Steph and Dud B

Sloppy work by OTT for sure. Like you said, good thing you have the big truck. (I always check my brakes as I pull out of a location after hitching up.)

Tripped fuse or breaker to the batteries? Solar charging?

With the wild horses at Assateague Island.

Glad that worked out so well!

Your hull number is close to ours, so I suspect you have the Norcold fridge. That isn't normal behavior and we haven't seen that on ours. I suggest you call Norcold and create a service ticket with Oliver as well. Meanwhile, try what @jd1923 suggests.

Our original symptoms have returned. After moving/storing the trailer, even for one day, we get a lot of air in the lines that needs to be purged at the next campsite by turning on the pump and opening hot and cold faucets. Everything's fine after that - until the next time we move. Another thing I've noticed is the sound of water sloshing in the water heater tank after a drive - but not while camping - making me suspect the water heater tank is draining during transit. But, again, no signs of a leak. While camping, the pump doesn't run unexpectedly, so the system is holding pressure while in use and there's no water dripping anywhere. I'm thinking maybe a bad check valve in the pump is rattling open while driving and letting water drain back into the fresh water tank, thus the need to re-prime the pump after every trip? It's very strange.

Nice work!

Wow. Sorry this happened to you. It's a shame. Thank you for taking the time to offer such sound advice. I look forward to hearing about your new Ollie in a year or so.

The lithium batteries and solar are hands down the best part of our Oliver. Truly game changing for boondocking.

It turns the water pump on/off. That way, if you're in the bathroom and forgot to turn the pump on, you don't have to walk back to the control panel in the main cabin.

Airstream used slightly damaged aluminum panels in the Argosy line and the white paint helped hide the imperfections. They also had either fiberglass or molded plastic end caps. One big negative for some buyers: Argosy owners were not allowed in the Wally Byam Airstream club.

Good point. That would be appropriate.

Looks like sloppy work at the factory. Also, hard to tell from the photo, but is that copper stranded wire or aluminum? It looks silver in the photo.

One other thing: the fridge needs to be level to work properly. But, it does sound like you may have a problem with it. For this trip, you could just use it like an icebox. Put a bag of ice in it and go with that until you get it sorted out. Good luck and enjoy your trip.

The fan is located in the external fridge compartment accessed from the outside of the trailer. It's thermostat driven and usually only comes on when it's quite hot outside (80s-90s). How long have you waited? If the freezer is cold, that's a good sign. It takes a LONG time for the fridge to catch up, like overnight on a cool night. Even worse if you keep opening the door or put warm stuff inside. Many of us start the fridge the day before and wait until the next day to put pre-cooled items in it. Gas/electric RV fridges are notoriously temperamental.

Hi. Based on your hull number, I would say that you do not have sealed wheel bearings. They should be inspected and greased annually. As for the fridge, I'm assuming your gas is turned on at the tanks. How long have you waited for the fridge to cool? It takes a long time, usually overnight, before it will reach temperature. You'll feel it at the back of the freezer compartment first. If it's been longer than that with no cooling, can you hear the flame running behind the lower outside vent door? Usually, you would hear a clicking sound as it tries to light, followed by a very soft noise from the flame. This is not constant. Once the fridge reaches temp, the flame will cut in occasionally to maintain that temp.

Rearview Camera is on our pre-trip checklist: RV Quick Checklist: 66 items shared Monitors □ 1 Change GPS to Movement/Daily □ 2 Rearview camera on □ 3 Install repeater Bathroom □ 4 Bathroom drain closed (in) & flagged □ 5 Shower curtain secured □ 6 Bathroom cabinet shut □ 7 Bathroom window closed □ 8 Bathroom vent closed □ 9 bathroom items secured □ 10 bathroom door closed Interior □ 11 Check ladder secure points □ 12 Awning switches off □ 13 Awning remote stored □ 14 Microwave tray secure □ 15 fan in fridge □ 16 fridge doors locked □ 18 Sink cover stored □ 19 Stove off □ 20 cooktop cover closed □ 21 pots/pans/dishes □ 22 furnace/AC off □ 23 Marine fan stowed □ 24 roof vent closed/fan off □ 25 Remotes stored □ 26 antenna booster off □ 27 AC alarm off □ 28 TVs secured □ Solar on/off □ 29 Gas water heater off □ 30 water pump off □ 31 weather radio off □ 32 Xantrex setting #28 to 5 (storage) or 25 (camping) or 15 (generator) □ 34 tires checked □ 35 doors/drawers/windows closed □ 36 blinds closed □ 37 Cabin lights off Exterior □ 38 LP gas off □ 33 thermometer stored □ 39 Electric water heater off/on □ 40 sewer hose secured □ 41 tire covers off □ 42 leveling jacks up □ 43 water/elec./TV/sewer d/c Truck □ 44 Close tailgate □ 45 bikes secured □ 46 Wheel step removed □ 47 Ball hitch pinned and locked □ 48 parking brake set □ 49 Chains on □ 50 breakaway cable □ 51 Coupler pinned □ 52 Tongue jack up Hitched □ 53 vehicle lights checked □ 54 wheel chocks out □ 55 Linx levelers stored □ 17 fridge on 12v □ 56 door mat stored □ 57 doors/compartments locked □ 58 steps retracted □ 60 trailer transponder in Mechanical □ 59 trailer brakes checked □ 61 radiator clear □ 62 washer fluid checked □ 63 ATF checked □ 64 brake fluid checked □ 65 coolant checked

Congratulations.

Hello to the LE2 with green/yellow livery we saw westbound on I-90 near Utica, NY this afternoon!

Darth Vader's RV. Although interesting to look at, I would never own a black RV. They're just not practical on hot, sunny days.

I found WD40 works well to remove VHB adhesive residue.

I find this helpful when selecting wire: https://mgispeedware.com/wire-size-chart/ I also prefer using marine grade wire.

Can't see the photo. Typically the + and - terminals of the batteries are all connected together with short cables, + to +, - to -. One + and one - will also have a large cable leaving them and going off into the trailer body. These are the terminals you'd connect to. Make sure you don't mix them up. Usually red + and black -.

Sure, you can connect an inverter to the main + and - connections on the Oliver batteries (not just one Oliver battery). Just watch your battery consumption.

This mystery has been solved. A tech removed a loose nut from inside the offending wheel drum today. It was a brake backing plate nut, but all the nuts were in place as they should be, so it must have been an extra dropped into the wheel assembly at the Dexter factory. It was intermittent and wasn't found sooner because it would stick to the brake magnet and hide.