John Dorrer

I use the Flush King and connect it to a short Camco hose in the bumper. I connect a hose to the connection on the left. The green thing is a "Save a drop" counter so I don't over fill. I dump each tank first. Empty the black and then the gray. I close the gray tank and reopen the black, turn the water on and watch the counter. There is a knob to turn off the water. Empty and repeat with the gray tank. I still like to use the black flush. Tank Kleen did our tanks at the Rally. The black tank was spotless, but the gray tank was bad. I use their Pine-Sol bath beads solution that Tank Kleen recommends, and add 3 gallons of water into the floor drain and 3 gallons into the toilet so it sloshes around while driving. If boondocking or extended camping I will limit adding water.

At the Rally I won this clear plastic that connects to a short hose and the connector to the flange on the bumper. It has a hose connection and a counter so I don't over fill the tank. I can do both tanks from the rear. I still like the back flush connection for the black tank. I don't have it handy at the moment. It has a handle to keep water filling the tank from emptying, and once full, I turn off the water at the unit and empty. I then close that tank and open the other and repeat.

Never thought about the stink pipe. Make sure you use plastic razor blades to cut the sealant. Don't ask me why🙃. Instead of caulk I used a "U" shaped silicone strip around the panel. Screwed back in and replaced the caps over the screws. Either Oliver forgot to install 2 bolts through the flat plate to hold the propane housing to the trailer or it came loose. I didn't find the nut under the sink..

Doubt it is a black tank issue. Gray tank yes. We had our tanks cleaned at the Rally and use a Pine-Sol mix. We always use the black tank flush after emptying and flush out the gray as well.

Can't you tell? I'm clueless🤣🍺

What other bolts need to be torqued? Wet Bolts?? How many of those and what else?🙃

Nice. I will talk to you when we are together to discuss the torquing. I'm a bit confused looking at the drawing. I'm sure when it gets explained to us by Alcan it will make sense.

I'm going to play with that when I bring the trailer home and fill it.

Nothing like a Main Lobster Roll 🦞

Torchy's is an annual meal with my sister and brother-in-law when we are in Dallas. To our surprise we have one 10 minutes from the house.

You need to purchase Valve Lubricant from Thetford. After emptying your tanks and before travel pour some in the toilet, kitchen sink, and shower drain. The sink and toilet will drain to the gray and black tanks and lubricated the valves which are at back end of the tanks. The shower drain will drain to the back flush blade valve, but make sure the handle in the bathroom is pushed on.

Confirmed by Oliver, the Girard Awning wind sensor is hard wired, so at least from 2022 to present. Not sure when Oliver switched to Girard.

The newer models are hard wired. I believe our 2022 Girard sensor is hardwired as wires go from the sensor to the Oliver. There are no screws or battery compartment.

If I ever decided to remove it, I would consider installing the 1/2" rain gutter the entire length and as close to the awning so it didn't stick out and look unsightly. That way the area would be open and easy to clean, and keep most of the rain out.

Yep. I get home and spray all along there. Then follow up with mop and soap. I would never consider removing it. To each his own🙃

Use a plastic razorblade in conjunction with a safe solvent. There have been several who have removed that gasket. Hopefully they will chime in.

We had ours done at the Rally. No more smell from the gray tank😊

It was such a beautiful drive last October. After spending 6 nights in SMNP we headed up the BRP. We opted for hook-ups, Asheville East KOA, Lineville Falls RV Park, and Boone KOA before breaking off for New River Gorge NP. We drove the North part from Shenandoah NP to Richmond, VA in 2016. We need to connect Boone, NC and Richmond, VA next trip.

$52 was for greasing zerks. As far as costs for installing Alcan Springs and shocks, I don't know those costs until I talk to the service guy that would be doing the work. Several Owners have installed Bulldog shocks, but there seems to a report supply issue. I'm watching carefully. Keep everyone posted on the install and what you were doing for the 50, 50, 500 mile torquing of the new bolts. Find out what you can on those shocks. I may also consider having Alcan do the work also.

The Hughes Watchdog EMS/EPO will shut down with low or high, so according Mike Sokol nothing should get past the wired EMS to the appliances to cause damage. Most of this stuff is way above my knowledge base.

I will be picking the trailer up on 9/17 and plan on asking them about replacing the springs with Alcan's. Also, plan on having new shocks installed at the same time. I pay around $52 for the zerks. I don't want to mess with it.

Look for a truck service place. We have one 5 minutes away They grease our zerks, inspect the suspension, etc. I will have a discussion about switching out the springs, when we pick up the trailer and stop to get the zerks greased for our trip. I pay $52 for greasing the zerks.

Here is another article on surge protectors from Mike Sokol. He stated using a cheaper surge protector at the post as a sacrificial lamb to protect the wire EMS is OK. In a previous article he recommended using another EMS like the Hughes Watchdog 30amp with EPO that will shut power down at the post. Each owner decides, no post surge protector, a cheap surge protector at the post, or another EMS top of the line surge protector with EPO. https://open.substack.com/pub/rvelectricity/p/are-double-surge-protectors-a-good?r=nq2l8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Congrats from Hull # 1045