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John Dorrer

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  1. What is the name that you would have used to join? I fixed 2 others, and we can't figure how this happened. I will get to the bottom of it quickly.
  2. Weird, I will check this out. We had a couple others that turned up at the. Rally and fixed. It is very strange
  3. We have had the Garmin-Inreach Explorer for about 8 years. It is peace of mind. You never know when you might need it. In the winter we stop the plan and start back up before our first trip in late February.
  4. Thanks. I will make use of it and will let you know when we will out there.👍
  5. Hull #1045, 2022 E2, In March temps weren't holding when plugged into shore power and the fridge on AC. It would be fine in the early morning around 34°/1°, but by 5pm+/- was at 42°/20°+/-. 3 straight days. Switched to LP and by 3am temps were back to 34°\1°, so I switched back to AC. I contacted Norcold. I then contacted a mobile RV guy that was approved by Norcold. He came by and tested the fridge and found the AC heating element was bad. We had to wait until we got home, and it was set up locally for replacement. We have had several trips with no problems. On the way home from the Rally the fridge was at 34°/1° when we left Lake Guntersville, ran on DC for 5 hour trip (lithiums were at 96%. Switched to AC when plugged in and the temps started going up. Got home Tuesday and plugged in. Temps in fridge have been around 33°/1° from Tuesday PM until Saturday afternoon. Outside temps were a low of 45° overnight and 75°+/- during the day. This morning fridge was 31°/1° and by 1pm 38°/20°. Maybe a dozen water bottles in the fridge and a couple in the freezer. We leave Friday so I just turned it off to defrost until Wednesday. I can always switch to DC when on shore power or just use LP. Any ideas what might be happening? Thanks
  6. Need to check that. I thought I was since I have posted.
  7. How do I like a post? If I click on the like button, it displays all those that liked the post but doesn't allow me to like a post. What am I missing? Thanks.
  8. Thank You. That is very helpful.
  9. Craig, We are planning a trip to Washington and Oregon in 2024. Cape Disappointment SP, Deception Pass SP, Fort Stevens SP (OR), as well as Washington's 3 National Parks, and Crater Lake NP. What is the best time to visit the PNW, say between July and September, the least crowded? Any help would be greatly appreciated I went to Oliver Facebook to look for your blog and it was gone, and you were gone also🙃. Guess I will need to spend more time on the Forum.
  10. Thank You. I will be ready to fix this once the parts get here from Oliver. Surprised they didn't use Threadlocker Blue. Thinking about adding a second nut.
  11. Thank You. I will be ready to fix this once the parts get here from Oliver. Surprised they didn't use Threadlocker Blue. Thinking about adding a second nut.
  12. Not real savy navigating on the Forum. I noticed one of the bolts holding the propane housing to the trailer was missing. Don't know whether it was installed properly or not. Oliver is sending a washer, locking washer, bolt, and nut, along with another plate. Frank C did a great mod, but I won't do the entire mod, only using the silicone edge seal instead of re-caulking. I also have Threadlocker Blue to apply to both bolts. Any advise or thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Hull #1045, 2022, E-2 John Dorrer
  13. I have to remove this because one of the bolts holding the propane housing to the trailer came off or was never installed properly. I have to access this area to install the washer, locking washer, and nut on the backside. Also, I want to check the duct work as we get little hot air. Oliver said it was due to the distance from furnace to the bathroom vent. There is some merit to that. Did you cut any of the duct off? I purchased the silicone edge stripping to use instead of re-caulking. Will that keep the seal watertight? Appreciate any feedback.
  14. Love David Crockett. We have a Cube which is great to take the chill off when temps are 40°+/- and our sucks. Need to look at the marine one that Ruth has. Our thermostat doesn't work or I'm stupid, so we have to keep turning it off.
  15. Curious why you would have the cube heater on and the furnace at the same time. The cube will throw off the thermostat and if you were in temps below freezing the cube isn't going to heat the space between the shells where the tanks and water lines are. Also, the first couple nights is the best time to test all of the trailer components at their full strength while you are close to Hohenwald.
  16. Followed the instructions, but once I loaded it and went back it never shows up. I would assume I should be able to see it. I tried it 3 times and still don't see it
  17. Congrats from Hull # 1045, Jolli Olli. Happy Travels.
  18. Hull # 1045, picked up 3/10/22. Since purchasing our Oliver we have had the inverter trip 3 times. The first time was 2 days after pick up. We had driven 6 hours with fridge on DC. At some point we checked the Lithonics APP and the batteries were at 66%. Got a hold off Jason. He sent sent me a screen shot of the inverter switch and instructed me to check it. Sure enough it was tripped. I re-set it and by morning we were back to 100%. Twenty-Five nights camping without an issue until this week. On Monday we drove 2 hours from home to the campground. Tuesday morning the 3 lithium batteries were around 44%. This may have been my setting the fridge back to DC even though we were plugged in to shore power. John Schneider was a big help and after a much helpful back and forth, he suggested I check the inverter switch. Sure enough it was tripped. Re-set and by early Wednesday we were back to 100%. On Friday we drove 2-1/2 hours to the storage place. When my wife went into the trailer to off load stuff to take home she called to me that an alarm/buzzer was going off and the inverter screen was flashing. I hooked up to shore power and went in. The inverter screen was dark and there was no green light to confirm shore power. I went back out and moved the cord to a different plug. The inverter would cycle on, "0"'s on the screen, and shore power light on. Then a a lot of stuff on the screen, followed by 13.6 and the float number. Then it shut off again and recycled 2-3 times. I went under the bed and the inverter screen under the bed was flashing. I check the switch and it again was tripped. Re-set it and everything was working. I made sure the fridge was set to AC. Mike got back to me after lunch and is sending me a replacement switch. I'm new to lithium batteries and inverters. Is this common? Have others experienced similar issues? I will replace it when it arrives. Looks pretty straight forward. I'll turn off the 3 batteries and solar and do the work inside at the storage place. Any words of wisdom would be welcomed.
  19. Thank you. We decided to stay with the Lithium Pro Package.
  20. Thank You everyone. We are going to stay with the Lithium Package. Everyone's posts gave us great input and helped us make the decision to stick with Lithium. We found four (4) items to cut-out $1,500 (Laguna Table, shower curtain/track, the powered back flow control for gray water, and the extra front 30amp outlet). We spent 8 years playing the AMP Game. We now have the real peace of mind. After everyone's posts here and on Facebook, we got the answer we wanted. Enjoy the rest of the Thanksgiving Weekend. Happy and Safe Travels😊
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