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I noticed something over the past couple of nights here in Florida.
We run our AC set to "ON" at night, to have a white noise in the background that helps us sleep better. It also prevents us waking up when the ac shuts on or off. I have noticed though, that this seems to actually increase the humidity level in the camper by morning. When waking up, once I shut the AC to auto, or off, we don't seem to have the damp feeling anymore.
Tonight I will try running the AC set to auto and see how that works.
I do not have any humidity level readings so I cant confirm percentages, it just feels damp when we wake up, even with our humidifier running.
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I appreciate the quick help here. I do think ill replace all of these with copper fittings once i get home.
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Ok found the GUSHER.
Water was coming out of the top connection but pushing back in place fixed it.
The connection on the right seemed fit, but water is pouring out there with pump turned on
I completely disconnected and reconnected all sides of this t-fitting and that seems to have fixed it.
thanks for the help y’all!!!
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I have used a pressure regulator any time I have connected to city water. Anytime I’m connected to fill up the tank though I have not. Was I supposed to use a pressure regulator when filling up the tank as well?
Unfortunately this happened during night one of our 3 week trip. Just waking up to these helpful tips so I will try and see what’s going on once my wife and I are fully awake.
2 hours ago, NCeagle said:You may have to remove the shower caddy from the vanity to have a look at that plumbing.
I will check this area first. Thanks! How do I remove that shower caddy?
1 hour ago, hobo said:Also, just curious as to whether you are using a pressure regulator on the incoming water?
I have used a pressure regulator when connected to city water inlet, but not when filling up the fresh water tank. Was I supposed to do that when filling up the tank as well?
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Ok this is concerning me!
Our fresh water tank is filled and when I turn on the pump, I hear hissing from under the bed, as well as water leaking out of 3-4 different spots under the trailer.
Is something wrong? I don’t see anything in the manual about this either. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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45 minutes ago, Landrover said:
The tee valve you can get on amazon best price $20.00
All I am seeing is this 3 way "Y" type valve. The ends dont have any caps for them, so it seems like this wouldnt work as gas would just escape if a third appliance wasnt connected.
Do you have the link for what you got?
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On 3/24/2021 at 5:47 PM, Landrover said:
Here is the set up I use instead of the propane quick connect. Simple easy to install . With a 20ft hose reaches just about anywhere. Works with all appliances and only cost about $35.00 minus the hose.
Im interested in the parts you used to make this.
Do you need to turn off the tank, then connect your hose so propane doesnt escape escape or is this T a "quick" connect like system? -
I may be missing something here, but is there a benefit to leaving these vents open while driving?
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Thanks for sharing this!
I've wondered what these were when I saw people using them at David Crocket State park on our first Ollie trip. This seems like a super smart way to dump grey water for us, as we do not have a black tank. Towing the trailer to the dump site would be highly inconvenient, so tugging around a rolling 100lb water tank doesnt seem all that bad.
I know this may be looked down upon but does anyone drain their grey water tank into the trees or nearby shrubbery if no-one is looking? 👀
And how about while boondocking? Do you just make sure to NOT fill the grey water tank up, or do you wheel this off and dump somewhere safe?
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Curious as to the thoughts of the many Oliver experts here on the forum. I live in Louisiana, and our Oliver when not in use will be parked on my parents property, exposed to the sun. We decided against an awning for now because of costs.
Anyway, the heat can get into the upper 90s or higher in the summer and we were concerned about warping, detrimental effects of the heat to things we have inside the trailer. Things like the shower curtain track (stuck to the wall), command strips, or custom stick on "tile" in our kitchen.
If plugged into 30amp outlet, is there any issue with say leaving the AC on Auto set to 80 degrees?
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If anyone is interested in doing this, I bought this but the wife decided against it. I am selling the parts here:
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On 3/24/2021 at 4:34 AM, NCeagle said:
The tanks are just so "shallow" that the slightest difference in leveling can result in huge discrepancies in the SeeLevel readings. My strategy is going to be to fill the fresh tank and use the onboard pump rather than just city water pressure. By using the fresh and grey tank level indicators together I'll have a better "estimate" of how full / empty the tanks are.
I totally agree. The first time we noticed the shower didn't drain the grey tank showed 70. The next time, it was at 56.
After a complete emptying, it sometimes reads 13 or 0. Very unreliable. I think the idea of using the fresh water + pump, and using the two readings in tandem is a good idea.
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Just wondering what could be the cause of this:
Our grey tank showed 70% on the seelevel indicator, but began to back up in the shower as well as the kitchen sink. We are level from front to back AND side to side.
Have any of you experienced this before?
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4 minutes ago, SeaDawg said:
Jordanv, did you get the composting toilet?
Yes, we did. We are thoroughly enjoying it as well. We are on the borderline of boondocking currently (we have power and water but no sewer hookup) and we are glad we do not have to go into town to dump a black tank. Our host lets us drain the grey water into the ditch 👍
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I tried searching to no avail. I only found one topic on this but not much detail so I felt I should ask:
Is it possible to self install the front + rear propane quick connects for outdoor cooking? If so, could I be pointed in the right direction in terms of a part / tool I would need to do this?
Thanks!
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On 3/22/2021 at 4:35 AM, NCeagle said:
Since the black and grey tanks share the same drainage pipe, an unused black tank is only good for holding extra grey water without major modifications to the plumbing. It's pretty simple to put a cap with a hose connection on the end of the tank drain pipe and then use an inline hose pump to pump up to 15 gallons (in my case) of grey water into the black tank.
How did you do this, seeing as there is only one outlet for the grey and black tanks.
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3 hours ago, Mike and Carol said:
I’m not sure why folks are loosening/tightening chains each time they hook up and unhook. They method I was shown by Oliver, 5 years ago, was to put the trailer on the ball, then raise the ball and truck a few inches which puts slack in the chains, then attach the triangle plate to the hitch, lower and go. When disconnecting, you first raise the hitch until there is adequate slack in the chains, disconnect the triangle plate, lower a bit, then open the bulldog. Once I had my chains adjusted I never touched them again.... for years. Is this not the preferred method anymore? I did make it a habit to check the extender links and the shackles on the triangle plate to ensure they were tight. Mike
Funny you mention that... but I purchased a used anderson hitch from someone on this forum. So Oliver installed it for me at the factory (for a fee). The left chain has loosened up after it as tightened two or three times so far. They didnt see anything wrong with the hitch, so they thought it may be that the silicone bushing is settling in.
Needless to say, I have tightened them each time I re-connected our trailer to the F150 so far.
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2 hours ago, Moonlight Mile said:
“Now gone,” as I said. Ditched as unsafe IN MY OPINION and the constant adjustments were not easy or something I wanted to have to deal with every time I hitched etc. Not sure anyone can say with certainty whether mine was properly screwed together (and if not, why not) or defective. Either way, I ditched it as unsatisfactory and, in MY opinion, dangerous.
YMMV, as always.
Just so I can better understand...
When you say "Adjustments" here, were you tightening/loosening each side of the chains once your whale tail was connected?
So far, I have had to do this each time I leave once the whale tale is connected + fastened, but it never takes more than 5 minutes. Each chain should be fairly tight, and both should have the same tension. While not super quick, adjusting the height of the trailer over your hitch makes it a lot easier to get the whale tale on + fastened as well.It does look like you are towing the Elite I with a ram 1500 though. So maybe a WD hitch isn't needed if it is under the specs for your hitch. I'd be curious as to what the max numbers are on your specific truck hitch to know for sure if I'd use the anderson or not.
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2 hours ago, TexasGuy said:
Looks like you have F150 as TV. What are your impressions so far with towing?
The landscape here is slightly hilly but nothing compared to the west US. That being said, you can definitely tell you are towing a 5-6K pound trailer behind you. It will take some getting used to, but I wouldn't say it is difficult. Im much more alert and aware while pulling the camper, which I think is a good thing.
I have a 2018 3.5L with the max tow package which tops my specific capabilities out at 13K lbs of towing. The F150's towing capacities are slightly confusing to find out due to the specifics of what the packages add onto the ability. If you have any questions, let me know 😃-
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We picked up our camper on Friday of last week (March 19th 2021), and after a fairly long day of questions, tutorials, etc we set out on the Natchez Trace for our first night at Davey Crockett, followed by heading back north to where we are now, and will stay until Easter.
Thanks to everyone who has answered my questions over the past year or so. Every one of your answers has helped my wife and I (and our dog valentine) get to this point and we love our camper so far.
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3 minutes ago, John E Davies said:
Did you just get the one quote? You need three, at a minimum.
I agree, but since this would be attached to a building on my parents property, I went with who my dad has regularly used for the past 5-10 years.
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Thanks for the insight you guys, I think we will move forward without a cover for now, then possibly a calmark. If we are not comfortable with this, then maybe install an awning.
I was going to install an awning on the side of a metal building on my parent's property to store the Oliver, but the quote was 5K+ and that just didn't sit well with my wife and I. -
I have seen people talking about the calmark cover on here, as well as some who store under an awning or carport.
I think we are leaning toward leaving it outside, not covered with anything for the first couple months of ownership. Aren’t they meant to be used outside anyway? Am I completely wrong lol?
I’d love to know, how do you store you Oliver?
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19 hours ago, SeaDawg said:
We also often use a cooler with ice for drinks and water bottles.
Im curious as to where you store this?
I was thinking the same thing while planning this weekend. It seems to keep the good stuff `fridged` it would be best to keep drinks out of it, allowing more room for the important things.
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Trying to find a good set on amazon to no avail, any suggestions for vent/bug screens?