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Bought a package of them at Lowes and keep in the junk drawer in the trailer. If I recall they were pretty reasonable

As a follow-up to this post last fall. Glad I took your advice and buried my wishful thinking. I winterized as suggested and we had a cold, cold winter and spring. Have now dewinterized and all is good in the Oliver. In the fall in Wisconsin, us older folks get wishful and hope it won't be too cold, too long. Nine out of ten times we are wrong. But there's always hope, just don't bet your Oliver plumbing on it.

It's been several years since we replaced our PD controller, but I still have photos where you can see the upper green and lower white wires connected before and after installation. Here's our original PD controller on our 2015 LE2: New controller for installation: Installed new controller:

Thanks @CRM for showing. Yes I have that diagram as well which made for a confusing mess. However when I called E-Trailer who I purchased the kit from William informed me that DC and AC are treated different regarding neutral and ground wires. As it tuns out with DC the white wire is ground, and the green wire is neutral just the opposite of AC circuits. He went on to say this discrepancy goes back over a century with a Edison vs Tesla concept where they made no effort to consolidate and talk to one another providing a standard. Go figure. As I looked a bit more carefully its was obvious the upper row of lugs had all green wires and lower lug had all white wires and I followed suit. I haven't plugged into shore power yet but it's installed and should be fine… I think:)

Exact match. I took the one from my door into Lowes before it rotted and fell off so I would know. Last one from Lowes lasted three years before falling off. Looks like I need to root thru the drawer for a replacement

Be a bit careful with these in that Oliver has used several different styles of these door retainers over the years. Before you buy - make sure that you are getting the correct grommets for your particular Ollie. Bill

If by "they" you mean Oliver - As far as I know these door holders didn't originally come with the rubber grommets. But, Oliver added them when it was found that the door hook would "rattle" in the that hole that is just a little too big when the wind blew. Assuming that this is true - I'm guessing that Oliver has not been able to locate a supply of anything other than rubber too.😢 Bill

Our Truma recall is being taken care this afternoon here at the rally as well 👍🏻. Yet another solid example of Oliver stepping up and doing all they can to take care of their customers/owners. Dave, Kathy and I really enjoyed meeting you and your bride Kimberly! Congrats on your soon to arrive new Super Duty 6.7 diesel beast! Enjoy the crazy insane torque and power… hang on and have fun! 😄 Safe travels brother! 🇺🇸🇺🇸 - David New burner element installed in approx 20 min, system tested. Outstanding job Joel. Done!

The Wonder Egg was born with a 'spring over axle' configuration and sits higher than the average Ollie. I always travel with full tanks, for convenience and most importantly, to lower the center of gravity and provide extra stability in high wind conditions and cornering.

Mike - Not surprisingly since our hull are so close - mine didn't come with grommets either. However, a few years back Bugeyedriver put me onto a set and I've never looked back. After all, what's good for Pete can't be all that bad!🤪 Bill

The rubber grommets hold the hook in a secure fashion that seems to offer some rattle resistance but I'm not sure it is really needed. Although, it would keep it from bouncing out of the holder when traveling.

I last ordered off Amazon back in 2021. They seem to last a year. Of course they are not in stock now, but here are the measurements from what I ordered: Pack of 100 Rubber Grommets: 1/4 Inside Diameter - 3/32" Groove Width - Fits 3/8" Drill Holes.

Last time I checked - I could not find anything other than the rubber jobs. In fact, I just replaced mine in September, 2024 while at the mothership. I can't remember what Jason charged me but I do remember that it was cheap. Bill p.s. please let us know if you find something other than the black rubber thingies.

Not at home so I can't check mine visually, but this diagram from the manual may help. Green shows as ground and white as neutral, but it looks like they're calling the top bar the bottom and the bottom bar the top. Strange...

As Patriot implied - winterizing an Oliver is easy and really doesn't take that much time nor cost. Certainly this is true when compared to the time and cost of repairs due to freezing. Glad you did what you did and (I assume) even slept better at night knowing that you had protected your baby. Bill

A Hallmark movie...

It's so small! The body is 2" x 2.5" -- the antenna makes it just under 4" tall. This is the Garmin InReach Mini2 - a Compact Satellite Communicator with GPS, and should really be on this OTHER thread HERE:

Tony and Rhonda, Welcome to the group! We’re starting our 10th year with our Oliver and it’s been our second home as we’ve traveled the country. Hope you get a lot of enjoyable miles and memories with your “new” Oliver. We’ll be in your neighborhood in a week (Winchester) for a 50th wedding anniversary for Carol’s brother and sister-in-law. We’ll be camping in Frankfort. Small world! Mike

Thanks Steve.

Longview? I attended one year of college in Longview, just across the road from Gibsons. I’m sure everything has changed since 1974!

The red light seems to be as good as amber to reduce insects attracted to white light, like moths. We keep only the interior red lights on to transition in and out of the camper to minimize the number of moths slipping through. But mosquitoes are more complex with studies showing they may be attracted to longer wavelengths like red (warmer) more than shorter wavelengths like blue (cooler) or even white. Light is not a primary attractant like carbon dioxide and body temperature so the color around us may not make a big difference. My experience is that I see plenty of mosquitoes when using red or amber lighting. So I don't rely on lighting to help with the mosquitoes.

Tideline77 - If you really want to jump down the rabbit hole on water heaters then you might be interested in looking up an old mod that could save you some propane and water. This is particularly helpful if you boondock a bunch or are really frugal. Using a cheap meat thermometer that has a "remote" probe, you can insert the probe under the water heater insulation, feed the cable from the probe out of the cold air return where you would place the readout. In my case, when the readout reads around 95 or 96 degrees it means that the water in the tank is actually about 104 degrees. At that point I turn off the propane and only use the hot water valve in the shower (i.e. I don't even turn on the cold water because the hot water by itself is already at my desired showering temperature of 104 degrees). This saves propane since the heater wouldn't normally shut off until the water reached about 140 degrees. And, it saves water since I don't have to "fiddle" with the mixing the hot and cold to get the temp back down to the desired 104 degrees. Bill

So , at least in my case and several others... they are taking care of the Truma recall repair at the rally. Jason has just called to confirm they have the parts set aside and that they will be taking care of it there. That is just great service from Oliver in my opinion! Can't wait to see everyone there!!

I contacted Oliver about 7~8 weeks ago and spoke with Jason (the new one) and we tentatively planned to do my recall repair at the rally. The biggest hold-up was simply getting the replacement parts from Truma. He asked me to call back a time or two in March to get updates on A) the parts status and B) whether Oliver was going to have a "Rally" repair team to do these repairs. Coincidently just today was the second time I've called them back and neither time have they responded one way or the other. I'm still hoping they can do it at the rally. Jason said the whole process was only 30~45 minutes at most. Ours is and always has worked fine with no indication of a problem... but with some extra caution and awareness I plan to use it until the parts are replaced. As I understand it the burner bracket "may come loose"... in certain situations.

You need to purchase Valve Lubricant from Thetford. After emptying your tanks and before travel pour some in the toilet, kitchen sink, and shower drain. The sink and toilet will drain to the gray and black tanks and lubricated the valves which are at back end of the tanks. The shower drain will drain to the back flush blade valve, but make sure the handle in the bathroom is pushed on.

I carry plenty of bottled drinking water, and only fill my tank when I’m preparing to boondock. (When I leave home (SW FL) I have two or three days before I reach my first boondocking location.) I also dumped my tank before a stretch of road with 4 mountain passes, and then refilled on the other side. That being said, you need to confirm where you might find fresh water to fill your tank. So far, I’ve found western states have a lot more opportunities for fresh water filling stations. Some are free and located next to grocery stores, fuel stations, or campgrounds, and some towns even have RV stations where you can dump and fill for a fee.

Usually with a nearly full tank unless we are sure of good quality water at our destination. We live in NW Washington where the water quality is very good and do not hesitate to drink it right out of the tanks (which are regularly flushed with fresh when we return from a trip). We do carry a filter pitcher for those times where the water is hard or otherwise too iffy for drinking. Always filter when filling tanks when away from home.

70% of the time we travel with an empty fresh water tank/30% with it full. Depends on the situation. I guess we’re one of the few that actually drink the water out of our fresh water tank. We use two water filters; one inline and one small half gallon size filter. Haven’t been sick yet. Fingers crossed!

I only put water in my fresh tank when I know I need it. I don't want the extra weight.

Also - at least in my case for hull #117, the door hook holder that is on the Ollie body requires a grommet that is wider in the middle versus the door hook holder that is on the door itself. Bill