Mike and Carol

It’s the past tense of “to ceramic”. Yesterday, I ceramiced my trailer. Maybe there should be a “k” in there. Yesterday, I ceramicked my trailer. 🤓

I have to agree with Steve here, something isn’t right. Even when we had AGM’s, running the furnace, charging phones and iPads, using lights, microwave and sound system on dark winter nights we never had any issues. Mike

It is now. I wasn’t sure how to spell it!

I got screens for the furnace (two little round screens) and the hot water tank (big square screen) on Amazon. I haven’t done anything to the fridge openings. I had a mud dauber nest in the air conditioner last year, when I found it there were no insects but was a bit of a pain to clean out.

I checked out 050 at the rally and it did look good. Those guys did a good job. As soon as we’re home for a while, or in Tennessee, I’m going to get my trailer ceramiced too. Mike

We don’t have the Dicor sealant. I’ve never done anything to the seals on the roof. No leaks in 6 years, nearing 100K miles. Recaulking is on my to-do list and I’m sure I’ll get around to it sometime in the near future. If my Hull number was 1120 I wouldn’t be too concerned and I wouldn’t add anything up there. Mike

I’ve still got my blocks. It hasn’t appeared on the forum from many folks so it is probably a random problem. Maybe bad batch of glue or incorrect glueing technique or something else. It’s important that it’s reported so they can refine their procedures.

Congratulations on your “new” trailer. Hope to see you out on the road! Mike

Have you tried adjusting the vents? Open the ones on the sides and back if they aren’t already. What temperature do you have the thermostat set at?After an hour it should be plenty cool inside the trailer.

Have you plugged in at home and tried it out? You’ve got the thermostat set right? I’ve never run the AC on batteries, but on shore power it gets cool in 10 or 15 minutes. On our way back from the rally we had a couple of hot stops in Texas and the AC cooled us down pretty quickly. Mike

I split this away from JD’s cricket experience. Seemed worthy of its own thread. Mike

Sounds like you had a private rally at the factory! Congratulations!! Mike

I’ll bet that tractor will hustle down the freeway!

I have the suburban hot water tank, so this is a shot in the dark…. I thought I read somewhere that the Truma has a setting for when it drops below 32 that keeps it from freezing. It seems like keeping the inside of the trailer warm would negate having to drain the Truma unless it got really cold. Since you used city water and cleared the lines, there must be an air leak somewhere. I know nothing about the Truma but that is where I would start since that was what was changed before the issue started. Could it be the Truma filter? Mike

I agree with Sherry, don’t be intimidated! Relax, you’ll have a brand new trailer and you don’t need to worry about having a tool for every need. If you have an issue on the road there will be a Walmart or Home Depot nearby to get what you need. We had a basic set of tools when we picked up and didn’t need anything on our trip back to San Antonio. The only thing I would recommend is a TPMS that you can install after you pick up and are camping at the factory. Mike

We like the green lushness of this area but would like to be driving through and camping in Montana…

Tonight we’re at another COE campground in Mississippi near Starkville, just outside of Columbus AFB. We picked it at random due to location but are pleasantly surprised. It’s a very nice campground and we have FHU (not that we need that for one night). We’re only about 170 miles from Lake Guntersville and the rally, so we will have a short drive tomorrow. Nostalgia - 60 years ago we lived here in Starkville where I went to 2nd and 3rd grade while my dad went to Mississippi State University.

I’m glad you found a solution. It sounds like Truma was pretty responsive. I know the on-demand units have advantages. The Truma option was not available when we ordered our Oliver in 2015 so we have the suburban 6 gallon hot water tank. It is simple and reliable. If I were ordering today, I would go with the traditional tank. Mike

We continued our meander across Texas today for another one night stand just outside of Texarkana. We’re at Piney Point COE campground on Wright Patman lake. We’ve camped at this lake several times before at Clear Springs COE campground not too far from here (see page 9 of this thread). I’d say Clear Springs COE is a bit nicer and is much larger. It has a lot FHU sites if that’s what you need. This campground is smaller. Lots of tall pine trees, not like Texas Hill Country at all.

We are meandering our way across Texas on the way to Alabama and the rally. We stopped this afternoon at Liberty Hill COE campground on Navarro Lake in between Waco and Corsicana. It looks like an older park, with some nice sites by the lake and some average looking sites in a couple of loops away from the lake. There are three other COE campgrounds on the lake, we can see all three across the lake from our site. I might try another one of the campgrounds if we come back through this way.

I’ll never think of a bottle jack the same way after this thread!

Do you use an external water filter (like the blue Camco)?

You could do a close sniff test at the quick connect and a sniff test at the furnace an hot water vents. I’d also check my propane tank area. Mike

Agree with BIll, doesn’t look safe. If I’m going to raise one side of the trailer I keep it hitched to the truck with the front jack down. Prevents movement and stabilizes the trailer. Then I use a stabilizer jack to lift the trailer. If it’s for a quick task, that’s all I do. If it’s something more involved or I’m going to be under the trailer I also use a bottle jack, usually on some 2X6 pieces. I’ve been to discount tire and raised each side, once for new tires and once for metal stems. Each time I stayed connected to the truck, put the front jack down and used the stabilizer jack. They were fine with that method. I’ve done the same at campgrounds for various reasons. Mike