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Thanks for this awesome post with pictures, JD! Although my installation is a little different it was very helpful, to me, to see that these batteries indeed fit into the battery tray. And thanks much to Scuba RX ,here at the "Q", with helping me remove the wiring rat nest in the battery cave....+ and - bus bars were so easy to install! I now have only 2 wires inside my battery cave! Pictures later after my DC to DC charger installation.......happy camper again! John

Says a really tall couple who can lift them over the doghouse lip....

The HD 1213 is indeed a perfect fit for Hull 996 with our Alcan springs. John

Hi, Paul, Welcome

Haven't seen this but it makes sense. We moved the blackout shade to the bottom also.

Just by noticing some had them and some did not. Yes, they are on the back of the clips.

Could be....also wiggle the corners slightly. If it's not secure you'll know. Best of luck :)

Just my 2 cents...we have an LE2 and had the same problem with one of our shades. I also thought they were securely fastened until I realized how the metal clips actually held the window casing on. The backs of the window casings have a recessed channel that accept the metal clips and some were loose or did not protrude far enough into the channels. Some clips have fiberglass strips beneath them and some don't. I guess that was a mod Oliver did to get all clips to hold. The trick for us, after ensuring the screws holding the clips were tight, was to add a strip of fiberglass to a clip, if necessary, to make sure the clip would protrude into the channel far enough to lock in. So if one doesn't seem to grab then it probably need a spacer. And if it already has one it's possible it needs a thicker spacer (I've not seen this however). We don't have the problem anymore but we still occasionally check if the screws are tight. And it doesn't take much to strip those screw holes, so don't overtighten. We found that if we lined up all clips on either the top or bottom channel and popped it in then the other side is very easy to pop in. Hope this helps :) John

Thanks, rich.dev I think problem may be solved :)

JD, After changing the setting I disconnected shore power and this time all worked fine. Last (and only) time the inverter came on for a few seconds and shut off. Maybe something else was going on...but for now it's ok. Will check again at the "Q". Thanks for the help :) John

JD, not that it matters much but my unit is a 2000w pro. I will retest now.

I'll look you up JD...thanks :)

After installing a bluetooth control panel I tried this procedure and found I could not start the inverter without shore power. Once connected to shore power I regained control of the inverter after changing the setting back to "off". Probably have another setting set wrong.

Thanks, JD...all makes sense. I think I may stay with my Xanrex 2000w unit for the time being. I'm planning to get 2x300 ah Epoch essentials and install at Quartzsite. I want to also remove my battery tray (it is shot) and clean up the wiring. And also explore dc to dc from my alternator. I am hoping for much input from fellow campers at the "Q". It is great to know I can switch charging off at night on the Victron...can't do that with my Xantrex. John

Thanks, JD :)

Mike Did you notice a difference in the fan noise of the Xantrex vs the Victron? My 2000w Xantrex fan puts out a noticeable noise when charging and when cycling through its odd systems check...24 minutes off and 8 minutes on when on shore power.

You were able to fit 2 460a Epochs in the battery cave with the battery tray removed? My tray bearings are shot anyway. Can you take a picture of your install? Are you by chance coming to Quartzsite? Thanks, John

We did this to our Casita and Oliver...quite an improvement but some of the tinyest,unidentified critters still manage to infiltrate. We are happy we did this modification and do recommend it! :) Best of luck, John

Mine needed adjustment as well, one time, I found the valve didn't fully close as I could push it down a little. A lot of good ideas listed here....especially black vs grey. The only thing I can add is that my black tank handle offered some resistance (sprung back out a half inch or so) when I pushed the handle in and I found that holding the handle in for about 5 seconds was enough to allow that long cable to offer enough pressure to fully close the valve and the handle did not try to spring back out. We also switched to the Calgon beads/ Pinesol /water solution to clean and lubricate the tanks and blade valves and the handle seems a little smoother to operate. So far so good ") John

Congrats!! Safe travels

Happy Thanksgiving

Just got our D21 replacement today...no blue locktite, whatsoever, on the screws on the new unit purchased from Dometic. I loosened the new stove's screws and put on red locktite, hoping it never loosens in the future!

I went with red after drilling out the burner cover and installing bolt through the top with nuts below. But my threads were trashed so I redrilled the holes slightly larger and installed bolt with nut and red locktite...not caring if ever I can get back apart as I'll replace the whole stovetop with sob. I could cut the bolt head off if absolutely necessary. Thanks per SNY SD UP :)

Just a long shot here Kirk...do you remember the bolt dimensions? I will modify as you did (bolt holes are now stripped). Thanks John