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Updated status I apologize for the delay but I'd been busy trying to resolve the problem and then we had either no or inconsistent internet (not that it is much better now). After posting this and also sending an email to Jason Essary I got replies from both places and I appreciate them all - thanks. I will provide some details below that will answer some of your questions and hopefully help someone in a similar situation. Our heater is an Atwood and the reset button (until now I didn't know it had one) is located inside the heater the cover (accessed from outside the camper - not under the bed inside) next to the circuit board. I would upload a picture of the location I received from Jason but for some reason I am currently unable to get it from my phone (txt) to the laptop but will add it to this thread later. I did the purge of propane systems first, no luck & all systems except the heater were good. Then I found and hit the reset button (per Jason) and this seemed to fix the problem as the heater began to work. It was later in the evening and getting cooler so that was a welcome sound when it fired up! But that success was short lived because as the heater cycled off when it reached the set temp, it failed again when it tried to come back on. Same symptoms - fan comes on and runs for about a minute or so but no sound of attempted ignition and it then shuts down. Another attempt at the reset button did not work. Extra covers tonight! Next day I followed the instructions in this thread posted by Bill Townes about the sail switch. His great instructions with pictures helped me locate it and as I used a pencil to move it I heard a click as though it had made a connection. This fix was done two days ago now and the heater is still working flawlessly. We are comfortable now and have our fingers crossed as we are heading into even colder weather over the next few days - Gaspe, Quebec Canada. Now that I have lost some confidence in the onboard heater I am looking for recommendations for a small portable space heater to keep with us for back up. Thanks again for your input and hopefully this thread will help others in the future. editing to add the photo showing where the reset switch is on an Atwood heater

We were camping south of Denver CO Tuesday night. After watching National Hurricane Center's Florence Forecast, decided to start driving back home to NC Wednesday. Just arrived home a few minutes ago on Friday. Towed Ollie 720 miles Thursday from Kansas to Tennessee. Ollie tows like a dream!!!!! Stopped at a TN rest area today and a Cajun Ollie pulled in on our left. :)

im an ex commercial fishermen familiar with fiberglass boat hulls and have often wondered why no one make a travel trailer much like a boat hull is made, then I found Oliver. My wife and I will retire in 5 years and our truck is paid off in 3 at which time we will purchase an Ellite II. I have great respect for the Oliver brand and construction methods and for those who know the difference in this product as comapaired to conventional methods or even other single Shell fiberglass trailers. Enjoy

Mike's post about the Dakotas reminded me of the fall Scandinavian festival in Minot, ND. This is an amazing and wonderful festival, even if you're not of Scandinavian heritage. One of the best road trips I ever took with my dad was to Norsk Høstfest. Minot is a really small city, maybe 48,000, but the entire community, and the air force base, work together to create the biggest Scandinavian festival in North America. The music is amazing. This year, Alabama is a headliner. Music all day, everywhere. Yes, lots of accordion and fiddles ( full disclosure, I played accordion as a kid in a Scandinavian farm town..), but so much more. Everything from the Texas Tenors (awesome) to a Canadian polka band, and more . If you are camping in the Dakotas that week, don't miss it. $25 a night camping, really reasonable tickets for a truly amazing experience.</p> And, you can see authentic Viking games, and ski ballet... http://hostfest.com/entertainment/ Wish I could say see you there... we have too much company coming this year to leave Florida. Sherry

I saw a mention of Opemican NP in a magazine. This new park in Quebec opened partially this summer, full opening next year. Just about six hours north if Buffalo, it looks like a magnificent place to visit and camp. I'm adding it to my someday list.... https://www.sepaq.com/pq/ope/creation/presentation-parc.dot

Bill, Used a 1/4" drive 18" extension & socket with ratchet to turn the curb-side bottom bolt. Also taped nut to wrench while threading bolt into bottom curb-side nut, very tight space. Valterra recommends turning bolt into knurled nut. Just returned home from Colorado and happy :) to report new valve & seals worked great! Another Bill,

Looks like Florence is going to be a major storm event! Best wishes to fellow owners in North and South Carolina, Virginia and the east coast in general. Also, it looks like more storms are following. Stay safe! Mike

Darrell, Remove the furnace outside cover. Have your wife start the furnace inside while you watch the LED on the control board. Count the number of flashes between the 3 second pauses. Look on the table below to determine the fault. If it’s the “Limit Switch/Airflow Problem” fault, CAREFULLY pull the sail switch out until you see the small bright metal sail. Use a pencil and GENTLY work that sail in and out and listen for the switch to click. Replace the sail switch and try to relight the furnace. Watch the LED again. Report back on what happens. Bill

After a week camping at Huntington Beach State Park - just south of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, a Park Ranger advised us yesterday morning that possible evacuations could occur. Once again at about 4 pm, Park Rangers came to us and advised that mandatory evacuations would be effective as of noon today (Tuesday). Between the two warnings approximately 85% of our fellow campers packed up and left. After a very peaceful evening in an all but empty campground we got up at 5:30 this morning and hit the road hoping to get ahead of what surely was going to be bumper to bumper traffic. Well, while the traffic was certainly heavier than normal it was not even close to really bad. What would normally be a 6 1/2 hour drive actually took us right at 6 3/4 hours. As we left, there was light surf and a light breeze with a gorgeous sunrise. Certainly made it hard to believe that a "monster" storm was bearing down upon that area. I happened to look at my GPS's elevation reading just after we crossed the Intercoastal Waterway and it read 3 feet above sea level. With a storm surge forecast to be as much as 20 feet I realized that much of what I was looking at would/could be under water in about 48 hours. While I'm glad that I don't have to contend with this kind of Mother Nature's fury, I do feel for those that do and am in awe of all of it. Humans are not the only ones that appreciate an Oliver! Be a bit careful where you step! "Spooning" spoon bills Intercoastal waterway on Monday (9-10-18) evening.

I need to put a large map of North America on the wall & flag all the wonderful places to go, with a subcategory flag to indicate special events and when they're happening.

That hitch seems good if you need to change the ball height frequently. But if not, I wouldn't get one. It's expensive and complicated and will definitely rattle. I selected a drop height that works with my rig with Ollie attached and ready to go. A good stinger with a three inch drop costs about 50 bucks and is a simple one piece design.

Darrell, thanks for the feedback. That sail switch is a “prove” switch. It proves that the combustion chamber blower is working before allowing the gas valve to open and the igniter to spark. It is a delicate switch. A strong spiderweb or an insect nest might have kept it from working or going unused for a while might have let it stick open. Once you free it up it should be ok for the season unless it is defective. Bill

Wow! Hull 412! Good number and great to have you with us - Welcome. Hopefully that young pup is not too much for Izzy. But, most important - hope that your family in Wilmington is OK. The video that we have seen on our local newscast has not been pleasant. Bill

Did they show you the reset switch under the rear curb side access door? You should call Jason if you didn't and have him walk you thru it. Have the door open when you call. It could be a priming problem in the gas line also. Turn off the tanks, remove both gas lines from the tanks, then reinstall and turn them both on. If you have the rear propane access port then you can bleed it if necessary but start the stove, then the water heater, then the heater and see if it works. I've had it happen once on Hull #200 and it worked. Ours also had a thermostat that wasn't programmed right and shut the heat off every night at 10:pm until I read the manual, reset then changed the programs over to furnace... Reed

We had a problem with our heater that we should have caught when taking delivery, but didn’t. Furnace would ignite a flame but it would go off after a few seconds. Manufacturer of furnace speculated it was a faulty thermocouple. Oliver diagnosed faulty mother board and replaced under warranty. No problems since. Good luck with yours. John Shkor, SailorsAshore

We just got back home on Monday from a week or so camping trip in the North Myrtle Beach, SC area. Our plans were to stay another week or two, since we were only 300 yards from the ocean it was not a place I wanted to be in a hurricane. When we left Monday morning there were others that we leaving, but there was still over a 1,000 trailers in the camp ground. We knew when the orders came down that everyone must leave in would be a slow process of just getting out of the camp ground. The traffic was not to bad all the way to Chesapeake, Virginia; we had to stop once for gas and there were fairly long lines for gas. Yesterday and today we are getting thing ready for the storms arrival. Good luck to all of us here on the east coast.

wdw - The only thing I'd know to do (quickly) would be to try to blow air into the area where the igniter is located. The best way to do this is with an air compressor. But, you could also use "canned air" (the kind that is used to clean computer keyboards) or even simply blow into that area. The idea here is to dislodge any foreign material that has come into contact with the sensor located at/near the tip of the igniter. However, always remember to NOT blow directly into the "jet" from which the propane is released. Good luck! Bill p.s. forgot the most obvious - assume that you checked to see if you have propane.

A year ago, we saw the sun come up on a huge mess left by Irma. Grateful to be safe, even though we knew we had a lit of cleanup, and no power likely for a week or more... I wish our northern friends good luck and safe travels. Leave as soon as you can, and stay safe. Florence may be uglier than Irma. Sherry

Rideandfly, Thanks for the detailed write up. I knew if I put it off long enough you would get yours done first.? I have the parts on hand and have cleaned the tank out well. I don’t have any more excuses to not get it done now. Moderators: this is one of those write ups that really should be made a “sticky” (not stinky). Another Bill

I wonder if there is a psychological link between wanting the biggest trailer on the planet and being clueless about the ramifications of that decision? Wanting to go "camping" but happy to cut the trees down to get in, or clueless about park rules or just totally lacking any respect. Reminds me of the guy with the emormous motorhome in Yosemite who ran his generator all day, even though they were outside chatting. Conveniently, for him, the exhaust vented on the side where we were. Midday, he felt compelled to wander over to my site and mention that my truck was parked incorrectly. Just a public service announcement, I guess. Trying to give me a clue, or something. What a jackass. Next, we'll see some enterprising manufacturer offer a "Chainsaw Option". Or an aftermarket company offer a "chainsaw kit" for problem trees. We'll be reading Amazon reviews about the speed at which it gets the job done. A blog will start up on how to avoid the rangers, or deal with the campers that had a branch land on their trailer, or just don't like the assault on the park. I've been noticing that people with fiberglass trailers, in general, and Olivers, in particular, are nice and generous people that put real thought into what they do. Folks I like to meet and get to know. I never thought I'd be so interested in going to organized rallys, but now I get it. The people are great to hang out with. Fun, unpretentious and helpful. We all have a somewhat common interest and like sharing the scene.