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I've heard that ants love termites... but I thought they followed subterranean termites. Never thought about them following swarming buggers... You don't have a lot of concern with the termites in a fiberglass camper, though I'd still spray if flying termites got into my interior, because of the wood drawers. The ants are easier... My favorite is ant gel. Or, if you have pets, the ant traps with ant gel inside. Several companies make them. COMMAND is good. So are most. You can start by wondering the entry trails. I was told ants follow the trail left by others. The windex helps to confuse them. Amdro granules on the ground outside the trailer are also helpful, if you have a campsite with ant problems. Ants take it back to the colony. I've never carried or tried an ant spray. Many of us in Florida have treated interior wall cavities of homes with a boric acid powder puffer. Never really considered it in the camper. It's a powder. Don't know how much good it would do if it gets damp with condensation. I'm sure some good gel traps or gel at points of visibility and entry will resolve your issues. All the ground dwellers have been driven up with the rain. It's your camper, or drown....for them. Sherry

Normally, you don't put antifreeze into a water heater because it will corrode the anode. But I don't think that the Truma has one - at least I don't see anything about it in the manual. But perhaps there's something else in there that would corrode - I guess the best route is to call Truma. But I'd also check the bypass valve. You said you forgot to close it, but normally it is closed, so maybe you forgot to open it? If so, then antifreeze couldn't have gotten into the hot water line and therefore none in the output of the Truma. I'm really surprised that there isn't a valve on the output. I'd verify if that's the case and if so call Oliver because it should be there.

If it's potable, it's safe to use, but if you won't need it, don't bother. If you have to fill your tank, I'd dump it at the next place with good water. And flush the tank. Town hall has a filtered spigot where you can get 5 gallons a day of better water for drinking and cooking. Bring your own container.

First, Kudos to John Davies for discovering this problem. Second, Kudos to Oliver for a detailed description of the problem and solutions, and their willingness to pay for an RV tech to check out and correct the problem. When John first posted about the problem I went and looked at my ollie. This end of the inverter is not visible from the compartment opening. So I used this telescoping mirror doodad I had in my home toolbox. I could see the cable connected to the terminal, and I felt okay that the unit was grounded. When Matt Duncan posted details about the problem I realized that I did not know whether my grounding cable had a flat washer installed between the ring terminal and the inverter. I could not see well enough back there. So I went back to the trailer and put my cell phone down there and took enough photos that a few were in focus. Hmm. Not clear. I see this metal ring, indicated with the red arrow. Is that a flat washer, or part of the terminal on the inverter chassis? I am going to have to unscrew the nut to answer this question. Oliver offered to pay for an RV tech to look at this, which is really good. But I figured I could handle this, saving Oliver $150 and avoiding the hassle of scheduling the RV tech. Matt Duncan’s instructions had a bunch of good safety guidelines. Pop the circuit breaker, unplug 30 amp power cord, disconnect battery cables from the inverter. I did not do any of those. My Ollie is under cover when in storage, so no solar when in storage, so I have a battery disconnect switch. With the battery disconnected, I figured there are no electrons coming into the inverter, and so I did not follow any of Matt’s procedures for electrical isolation. (If I am wrong about this safety consideration, I know a wiser forum user will speak up!) I used a 10 mm socket wrench to loosen the nut, and then hand loosened the nut further, being careful not to take it all the way off and have nuts and washers spill to the bottom of the compartment. I could not convincingly determine whether my unit contained the problematic washer, either by touch or with my mirror. However, a cell phone photo shows that the metal ring is part of the terminal on the inverter chassis. No washer. Tighten up the nut, and all is good.