Dennis and Melissa

My wife’s solution to the dinette cushion YMMV

We just had a freeze last night. My preparations were: turn on the "antifreeze" function for the water, disconnect the hose (we currently have fresh water hookups), "argue" with wife about the setting on the heater (she prefers 62, I prefer 60). EZPZ In my previous post I ignored a "feature" of the Ollie that I have found MUCH more challenging over the last 2.5 years: the CO alarm under the table. The Ollie seals up so tight that you could easily not use the heater on many freezing nights. Body heat is absolutely trapped. It's the perfect tent. So perfect, that certain gases accumulate and alarms get triggered. 😂 So, venting is required. Too much and you might as well be outside. Especially if it's raining. Too little and alarms will wake you up repeatedly. Last night we got it just right: Max air vent open, but off; heater ran intermittently, but never labored, no alarms. Comfort and safety. Check.

I've towed our Ollie with a RAM 1500 gasser for 2.5 years (see map/signature below). We're from FL, and on flat land we get 13 mpg towing at 65 MPH highway. Tows like a dream. In mountains, it still handles very well. But mpg is dramatically worse and you either have to rev like crazy or slow down. I slow down (and dream about upgrading to a 2500). The RAM 1500 is also a very comfy daily driver. Best of luck.

What did you put in the hole when you took out the microwave?

I have boondocked at the foot of the Athabasca glacier and on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. I am NOT Bear Grylls. It’s that easy. I have also done weeklong stays in sub freezing weather, and triple digit heat with hookups. Even easier. YMMV, but Ollie is easy to use, safe and durable IMHO.

Letchworth Valley Campground, NY

Daisy Barn campground just outside of Niagara Falls

Roche Rouge Campground, Killarney ON

If this ever happens to me I will certainly be looking to change brands. Are there any other options?

It worked! Thanks everyone. 1). Those fuses under the bed are really hard for me to work with. 2) What is the fuse on the jack post for?

I replaced the switch with the one from Amazon. Looks simple and clean. I think it’s right. But it doesn’t work🤣 But I don’t think the switch is the problem. The light on the jackpost doesn’t work now either. And I haven’t touched that. So I’m pretty sure I blew a fuse. I pulled apart the in-line fuse that is on the post and that looks good. Is there another fuse on the circuit or a circuit breaker I should check? for what it’s worth the other two jacks still work I’m a little lost at this point. Thanks in advance

That’s not a phone number for Barker. It’s the “ Barker manufacturing number” that uniquely identifies the part

From across the lake

Thanks to both of you. Ordering tomorrow and will let you know how it goes. Hooray for the Oliver community once again!

I just got off the phone with Oliver technical support They gave me a Barker number 736-2300 which appears completely legit However, getting that part is going to be tricky given our travel schedule. There’s an off-the-shelf six pin replacement that should work that I can buy for 10 bucks just about anywhere. But then I have to do some wiring myself. I think I know what needs to be done, but I’ve never done it before. It could be a bit tricky.

I need to buy a new one of these Can someone who speaks electric tell me what it’s called so I can buy one on Amazon? I think it’s some variation of “double throw momentum”. But not sure how to specify the exact one Thanks

If you get in an accident and it causes $10K damage to your trailer, immediately get in another to total it. Just kidding. Best of luck. FWIW, we use Progressive.

A little hot, but beautiful.

I've been chatting with another Oliver owner who had the exact same error yesterday. My understanding is that it's some sort of "E"lectrical error with the "H"eater. That could mean: loss of signal between heater and the display (loose wire?) loss of power to the unit (different loose wire?) loss of power to the igniter or something else I think that's where the suggestions of resetting the various power supplies comes from. I've been told that listening the heater start up may narrow the investigation. e.g. If you hear the fan, the heater has power? If you hear the igniter clicking, it's got power? If you hear nothing, power is not getting to the unit? etc. Alas, I have no answers. But, if they report back a solution, I will let you know. If you find it first, please report back. Thanks, Dennis

This fall we will be attending the rally in AL, but coming from Niagara Falls. So, kind of similar? We are choosing a pretty "super-highway-friendly" route this time: Niagara->Watkins Glen-> New River Gorge-> Panther Creek SP-> Lake Guntersville. With multi-night stops along the way. Enjoy your trip.

I am never going anywhere near MN in July. 😜

Mine died. Any idea how to get a replacement? I guess I'd also like to know what non-dummies call it. 🤪

We got a tour of the new, bigger Casita last month in Sesquicentennial Park Campground (Columbia, SC). For what it is, it is really nice. Of course it's obviously not the quality of an Oliver. But it's also half the price. And it had a dry bath and a full-ish fridge with a dedicated freezer. It will make a lot of campers really happy.

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