TexasGuy
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Your intended travel style is really important for TV consideration IMHO. I really thought about 3/4 Tom diesel but I just didn’t want that for my daily driver yet. Until I retire I plan to take shorter trips and after almost 2,000 miles on shakedown trip I am very pleased with my TV. In another 5 years when longer trips and hopefully an extended Alaska trip are on horizon that 3/4 will probably be on my radar. I also travel light. I don’t carry bikes or kayaks and normally it is me and a medium size dog.
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11 hours ago, SteveCr said:
We picked up hull 806 on May 19th and camped 3 nights at David Crockett, 2 nights at Chester Frost near Chattanooga and 2 nights at Timber Ridge near Helen Ga....then home to the Winston Salem NC area.
I'm an old Boy Scout that spend many a night under the stars, or in a tent, or in an adirondack....the LE2 is fantastic!!!
The knowledge gleaned from Oliver University material and this blog helped us to have a successful launch. I had and still have a lot to learn but having sources to find answers and good advice is very much appreciated.
The only issue I am dealing with is the AC sometimes drips water in the middle of the floor. During our first trip, we had cool weather and did not use it much. I turned it on a couple of times and ran it for 45 to 60 minutes. While running it did not drip....it dripped only after switching the fan to auto or after turning it off. It dripped quite a bit one time....enough to half soak a bath towel and it dripped slowly for several hours.
I put in a ticket with Oliver and they authorized me to choose from a service center list. That turned out to be no good. Either the listed centers would not work on the Oliver or they would book appointments out into August. Oliver then authorized me to choose from a list of mobile rv repair services. I contacted one today that might be able to work on it in 6 weeks.
Today I decided to run the AC at home and observe what may be happening. I put some dehumidifying canisters in the cabin. I ran the AC for 4 hours this afternoon. No drips while running. I turned it off and check an hour later and there is a small amount of drips in the floor....not even 1/4 cup of water. This is much much less than what we had while on the first road trip. (all windows are up & no fans running)
So, my question is what is normal? Should I never get any dripping? Is there anything I can check or do before I can get a tech to look at it?
Thanks,
Steve
Interesting they gave you a list of mobile techs. I got the okay to use a mobile tech for my solar that doesn’t work but they did not have list of providers they could provide as starting point.
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On 5/30/2021 at 6:47 AM, SteveCr said:
Hello,
Hull 806 LE2
I have a question related to TV weight capacity and adjusting the Anderson WDH.
While driving down a rough interstate at ~ 55mph I sometimes felt some slight front bounce on bridge & road expansion joints. Will the WDH help eliminate this as I tighten the chain?
Summary of Specs, CAT weight & tank loads at the scale
Interesting to see 6 on your Andersen for your F150. Mine was 3.5 from Oliver after install for my 2021 F150. Is the 6 your writing or from my Oliver? They did red sharpie in nut and bolt on mine.
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Payload will get most folks well before towing capacity. My F150 has stated tow capacity of 14000. I’d never be able to tow that and take anything. Not even sure I would have enough payload for a driver, lol.
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There is a connection box on each panel. Anything inside worth checking ?
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13 hours ago, SNY SD UP said:
We Too appear to be fighting a Solar/ZAMP issue not recharging Batteries, even though we have had sunny days. ZAMP appears to be working, based upon lights and examples in manual. On is Red, Charging is Blue, 1/4 & 1/2 are yellow. never gets beyond that. this has been going on for 3 days now. what saved us (masked the issue) was that we had shore power between Solar only power... at this time, we are essentially running on Solar only, no shore line. Well OKAY, it is dark 2200hrs , so no solar, so on Batt's/DC...
After loss of Solar Rays, the Batt's run down, then Refrig no longer works, even on Propane. lack of sufficient battery power, shuts down Xantrex.
i have been reading Zamp/Xantrex docs in Manuals. and have checked all connections. i will pull out Voltage Meter/Circuit tester tomorrow, and try to figure out how that works to provide additional information. this may be a lack of understanding on my part; however, i am not getting error codes. except on the refrig.
I did reset breaker underneath Street-side bed by pantry this morning once we had sun. that seemed to get the Xantrex up and ZAMP indicated it was charging. Zamp never seems to charge beyond 1/4-1/2 charge. now it is dark, and Xantrex is getting red light, and shutting down.
Currently we are on the Road (stopped in McKinney TX) on Memorial Weekend...
going to bed, will deal with it tomorrow, a new day, and hopefully the sun will be shining.
Bryan (Scrambled...)
I’m actually starting my trek back to Allen Texas tomorrow which is next city south. I had access to ladder today so got up and checked both fuses on roof and connections. All connections and fuses were good. I’ll look for fuse John notes in diagram. I haven’t been able to find that one yet.
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So today we pulled into our first national park campground. Very scenic setting. This is my shakedown trip and I am still learning to backup and this was the hardest spot yet for me. Anyhow while my son was helping I was blocking the loop for maybe 4 minutes. Two cars were there for about 3 min and first driver gave me the ugliest look as he went by so made me wonder. What is the etiquette here? Should I just pull forward and make another pass or our folks generally patient with folks backing in ?
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On 5/26/2021 at 10:43 AM, IL_Travelers said:
I am getting nothing except a code "601." Turned red cutoff switch off and on. Looks to me like solar panels are not getting to the batteries.
On top of all this, when I removed the LP tank cover (to sync the SmartSense sensors under the tanks with my iPhone; it was supposed to have been done during delivery), I found one of the corner aluminum support blocks had come unglued and fallen off. Could someone please tell me what kind of glue is best for reattachment?
You get a solution for issue and get solar working? Interesting that two campers delivered within days of each other having issues. I wonder if a new person started working on these connections and did not get it setup properly?
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So quick update. I was able to test lines connected to solar panel during daylight hours and meter registers nothing. I am seeing no power coming from solar panel connections. So now waiting to hear back from Oliver to see how they will fix.
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2 hours ago, FrankC said:
What position do you have the tank selector lever set to? And just closing the valve on the tank won’t necessarily cause the indicator to change to red right away. If there is still enough propane pressure in the line the indicator will stay green. If you have both tank valves closed you can try turning on the stove to bleed off any propane still remaining in the lines and then see if the indicator turns red.
Thank you very much. That was information I was needing. Bleeding lines after turning off cylinder moved it to red. Much appreciated.
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6 minutes ago, Ray Kimsey said:
Hi Brian,
I don't understand what you are asking. So my apologies if you already understand what I am telling you. Once the primary cylinder that is selected by the propane change over lever runs out the regulator shows red. You can have both tanks open and when the regulator shows red it will switch to the other tank. You will know the original tank is empty because it is red. See about 1:30 in the propane tank video here: https://olivertraveltrailers.com/travel-trailers/videos/
No worries. When I picked up they showed me which side was primary tank and if closed the primary tank by closing valve on top the indicator when from green to red as there was no gas flow. She said that will tell you if propane tanks are closed for travel. Worked for several days but this am indicator stayed green even though primary tank was closed therefore no gas flow. Perhaps that isn’t how indicators work but that is how it was explained. Thanks.
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So the dial that turns from green to red once cylinders is shut off quit working today. I can still turn them off just more of nuisance really.
Anyone had this issue and been able to fix?
Thanks
Brian
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3 minutes ago, bhncb said:
The fluorescent lights in the sales delivery bay should be enough to at least get the controller power indicator and display to light up. Definitely sounds like some education would benefit the orientation process.
Are your sure you're not seeing power coming from the batteries? The controller electronics are powered by the solar panel input. If their is no output from the controller, the battery terminals will simply be at battery voltage. You need to check for voltage across the solar panel input terminals. Rain or shine, I think as long as there is 10 volts or so, the controller will start to come alive.
Yes those lines were connected to battery so very well could be power from the batteries. I just know lines connected to solar had no voltage reading. Once I test those on controller I have reached my comfort level with the electronics and Oliver is going to have to figure out how to get it working.
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33 minutes ago, IL_Travelers said:
TexasGuy, Don't feel like the Lone Ranger with your solar problem. I believe I am having the exact same problem as you. I came out to the trailer this morning and my batteries were dead. I had turned off the master switch last night; what gives?
Could it be a bad batch of controllers?
Thanks IL_Travelers. Are you getting the led power and charging indicators on your zamp controller?
I keep thinking back to orientation and I specifically ask about having to turn it on. What I recall is her telling me that they would not come on since we were inside but would when outside and charging. She also told me she’d been with Oliver since October. I will suggest to Oliver maybe have someone with more experience with product do orientation.
I did get a voltmeter, still don’t think I should be fixing this on new trailer, and can see power is going to battery. I just missed sun so couldn’t test solar side but plan to today if sun comes out. Raining now but supposed to clear later. I will post back with results.
You know when your controller made? When I pulled mine out to test connections Dec 2020 was stamped on top part.
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Appreciate the responses. I don’t have a voltmeter unfortunately. If controller is bad I already pulled that out once to check connections and yes that seems like pretty easy to swap out for a new one.
I honestly can’t remember if lights were working in orientation. I think power indicator was on because she said this charging one won’t come on because we are inside. I didn’t really even think about it at DC until just before left which was a Sunday. Service is really important to me so I will keep working with Oliver to get this sorted.
Getting plenty of good sun to work on bubbles, never knew that. Hotter in Indiana then Texas, weird. I do really like the trailer. The inside design is better than I expected and size was just what I was after. It tows great. I had driven motorhomes but never towed so was pretty nervous that. A long day of driving Sunday fixed that. I have been very impressed with towing behavior.
In another newbie mistake I had accidentally changed display mode on tireminder to temp vs psi. When I left yesterday morning tires look good as air temp very close to my psi setting. Going through Indy and I am getting very concerned as it appears psi is getting close to 90 and the previous day they never did that. Panic was starting when I looked at saw temp vs psi on display. Changed display and all good.
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So 5 days in and my solar setup isn’t working. The system isn’t turning on and using solar panels to charge up batteries. I have been working with Oliver service and checked connections on zamp controller the battery cutoff switch for solar and ensured battery cut off is on. Nothing is working to get led power or charging indicators to work. It is also pulling in no amps per readout. Looks like I will be headed to a service center. I can’t express how disappointed that is with 70k camper that is 5 days old. I don’t think they fully tested the system. Any other ideas?
I have also noticed that apparently a child installed graphics as with time I have noticed lots of bubbles. Also no one has even called to see how things are going and my salesman never bothered to stop by on pickup day to sAy thank you. Overall a bit disappointed with Oliver customer service experience.
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Congrats! Safe travels.
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2 hours ago, Time2Go! said:
Congratulations! Hope to see you out on the road sometime. We're another Texas Ollie #743.
Cindy
Maybe will run into each at a Texas campground.
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25 minutes ago, Mike and Carol said:
Looks good! Enjoy the trip home, avoid Memphis if you can! We like to stay at Clear Spring COE on the Texas side of Texarkana when we’re on our way home from TN. Mike
Thanks. Yes I am heading to Indians next to see kids plus I can avoid Memphis. I took US49 to cross Mississippi. Not sure how much time I saved but there wasn’t any traffic and no stress. Will have to remember that camp site.
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1 hour ago, SeaDawg said:
Wow. 807!
Congratulations, and enjoy!
Thanks. Yesterday was a bit of blur but I recall she said they are over 1100 with current order book. Crazy.
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2 hours ago, BackofBeyond said:
Nice. Be sure to take the Long way home.
RB
I am. Heading to Indiana to see the kids. No rush to get home.
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After long drive from Dallas spending a few days at Davy Crockett SP getting acquainted with my new Ollie. A big thanks to everyone for your input on all my questions. Really appreciate it!
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On 5/13/2021 at 3:05 PM, RickVP said:
Thank you everyone for replying to my post. The next step is to see an Oliver in person and to talk with the owners in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.
Happy adventures to everyone!
Rick
Hi Rick
I am picking up my trailer on Thursday. I am in Allen and happy to connect when back from my shake down trip. I got LEII twin model with couch option. I am not retired yet so needed place to work from road.
Good luck.
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I pick up in mid May and I am hull #807.
Ford's Reverse Aid
in Towing an Oliver
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So I just setup the protrailer backup assist on my 2021 F150. It came with a sensor that easily mounted to the trailer tongue. Once plugged into TV calibration was really simple. Not sure if the sensor can be used on pre 2021 models.