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Good idea. Might bring up more responses. David

That’s helpful, Mossemi. So, to get access to the drain pans, the AC has to come off the roof, correct? We are beginning to think the drain pan may be damaged somehow, not allowing a full connection of the drain tube. Thanks David

Thanks for the pictures. They are very helpful. It looks like that expandable foam that seals the tube as it goes through the foam gaskets present on your AC, is not on ours. Not sure why. Condensate is definitely backing up from the cup, and following the tube into the trailer. Thanks again for the pictures. We’ll keep investigating. David

Yes John! That’s it! Thank you. Darn search feature just doesn’t work. David

Good idea about flushing the line with water! When you mention the soft caulking that’s around the two drain hoses…you are referring to the caulking inside the trailer, correct? That may be part of the issue, but the cup seems to be blocked as well. How would I access the tube as it connects to the cup, to make sure it’s clear, and completely attached? Once the housing inside the trailer is off, I can trace the tubes into the foam but can’t see or access the cups. I couldn’t see or access the cups from top either? Thanks again!

Water is running into the cabin of the Oliver, following the tube from that side of the Oliver. Water also runs down the side of the trailer from the cup on that side of the trailer. I put a towel underneath the cup and the capillary action allowed us to run the AC as a test for about 15 minutes. After the towel was saturated, water began to come into the trailer along the tube. The other side seems to work, and water travels the tube to the drain underneath the trailer. My wife posted a video on the Oliver Facebook page, and Jason from service replied, thinking that it was the seal between the cup and the tube. Thanks for your replies.

We are not having issues with our converter-we actually replaced ours when we went to lithium batteries. I was just trying to find a thread that Scuba Rx started about an issue with converters over heating. He talked about the need to inspect the converter to avoid the issue-the Forum search feature will not bring up the thread.

A while back, Scuba Rx posted about a safety procedure that he recommended for our converters to prevent the possibility of the converter overheating. Using the search feature, I am absolutely unable to find the post! Can someone point me in the right direction to find the post? Thanks David

Thank you very much for the ideas. We have taken the air distribution cover off, and used a weed eater line to poke around in the tubes. We ran the AC with the cover off, and determined that it was just one side that was blocked. Water seems to come out of one of the cups, and flows easily to the outside. I like the idea of a copper line-I’ll give that a try. Weed eater string is too flexible to really work. I actually took off the shroud up top, and there was a piece of styrofoam protecting the fins, so I took that off. Then there’s a piece of plastic that covers what I guess is a condenser? Anyway, at that point, I could see the cups, but couldn’t access them enough to clean them. I didn’t feel comfortable enough taking anything else off. I’ll try the copper line inside the Oliver, and if that doesn’t work, I think I am stuck. Seems like there must be an easy way to annually clean the cups? Water leaked out of the AC to the inside, but the position of the AC unit just put the water onto the floor-no problems.

We have the older style Dometic AC, and the tubes or cups that drain condensation away seem to be clogged. Water drips from the AC when running. How do I clean out the tubes, and I think that there are cups on the roof that also need cleaning? Thanks in advance. David

Thanks Chris. Actually found it, as you said, on the front. Our remote quit working so replaced it (ordered a replacement from Amazon), and the inverter works fine now. David

On this thread, people are referring to turning on/off the inverter on the actual inverter instead of using the remote. Where exactly on the inverter is the on/off switch? David

Yes, I am referring to the vent louvres. They collect a lot of dust and dirt-just wanting to know how to take off and on.

I couldn’t find a thread specific to this, so am putting it here… How are the heather vents removed. Mine collect a fair amount of dust and lint and I’d like to remove them to give them a good cleaning.

Thanks John. David

Not sure if this is the right thread for this question…How is the Norcold fridge removed, and what holds it into its cubby? How would one begin the process of removing or securing it into the cubby? David

We recently replaced our AGM batteries with 3 100 AH Battleborn batteries. The Battelborns’ are internally heated, having a remote switch that turns the heating system on/off. We have the standard solar system from Oliver, with a Zamp system; we did replace the PD converter to a lithium compatible PD converter. We store our Oliver outside without a cover. We were anticipating adding some insulation to the battery compartment door, turning on the heater switch and letting the system take care of itself. Is this okay? My understanding is the Battelborn BMS will prevent any attempts at charging the batteries if they are too cold, and the heater will allow the batteries to charge when necessary. Energy usage/needs of the Oliver are minimal when simply parked, since we won’t be running the systems much in the winter.

We are replacing our AGM batteries with lithium and and are trying to keep things simple. It’s quite a learning curve, and have appreciated all the posts of others who have made this change. Along these lines, in an above post, it’s mentioned that the 12 volt charging system from the 7 pin is disconnected on lithium systems to avoid damaging the tow vehicle’s alternator. How exactly is this done? By modifying the 7 pin or within the trailer? And I assume that since the TV is not contributing to charging the lithium batteries, people would run their fridge off propane? Thanks. David

I am attempting to have a cutoff switch for the solar put in-I got a Blue Seas switch as mentioned above-it appears that our porthole (we are a 2018 Oliver #366) in the cabinet to the left of the pantry is bigger than in previous years, and the switch won't fit as it does in the picture above. Does anyone have any ideas as to where a good place for the switch would be? Thanks very much.

Can someone who has the blue sea switch, as seen in the above post, please tell me what model number the switch is? I need to put in a solar cut-off switch. Thanks. David #366

Hey Spike i noticed that you said that your RV tech put the battleborn batteries on their end; could you post a photo of what that looks like, especially how you worked out the cables on the batteries. Thanks. David #366

Hey Sherry. Above you advised to turn off the solar before removing the batteries; how specifically is that done? Is there anything else that needs to be done before removing the batteries? Thanks. David

Our Dometic went out about one week after the expiration of the warranty. Dometic would not extend the warranty, nor did they have a replacement board. We looked everywhere for a replacement board. We had a local RV repair shop look as well. I was able to locate a board that was close, but never the exact one. And, because we were never able to get an upper board, we were not confident that it wasn’t the lower board, or a combination of the two since they apparently work together. We ended up having to replace the entire fridge, for lack of a $100 to $200 part(s)! We got lots of help from Oliver service, and zero from Dometic. We now have a Norcold and are happy with it. The thermistor did go out, but Norcold paid to have our local RV shop replace it under warranty. The Norcold is a better design than the Dometic; if the fridge goes bad, it has a backup mode that keeps the fridge cold right above freezing to help prevent food loss. And Norcold service is exceptional. Wait times to talk to someone are reasonable and they actually offer help. I now know why Oliver switched to Norcold away from the Dometic.

Okay, how do you make a Snowball Cocktail? Maybe we should call the pie Snowball Pie? And, would the pie and cocktail go well together?

Thanks Overland! I like the idea of anise; the more the merrier in my opinion. Cherries, chilies and anise?-very unusual. Maybe we can call it Overland Pie?