Don't get me wrong. Living
the full time RV lifestyle is great, for the most part. But just like
living in a house sometimes things go wrong. And sometimes you can
multiply that by four. This past Tuesday was my day.
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| Buy this, you never know |
First I went out and
dumped our tanks, no problem there. Flushed until all was running
clear. I closed the black valve to let the tank fill up a little bit
and noticed water was still running through the clear elbow. After a
few attempts to clear any debris that might be blocking the blade
from closing all the way and having a really hard time pushing and
pulling the handle I decided its best just to replace the entire
valve. Just not today. Last year I bought a Valterra Twist-on valve
just in case. Well just in case happened to be Tuesday. Problem
diverted temporarily.
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| what a pain in the backside |
Second. While I was
flushing the tanks I noticed the plastic insert that covers the screw
heads along the roof/wall side had split due to drying out in the
sun. Now I get to find replacement cover and install that. At least
its only cosmetic but still I want to get this taken care of.
Third. While I was up on
the roof looking at the plastic trim insert, I noticed a rough spot
on the roof. Looks like a branch brushed against it. Its not
ripped. There doesn't seem to be any leaks. But I don't want it to
get to that point so I'll be putting a patch on it just for a little
piece of mind.
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| added a lot of needed space. |
Fourth. I bought a truck
box that is meant to be mounted on the side of your truck rail. But
because we pull a 5th. Wheel I wanted it in the back of the bed by
the tail gate. My only concern was could I lift the 5th.
Wheel high enough to clear the top of the box. In order to check
that I had to retract the stabilizer jacks in the back. You guessed
it, they wouldn't go up or down. I finally got them to move a little,
about one inch. After some research on the internet and checking
several RV forums, I'm not the first to have this problem. Seems
Lippert Components Inc., commonly known as LCI. is the company that
makes these stabilizer jacks. I can buy an entire new set for
$500.00. But why do that when the only part broken is the little
electric motor to raise and lower the jacks. LCI would be happy to
sell me a new motor for the low low price of $225.00.
WHAT A BARGAIN.
So from now on I'll be
raising and lowering my stabilizer jacks with the handy manual crank
that came with the RV. On the plus side I can raise the jacks faster
than the motor ever did.
In case you wanted to know,
Yes we can raise the 5th. Wheel high enough to clear the
tool box. Here's hoping for better days to come.
Safe Travels And I hope To See You Down The Road
