tank and put a proper p-trap in. Works perfectly now.

@@CalledToWander Yes, I think P-traps are a necessity. I'm planning on putting one on my bus when I'm able to start my conversion. 😁

Enjoy!

We have exactly the opposite experience, which is why we do what we do and share what we share. We could never afford to go to a dealer or RV repair person every time something went wrong. At $150+/hr and most RV-related tasks many, many hours of diagnosing and repairing, if you can figure out how to fix something then do it. Plus with RVs, things break and then break again. Knowing why they break and how to repair yourself is invaluable. We've gotten ourselves out of many situations on our own from having DIY experience. We know our limits. We know how engines work and can diagnose most issues from research. But we don't touch the engine. So every RV owner needs to know their limits. But DIY is not a bad thing if you are halfway handy and willing to learn.

General RV repair/install labor is between $100-$150/hr plus mobile charge if someone comes to you. This guy included the refurbished unit with his labor for somewhere around 1K. It's been years and I don't remember the full amount. But it was a few hundred for the refurbished cooling unit and it took him around 5 hours for install.

Eternabond and Henrys do not chemically/technically play nice together. But in reality, over 3 years later and we've just done a few touch ups with Henry's and only over the Eternabond. Where the Henrys meets the edge of the tape is solid. Plus we bought enough Henrys (5 gal) to put 3 thick layers on. In our 4th year we will touch up with another layer around the appliances and solar panels. If you follow our suit, you should do all roof maintenance prior to laying down the Eternabond. We put new fans, vents and invested in heavy duty covers so that we would not likely have to deal with replacing them after we went through the effort to do the Eternabond/Henrys. We jsut came out of a nasty hail storm in Nebraska and we're glad we invested in the best vent covers and in extra coats of Henry's as the roof didn't show any signs of hail. To answer your question directly - it would be difficult and require lots of precise cutting and then, of course, resealing if you went back to the Eternabond/Henry's seal.

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Yeah, "newer is not always better" is a mantra we've lived by in our RV lifestyle the past 6+ years. If they "guarantee" a repair, you are right - a good repair person is worth the labor. But if its a guessing game that bleeds you dry, you might as well invest that money in a different product.

Definitely! Don't paint this on a dirty roof!

We did. Pressure wash then went back with hand scrub and dawn soap. Then dried in the Florida sun and then swept again and applied 2 coats

Our friend who is a 30+ year Ford mechanic said they were the most powerful and reliable. The same engine is in larger Class A and, as we have found, it pulls the same uphill with our 4,000 tow car as it does without it. No power concerns.

Thanks for watching and glad it was helpful! We do not have a checklist for download, but do have a post that is easier to skim through and covers each topic: calledtowander.com/tips-for-buying-a-used-rv-checklist/

Same here. 58, getting ready to start enjoying life.

He's good.

@@SalteeChick he takes the old broken ones off his customers unit and refurbishes them. He says the newer dometics are all Chinese crap and the older ones were from Sweden. He only refurbishes the Swedish ones I believe.

If you have the old one, take a lot of photos. We found one that was the same model so everything lined up. Progressive Dynamics is good about making sure their older models have newer models that don't cause too much confusion when you go to install them

He was a good find for sure

Glad it was helpful!

What we paid is all relative. If you bought before COVID RVs like this were cheaper than if you bought during. Now the prices are coming back down. Plus if you buy a West Coast RV the costs are higher than an East Coast RV, apples to apples. We found a good deal at the time that, knowing what we know now, we would have negotiated if we were buying now. Now you can negotiate price. Then, RVs were selling sight unseen.

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks! We spent 8 months. But we worked full time so we only had 1-2 full days each week and a few hours here and there during the work week. We could have done it in a month if we had the time and money.

Unfortunately part of his deal was not to promote him or his business as he said he already stays busy enough. We're reaching out to see if he'll change his mind!

The spray was not as great as I thought, but good in a bind. For twice the cost, we're going to buy a gallon this year (Year 4) and put a light coat over any areas of concern where we sprayed in the past but want a thicker, uniform coat moving forward.

The spray was not as great as I thought, but good in a bind. For twice the cost, we're going to buy a gallon this year (Year 4) and put a light coat over any areas of concern where we sprayed in the past but want a thicker, uniform coat moving forward.

Cool guy. When I’m parked in the middle of the desert I’ll run my generator whenever I want. You park next to me, that’s your problem.

@@CalledToWander unless I’m there first, then you made it your problem!

This may be true, but we have had minimal issues in 4 years of application. For what we were looking to do (more permanently seal our vents and other areas prone to leaking) without spending thousands on a new EPDM roof, this has done more than what we expected and saved us lots of money, time and worry. Plus, we just went through a crazy hail storm a month ago and there's no rips or tears in the coating like there would be in an EPDM or TPO roof.

This may be true, but we have had minimal issues in 4 years of application. For what we were looking to do (more permanently seal our vents and other areas prone to leaking) without spending thousands on a new EPDM roof, this has done more than what we expected and saved us lots of money, time and worry. Plus, we just went through a crazy hail storm a month ago and there's no rips or tears in the coating like there would be in an EPDM or TPO roof.

@@ooeybc he actually asked us not to mention his business. The guy who diagnosed our fridge as dead is from BC but this guy who installed the new cooling unit is from Phoenix AZ. If you do a google search for RV fridge cooling unit repair or refurbished in phoenix his website should pull up.

What is a crunch mom

@@usernameisusername it’s a mom that only does things organically and naturally

lol really? Haven’t seen her

@@CalledToWander her channel is called (really very crunchy)

Yep

Thanks!

Cool. You get what you pay for.

@@CalledToWander not sure what the hostility and attitude is about but saying that Henry is an affordable option is absolutely ridiculous.. 5 gallons is $350 that’s not affordable

@@ford9490 Its not hostility or attitude. You get what you pay for. We did months of research and compared options and a $4000 professionally installed roof was not an option. We've used Jetcoat on previous RV and it is $200 for a 5-gallon, so your $88 was a steal of a deal. We found Henry's to be the best value and that's why we made the video.

We still boondock plenty with our water heater and don't complain about it. The overall benefits surpass the negatives.

@@adventuretate it most likely won’t stick to it

He does not. He has a very interesting perspective of the world, which is part of why he was willing to share his expertise but not market his business or person in the process.

It is super stressful, but there are other knowledgeable people like him out there. We were fortunate in the timing of finding him. But if you jump in groups and forums you might find someone nearby. It's definitely not in my capacity to DIY and I've done a lot of building, repairing, and fixing everything in our RVs over the past 6 years!

@@seetraceysew9946 Thank you! We eat at the desk or on the couch. RV dinettes are super uncomfortable, we know from experience. We did upgrade the mattress and have a video about it on our channel. It’s a Hybrid from RV Mattress.com

@@mark98070 it’s held up very well. We have update video on our channel

@@MattChat56 No, it won’t stick. We use the Henry’s spray can and it works pretty well. We have a video of it on our page

@@kayak9078 You need your passport when returning to the U.S. side (no visa required). This is for Los algodones only. Yes most if not all of the dentists accept credit cards.

@@CalledToWander thank you!

Glad it is helpful! We're headed back for more work in 2 months!

No need to be scientific. The fact is that this is bright white, which reflects light more than anything less white. So fundamentally, it is reflecting and not absorbing light. But there are too many other factors not worth testing in a lab... where we park, angle of the sun, time of year, etc.

Thanks for the info! Yes, while they officially do not play well together, the reality is that they have served us well for 4 years! As for how much you need, it was more cost effective for us to buy the 5 gallon container than 3 gallons. Plus we're not the kind of people to want to skimp when it comes to our roof - or water damage in general. So we wanted to have more than enough to put multiple coats on the roof so we'd be where we are now... worry free.

The tape is on the epdm roof and we painted the Henry’s tropicool over it..

I take a daily vitamin that has b12. And I take an extra Vitamin D3 with K. Metagenics is the brand

@@CalledToWander ok thank you. I use that brand for something else. I’ll check it out

Thanks, though music is a relevant part of most videos!