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  • Height Adjustment Recommendations For An Arctic Fox 271RK 5th Wheel Camper
  • To help adjust the height difference of your Arctic Fox 271RK you have a couple of options. If you aren't level to start with raising/lowering the hitch or the pin box will cause the nose of your fifth wheel to raise or lower. So you can use these to adjust the front of the camper and get your camper to a more level height with your truck. Raising the truck would also affect this. Depending on your axle/leaf spring set up you can raise the RV by flipping your leaf springs onto the top...
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  • How To Fill Holes In an RV For Screws Which No Longer Fit Inside Enlarged Mounting Holes
  • To fill a hole on an RV will vary depending on how the RV is constructed. Fiberglass sided campers with laminate walls are the most common found on RV's. These walls will have a steel plate mounted inside the wall to provide mounting points for items like a cargo door holder. If you are unable to use a larger diameter mounting screw you will need to fill the holes with Silicone # 0160297 and move the door holder. If you have a camper with aluminum siding it will typically have wood studs...
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  • Troubleshooting a Furrion Fireplace Not Showing Any Signs of Power
  • There could be 1 of 2 things going on here with your Furrion 30" Electric Fireplace # FF30SC15ABL : either the outlet is not functioning, or there is a problem with the fireplace. To figure out the source of the issue, you'll want to test the unit in a different outlet and the outlet with a different appliance. You'll want to do the following: 1) verify the outlet the fireplace is being plugged into is providing power- do this by plugging something else into the outlet that you know is...
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  • Troubleshooting Signal Issues With A Furrion Vision S Wireless RV Backup Camera System
  • If your Furrion Vision S Wireless RV Backup Camera System w/ Night Vision # FOS43TASF isn't pairing when it's on your camper but is when in the car then it most likely isn't receiving a full 12v to properly operate. This is a super common issue as newer vehicles switch to PWM wiring. The solution to this is to pull your camera off the back of the camper and splice in the PWM Filter # VGR64VR. This filter provides a steady 12v current to your camera for it operate as it should. I've...
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  • Toubleshooting Lost RV Camper Keys
  • Most Global Link lock cores don't have the number for security reasons, so that does create a larger issue in getting replacements. You can reach out to your camper manufacturer to see if they kept record of the locks used, as that will be your best option if there isn't a number printed on the lock cylinder. If you can determine the lock used, then we can help...for instance, if your key or lock core had number 391 you will need the Replacement Key for Global Link RV Locks - 391 # 295-000079....
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  • Troubleshooting A Furrion RV Fireplace That Isn't Maintaining Temperature Settings
  • The sensor for the Furrion Electric RV Fireplace with Logs # F30SW15ABL is inside the unit and wouldn't be something that you could adjust or really clean, besides using a can of compressed air to blow any dust out of the unit. With your unit not maintaining the temperature when set to 70 degrees but maintaining heat when set to 75 degrees you likely have a malfunctioning sensor and would need to contact Furrion for a replacement.
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  • Troubleshooting Turn Signal Lighting Issues On 2014 Forest River 29 Foot Trailer
  • Your 2014 Forest River 29 foot camper has one of two issues. It may have a bad ground wire either on the camper itself or on the vehicle side of the connection. I recommend checking your ground wire connections for corrosion, rust, and debris to ensure you have a bare metal to metal connection. I also recommend checking your trailer connections and cleaning them as a little corrosion can also cause this. Then use some dielectric grease like # 11755 to help with the electrical connection...
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  • Stray Voltage or Hot Skin and The Dangers of Miswired or Damaged Ground Wires on Campers
  • What you are experiencing is called Hot-Skin and it is extremely dangerous. Hot-Skin occurs when the ground wire on a Camper's shore power feed is interrupted somehow. That allows even normal leakage currents inside of a camper to create a stray voltage on the entire RV, including its “skin,” chassis, wheels, hitch and tow vehicle. So whatever you're touching on the camper is hot and that's what's giving you that tingling feeling. Your leakage must be coming from a low voltage short because...
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  • Furrion Monitor Is Not Powering Up
  • I suggest checking the power source on the Furrion Vision S Wireless RV Backup Camera System w/ Night Vision, # FOS43TASF. Please ensure power cords are properly functioning with their connection to monitor. If unable to power up monitor after verifying all connections are functioning, you may need to replace the monitor. Replacement 5" Monitor for Furrion Vision S Wireless RV Camera System is, # FR97FR.
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  • Troubleshooting Hopkins VueSMART RV Backup Camera that Won't Stay Connected to Phone
  • Where is the camera positioned on the rear of the camper? According to the folks at Hopkins, the # HM34FR trailer back up camera works best when the camera/antenna is placed at the top of the camper's back wall so that the antenna extends just a bit over the height of the roof. This maximizes the range of the camera. The camera has a 50 foot range when unobstructed, but the camper can prevent communication between the camera and your phone. Raising the camera would be your best bet,...
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  • Recommended Furrion Camera Fix for a 2024 GMC Sierra 3500
  • That's weird, the 7-Way Vehicle Power Adapter for Furrion RV Observation Camera # FR87PR should allow you to use your camper at the same time as that's what it's designed for. If you want to just avoid the adapter all together, I would just use the 12V PWM Filter for RV Backup Camera Systems - Hardwire # VGR64VR instead. This'll get hard wired into your trucks wiring and will do the same thing the plug in adapter is doing.
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  • Can I Just Use 1 Latch to Secure MORryde StepAbove RV Steps Inside Camper
  • The MORryde StepAbove RV Steps, like part # MR58RR, actually have an adjustment you can make on the latch that I recommend looking at before you start cutting into anything (see attached). If you aren't able to adjust the latch so that you can properly close your screen door I recommend modifying the door as opposed to removing the latch as the steps are designed to use both right and left latches to secure the stairs during travel.
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  • Using Trailer Valet To Move Trailer To Cement Pad Next To Driveway
  • The Trailer Valet V2 Trailer Dolly like part # TVXL25 is the only product that we have that is rated to handle above 600 lbs in tongue weight. The drill is meant to be used on flat ground only. Using the drill on an incline poses safety issues and can very quickly burn out the drill if given too much torque. Use the hand crank on an incline. As long as the weight of the trailer plus tongue are within the weight capacity for the XL, and as long as your incline is less than 10 degrees,...
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  • Troubleshooting Trailer Wiring that Doesn't Work,Trailer is Fine and 4-Way Pins Have Voltage
  • Since there is voltage on all of the pins of the 7-way and the 4-way when the adapter is used and the trailer seems to work fine with your vehicle the problem has to be the ground circuit of your friend's 4-way on his vehicle. It must be corroded or dirty and that is why the trailer light circuits aren't functioning properly.
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  • Troubleshooting Out of Stroke Error on LCI Ground Control Auto Leveling System
  • The Out of Stroke error message on the Lippert Ground Control system, such as # LC358590 indicates the jack has extended as far as it will go and has maximized it's extension. To clear the error you can extend all of the jacks in the system at least 6 inches. Then press and hold the retract button until the jacks start to retract. All of the jacks should fully retract and the error should be cleared. You would then either need to move your camper to a more level location so your jacks...
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  • Flashing light on Everchill RV Refrigerator # 324-000119
  • The temperature light on your Everchill RV Refrigerator w/ Freezer # 324-000119 is likely flashing because of a lack of full power to the fridge. The fridge requires 11 amps. It is likely trying to use more power than what is available which is why the lights are flashing but the compressor is still running. That would be why you're not seeing a loss of cooling. You can try backing the temperature down a level or two and see if that stops the flashing. I also recommend ensuring you have...
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  • Troubleshooting Poor Cooling From A New Advent Air RV Air Conditioner System
  • The temperature sensor for the Advent Air RV Air Conditioner System # ADV64FR is located in the digital wall thermostat so if you have it in a placed where there's a vent blowing on it the sensor could think that the RV is cooler than it really is. Most other systems have the sensor located up in the air distribution box and since heat rises it typically gets hot enough to kick on faster. I recommend removing the cover of your air distribution box and checking to see if the coils are freezing...
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  • Troubleshooting Rear Electric Stabilizing Jack That Won't Retract
  • The Lippert Components High-Speed Power Stabilizer Jack - Black Waterproof Switch Kit - 30" Lift # LC298707 that is extended can use a hand crank to manually retract the stabilizing legs. You can use the Replacement Manual Crank Handle for Lippert Components 5th Wheel RV Landing Gear # LC119226 to do this. It sounds like you have a power issue, so I recommend using a circuit tester like # PTW2993. If you have checked the motor and the switch, then it sounds like the motor has gone bad...
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  • Replacing A Monolog Air Conditioner With A Digital Advent Air Conditioner On A 2002 Camper
  • Air Distribution Box w/ Wall-Mounted Thermostat for Advent Air RV Air Conditioners - White Item # ACRG15 comes with a digital relay box and wall thermostat. The Advent Air RV Air Conditioner - 13,500 Btu - White Item # ACM135 does not work with a monolog thermostat however the wires connected on the back can be used to connect to your new thermostat. The new unit does require a constant 12 volt power source which can be located at the back of a light switch. The 12 volt power source needs...
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  • Can Adco Olefin HD RV Cover for 5th Wheel Toy Haulers up to 31' Fit Non-Toy Hauler
  • Yes, the Adco Olefin HD RV Cover for 5th Wheel Toy Haulers up to 31' Long # AD99ZR that you referenced will work on your non-toy hauler 5th wheel camper. The only difference a toy hauler cover would have would be that it has a rear door that can zipper off for access to the back of the RV.
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