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  1. On 11/1/2023 at 8:25 AM, Mike and Carol said:

    If you can find a competent local repair shop to do maintenance then you shouldn’t need to make an annual trip to Tennessee.  I’ve got a local mom/pop repair shop just 15 minutes away.  He’s been doing my maintenance for the last 7 years and has several other Olivers he services.  In the early years he did some warranty work which was reimbursed by Oliver.  Mike

    Hi Mike,

    I don't know how I missed your comments here but I'm glad I re read this queue.  How long does your mom and pop repair shop take for the annual inspection?  Do you make an appointment and does that appointment get delayed from time to time?  I'm asking as we full time and it's a bit inconvenient if appointments get shifted around frequently.  We get through Texas every year and it would be quite possible to use your resources.  And after meeting you at the Q I would definitely trust your judgement!

    John

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  2. My hope is Oliver will reconsider this move, but then again, I don't know the logistics and profit margin considerations concerning the service team's future.  Steve, we are one of those who view it as a pligrimage for our annual maintenance trip 🙂 It is what it is I suppose, and we'll make do, but at today's Oliver pricing this new development seems quite precarious.  This forum is about to become more valuable to me as the time goes by...I so greatly appreciate all the help I've received over the time I've been a member!  Sorry I carried my rant a little further...my old age emotions are getting a little carried away 🙂

    John

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  3. 4 hours ago, Ralph Mawyer said:

    So happy I had AC replacement and Lithium upgrade done last year.  

    I think losing Q&A voice and email service  support will be the biggest impact. No way local dealer is going to match that, though the allude to that still continuing. 

    Ralph,

    I'm beginning to wish we had followed suit with the lithiums :)  At least our A/C is now tolerable via Truma!  Oliver did a good job with that.

    John

  4. I'll start off with... Oliver sold us a trailer that we couldn't be more proud of owning.  It's been a little embarrassing for us to reveal to others what we paid back in 2022 (not even fully decked out... just couldn't pull the trigger on the lithium prices). We would most likely not be in an Oliver at todays prices. It's unfortunate the individual dealers didn't offer up a service rep to go train at Oliver instead of breaking up the Oliver team to go train them.  IMO, at the price of an Oliver, a tarnished service experience at one of the new dealers, that Oliver has no way of controlling, is going to have an extremely negative impact on any future buyers.  In my case, the service team at Oliver was the deciding factor that pushed us over the finish line with our purchase.  No possible way for us to go forward if not for thatI'm hoping for the best but I was really counting on Oliver for service the next several years...I don't care how far away they are.  Their service is unparalleled as far as I'm concerned and I'm almost certain that another company with other interests will not measure up.  It's a reassurance that Jason can still answer questions and help over the phone but I'm going to have to rely on a business that didn't sell us our trailer, to do the work I can't do.  It was indeed a big surprise, for me, to learn of the recent news that Oliver was going to be available at several dealers across the country.  I initially took a somewhat negative view but moderated after thinking it might help the sales that Oliver was seeking and you don't have to travel thousands of miles as a perspective buyer. But to hear of the end of Oliver's service team is a tough pill, so to speak. My position is from an annual maintenance perspective with the option of other work, ie Truma A/C swap out (which was done), possible axle change in the future, install additional awning, etc. I'm not worried...just disappointed. Here ends my rant.

    John

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  5. 1 minute ago, ScubaRx said:

    Jason Essary will be calling any customer scheduled out past July to explain canceling the appointment. They currently have just a few appointments scattered from August to November. 

    Thanks Steve.  I believe Oliver did much research when selecting the new centers and for now I'll have to trust them.  (fingers crossed)

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  6. Hmmm...Sounds like my appt in September may be nixed.  Will have to talk with them tomorrow.  This was a surprise.  We'll figure something out.  A/C cleaning and lubrication of the 3 jacks... I'll need to study up on :)  ARGGG!  Hopefully the new service centers will be up to Oliver's standards and it will be in for only 1 night as it was with Oliver.  Should have ample feedback to tell before the end of the year.

    John

     

  7. Thanks MAX Burner,

    I think I follow you.  I see where you have dremeled out the receiver.  I think I'll give this project a try.  Question for the community...can I leave the Oliver factory fan setup as installed and just find a power source to connect the new fans.  And then just set a temp on the Beech remote control that is slightly less than the value that turns the Oliver fan on so that maybe the Beech fans will keep the Oliver fan from ever coming on?  I'd really like to avoid any rewiring of the original setup..an electrician I AM NOT!

    Thanks for all the help,

    John

  8. On 2/28/2024 at 10:01 PM, dhaig said:

    @ThomB87, the fans are installed in the top vent.  When they are running the movement of ward air from the upper vent is noticeable.  There is very little fan noise.  As @Ray Kimsey describes, only a 12VDC and a ground connection are required to run the fans.  Attached to the fans is what looks like another wire, but is a temperature sensor.  This is run down behind the refrigerator.

    A small remote control panel is also attached to the fans with 5 or 6 feet of wire.  I ran wires for the remote control up behind the  main control panel near the entry door.  There is an access hole behind the control panel, with a round cover.  This is inside the forward most storage compartment above the refrigerator and microwave oven.

    I did not like having to remove the lower panel to access the fan controls.  Also, the fan control has a bright blue LED which is visible outside the trailer if located behind the lower panel.  Access from inside the trailer requires only opening the storage compartment and removing the round cover.  This location also contains the annoying blue light on the remote control, which cannot be turned OFF.

     

    Hi dhaig,

    We are hull 996, also 2022 elite2.  It appears there is not enough room to mount this fan on the upper vent.  The space above the condenser coil has a slanted roof that interferes with the upper mounting of the fans.  Yours must be the same design.  How did you get yours in that space?  From what I can see in your pictures it appears the 2 top mounting screws/tabs are just screwed into the upper slanted panel.  Is that correct?  I can get the fan assy into the space behind where the screen mounts to the frame but I need the bottom of the fans up off the fins and tubing as it gets pretty hot there at times.  Is it possible to post a picture of the lower section to see the mounting of those lower screws?  I wonder if that slanted piece of fiberglass/plastic can be modified to give me a little more room in that area.  After looking at your picture a little closer, yours might not be slanted like mine is.

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    John

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  9. On 1/7/2024 at 3:03 PM, ScubaRx said:

    If you don't have one already, you now have an excuse to build a shop...so you'll have a place to mount that new bench vice.

    Now that would be a challenge for us!  :classic_wink:  Tailgates don't count lol.

    John

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  10. 56 minutes ago, Patriot said:

    We have 30# tanks

    If I possessed your physical attributes I would have those 30 pounders as well :)  And you read our minds concerning the Big Texan!  But not the 72 oz.  Sadly we are unable to make the rally since Oliver service (annual maintenance) was booked up and we have our revisit with CGI mid April.  We have a plan for northern Maine and the Havelina Rally in Texas with Ohio golfing in between.  So the month between CGI and the Oliver rally is no longer time we can spare.

    You and Kathy have a blast out there :classic_biggrin:

    John

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  11. We've had issues with mopeka and pro smart so I went back to my fail safe plan :)  We have 2 x 20lb bottles and open only 1 at a time.  If the open 1 runs out, we switch over to the other and go fill the empty.  We have a pretty good idea if we need to fill before we run out.  Cold weather usually depletes ours in 1 week and if we don't run the furnace we get about 3 weeks. If we cooked every meal in the trailer I'm sure we wouldn't get close to 3 weeks.  2 to 3 meals, and coffee most mornings, a week is about all we do inside. If anywhere close to those times we usually stop, when convenient, and top off.  We ran out this morning :)BTW and knew right away in Tucumcari, switched over and all was fine.  We were stuck in those 48-63 mph winds for 3 days so I couldn't follow my "gettin' close" plan.  Now that we're in 25 degree temps again we'll refill on the way to Amarillo today.  Don't get me wrong...if 1 bottle gets depleted, we fill it asap.  I'm not trusting my plan with 1 bottle empty.  I tried the sensor route and am not spending any more money on them.  Works for me so far.  BTW...full timers for 4+ years and lovin' it :)  If I was part-timin' I wouldn't have a clue as my time line would be tossed out the window.

    John

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