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Thank you for your kind welcomes, Mossey and Kirk & Carrie! Was just out to check the hitch height again and set the trailer brake controller. I just installed a modern Tekonsha (It had an old one, circa 2001). Took a couple of pics, TV and OTT!

Someone overfilled your tanks. When they heated up, the pressure relief valves opened, venting propane. I'd get them filled somewhere else next time. Propane is heavier than air. The propane you're venting will flow downhill. If there's a lot of it, this could pose a hazard if it finds an ignition source. If you do have a lot venting, you can try cooling the tanks with water. Odd this happened to you. I recently had a propane place overfill one of my tanks, too. That's not supposed to happen. The tank's built in Overfill Protection Device should not allow a tank to be overfilled.

We're very happy to be new owners and part of this Oliver Community. Just one month ago, we had no idea! What is an Oliver? We started (part-time) RV life about 5 years ago, with hopes to travel the great American West! We started big with a Class A diesel-pusher. Sold that one a year later, then tried a Class C. By the way, RV manufactures have no business mounting a 30' box on an E450 chassis. Sold this one in May, wanting something smaller, likely a travel trailer, that would make it up and down the dirt roads prevalent in Arizona. We were very lucky to find a used Oliver listed locally for sale online, and it was right down the road from us. I wanted to see it, thinking there is NO WAY we would spend that kind of money on a TT! We bought it a few days later. Haven't been out yet, but planning to leave Monday, heading north to Kendricks Peak Wilderness Area for a few days dry camping. We do not usually summer-camp, down here in the SW climate, but hoping up at 8K feet elevation, it will be cool enough without hookups and A/C. So far, I've replaced the old corner TV, with a centered 30" Samsung smart TV, got the Dish Satellite working. Filled, cleaned and drained tanks. Pulled the regulators off our grill and fire-ring and purchased quick-connect LP lines. Thought our 2008 Lexus GX 4.7L v8 might pull it, and it was OK around town, but not climbing steep grades in the Rockies! So, another great find was an older Dodge Ram Cummins, not as powerful as the newer ones, but perfect for this trailer, and there it was in excellent condition, white with gray lowers and black moldings and it looks perfect with the Oli in tow and should pull fine up the mountains (will post pic soon). We're likely have a lot of questions and will post improvements. Glad to see so much info here and with a decent search engine! Thank you, ahead of time for your help!

You nailed it Steve. If you stand outside and listen to the difference between regular low and night mode, the outside unit is much quieter, can hardly hear it when the compressor comes on. Night mode I believe is more of a courtesy for the surrounding campers. And yes the unit draws the lowest amount of current while running on night mode. This greatly reduces the work load for a generator. It also allows the AC to run longer on the Lithium batteries if you are dry camping. Of course the AC also has a much reduced cooling capacity on night mode, but from my experimenting with the system, even on night mode the camper is able to be cooled to a lower temperature than I need. As I am typing this comment, the outside temp is 88 degrees in the shade. The temperature on the inside of the camper in direct sunlight is 64 degree inside, burrrrrrr. I have the thermostat set on 70 so as you can see, the Truma can really chill the camper down. The Truma AC unit gives us spectacular options with ample capacity for our campers. I love the fact that I can run the AC all night without being "that guy" in the campground. 😁

The relief stopped bubbling and hissing. I also turned the set screw and allowed some propane out 2-3 seconds. Turned a tank on and lite both stove burners. All seems to be good.

From the manual (and from memory, so I could be wrong), the difference between low an night is that at night the fan in the rooftop portion is also on low, making it quieter for those around you. Should use less of your battery, too. At the rally we had ours on night mode all day, and could barely hear it sitting outside.

Yes and yes. Note the stainless steel lines on both the left and right side of this pic below. Obviously, this is before I covered all the water lines with the foam insulation. Bill

The nighttime speeds are a bit darker? 😁

Our flooring and the surrounding fiberglass had a lot of sticky residue when I picked up Ollie-Haus. The first evening in Oliver campground I noticed my socks were quite dirty on the bottom after a little while milling around in the camper learning the systems. I decided to us a wash cloth saturated with hot water to just wipe the floor down. To my surprise, all the sticky residue came off with moderate effort just using hot water. I don't know if this is the same substance you are trying to clean, but I would start with hot water with a little detergent in it and see if that works before getting more aggressive. Hope this helps.

When I plugged my camper into a 20 amp breaker right after coming home with the camper, it tripped the breaker immediately (installed a 30amp shortly after that). I had not changed the settings on the Xantrex system yet. I believe it is drawing too much power for charging the lithium batteries, even with everything in the camper shut off. If you set it up right, it will charge at a lower rate and not trip the breaker. The inverter will select shore power whenever it's plugged in. I just unplug the shore power when I want to run the AC on inverter in this scenario, and when finished I plug the shore power in to top off the batteries. Others have covered the process for setting up the inverter for 15/20 amp service.

Plastic chisels are also handy. Here’s a set similar to the one I bought.

No noticeable difference, but we sure are grateful for our super quiet Truma. Best mod to date.

What's done in Quartzite - stays in Quartzite.... just say'n 😎

Hi all, we have the Truma A/C. It has four fan speeds. High, medium, low and night. I can't tell the difference between low and night. For those owners with a Truma A/C, do you notice a difference between low and nighttime fan speeds? John

I just installed this system, as the camera was a fit for the existing Furrion bracket on my Ollie, and the monitor is 7". Found it on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078PDH6Z8?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details Much better picture than the Furrion 4" monitor it replaced.A MTIFO RV Backup Camera Wireless HD 1080P Trailer Bluetooth Rear View Cam System Touch Key 7'' DVR Monitor Split Screen 4 Channels for Truck Camper Adapter for Furrion Pre-Wired RVs A7

Elk in a field along the roadside, Oct 2022, Orick CA

No difference on our retrofit. Jason E from OTT said that most people can't tell a difference between those speeds. John

OK - you've got the hard part done (and it really wasn't very hard - was it?). Now, replace the white hoses coming off the water pump with braided lines and place pipe insulation on anything you can . These measures will help quiet that pump even further. After you are done with that - you can place sound deadening material on the underside of the two hatches (or all six hatches if you really want to do it right). And place another layer of reflextix anywhere you can. Bill

Apparently yours and mine are at least "kissing cousins" since Twist is hull # 117. During the summer I boondock for extended periods of time at altitudes ranging from 7,000 to about 9,500 feet. Never need the A/c but there are many a morning when I do need heat with overnight temps between 32 and the low 40's. Of course I'm a bit north of you in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana or Idaho. Hope you have as much fun with your Ollie as I have had and plan to have in the future. Welcome to the Family! Bill

You could get creative like these truck camper owners. Where do you camp? It is not legally allowed anywhere, but many desert boondockiers will irrigate the sage bushes with grey water and a 3/4”” garden hose. Not that I would ever do that, but I might have maybe once or twice accidentally…. https://www.truckcampermagazine.com/camper-mods/projects/grey-auxiliary-tanks-for-campers/ I think it makes a lot more sense to install a composting toilet if you don’t already have one, and use the black tank for grey storage, but you risk having the system backing up and flooding the bathroom. You would need pumps and isolation valves. John Davies Spokane WA

Me too in Yukon today after washboard roads. Thanks to everyone who posts fail /fix articles. Because of the sharing I had the right parts and the fix was only 30 mins.

Made it to the Yukon. First problem on trip. At Watson Lake turned on pump and heard splashing sound under bed by pump We had been in bad washboard roads which broke the PEX connection at the T out of the water heater. Thanks to previous posts I knew of this trouble spot and had replacement parts on board. Took 30 mins to fix.

A foggy day of hiking at Fishing Point Municipal Park gave way to a beautiful sunset

FWIW, I run Dometic AC on 20amp circuit at home without any apparent issues.

I will be mooch docking in my brother's driveway for the next few days. He does not have a 30A outlet, just a 20A standard outlet. I know that I can't use the air conditioner on 20A, but I will be plugged in to use his shore power to charge the battery, run the microwave, etc. IF I want to use the air conditioner for short periods, all I need to do is unplug the shore power so I don't pop his breaker, correct? Then I can run the air conditioner using the batteries and inverter. (This is where the Victron inverter would be perfect, as it splits the load across the shore power AND the batteries as necessary!) Thanks for any assurance I'm doing the right thing!

I was getting ready to order another camera or two that works with my existing Voyager system, only to find out the system is obsolete, and there are caveats about using the same part number camera on obsolete monitors. I’m thinking of buying a complete system, with several cameras for the truck, popup camper, and the Ollie. Does anyone have recommendations for good systems, or for systems to avoid? Thanks in advance!

AND - a bunch cheaper too!

Regarding this topic, the following video was just posted today.

Where and when did you hear that? Are they going to offer an intelligent digital control panel? Another member got a quote for over $5000 to do the basic swap, it is very complicated and labor intensive. I did it myself and it is not something I would never care to repeat. Even tho the end result is really great. It beat me up too much, mentally and physically. https://olivertraveltrailers.com/forums/topic/9168-how-to-install-an-isotherm-cruise-130-2-way-refrigerator-in-an-le2/ John Davies Spokane WA

I'm pretty sure it exists because neither the fiberglass floor nor the vinyl flooring itself are porous materials. The adhesive really has no place to absorb into like it does with the typical concrete or plywood underlayment and some of that adhesive near the outside edge finds its way out before curing. I replaced mine over a year ago and still get a couple of spots now and then.

Yep, plastic scraper with a brand new blade, change frequently. I just did my floor a month ago, it gets nasty where the dirt sticks to that rough surface. This is GREAT: FOSHIO Plastic Razor Blade Scraper Include 2PCS Scraper Tool and 100PCS Blades John Davies Spokane WA

I usually start with a plastic razor blade or scraper. I've had success with De-Solv-It, Goo Gone or Goof Off on a coarse rag. And don’t kill yourself because mine seems to come back a little less each time I clean the edges. Mossey

Good on you for having the parts on hand, do you maybe have links of the parts?

As did I even before swapping to the much quieter and lower current draw Houghton/RecPro. No issues and never tripped a breaker.

It may, or may not work, here. But, you could save as a pdf and post it, I think. Or, simpler, take screenshot(s) of the table, and post as images. (Attach as files.) Thanks.

Welcome to the forum and good luck on your shakedown trip! Mossey

Welcome to the forum! What type of batteries do you have and how many? How are you reading the battery voltage? What is the unloaded battery voltage at rest or about 15 minutes after you have remove it from shore power and without any DC loads drawing the battery down? If you only run the inverter for a short time, like reheating your coffee, what is the voltage after you turn the inverter off? More information included with a question = better answers. Mossey

I just did this mod. I used the silence hose kit too. As you can see in my picture I put the accumulator to the far right and chose not to move my pump. Tested it today and seems to be working, although won’t know until I turn the water on/off a few times. I set the pressure at 25 based on input here because I think the pump is 30psi.. Thanks for the instructions.

Any load on the battery will decrease the voltage while the load is present. The inverter draws a significant dc load even when it is just turned on and not running any ac loads. The dc load will be significantly higher if the inverter is running some appliance like the microwave or air conditioning. This is the reason that determining state of charge from battery voltage is notoriously difficult and the main reason battery monitors such as the BMV 712 or a smart shunt are so popular. I also am new to lithium batteries and others might have additional or more appropriate input, but is sounds pretty normal to me.I won’t be back at the trailer for a couple of days but I will check out my readings the next time I am there.

Having replaced leaky port lights on sailboats, I couldn’t agree more that thorough removal of old sealant, and filling screw holes that are too big with epoxy then re-drilling fresh holes as you did, are essential to keep water from leaking through. Thanks for sharing your work.

Several of us have gone down this path. Some have used two each 100 watt solar suit cases. Some, like myself, have gone the single 200 watt unit. I sure wished I had listened and use the two smaller ones. Just a hint my friends..... GJ

I was always curious as to why this was not done early in the release but am VERY happy they are incorporating it now. Brian

I live in southern AZ and the wildfires this year have hit too close to home. Exactly 1 week ago today, I left work before lunch because of reports of 3 separate wildfires raging close to my home. By the time I arrived to my house, the yard was on fire, the smoke was thick, and fire crews were all over the place. My neighbors had already rescued my dogs, and I ran inside to rescue my bearded dragon before fleeing the area. The fire meandered around all the homes in the neighborhood, came right up to my cinderblock fence, but by the grace of God and the amazing fire crews, no homes were lost. This week, portions of Fort Huachuca, where I work, are ablaze. In 2 weeks, I'll be making my way north with the Oliver through Nevada to the southern Oregon coast, hoping for both cooler weather and less chance of raging fires.