Steph and Dud B

Those things are great. Have used them to fix brake wiring in the past.

Do you have a source for that shelf? Looks perfect.

Us, too.

...a fire on the stove would be put out quickly. If you're awake. And... the fire extinguisher is on the other end of the trailer, with the fire between it and you. Don't rule out an electrical fire starting under the dinette and spreading to the cushions, window shades, etc. Especially if you're asleep. And the smoke will reduce visibility to near zero. 40-year firefighter here. We've burned a few RVs in drills. Shocking how fast they go up and how quick the interior can become unsurvivable. That window could be more important than you think.

Just saw a DEALER walkthrough of a 2024 on YouTube. He did a nice job. I noticed Oliver added reflective tape to the bike rack adapter, similar to the reflectors we added to ours. That's good because it sticks out behind the main bumper and blocks the main body reflectors.

That appears to be an escape window with no ventilation function. We had 2 like @SeaDawg pictured on our fifth wheel. The large handle on those allowed you to prop the window open for ventilation. Worked nice in the rain. They also had pop out screens with red handles for egress. The new window Jason posted does not appear intended to be used in the open position, except to escape. I don't see the handle that would keep it open.

Is it the arms or the lifting gearbox? There was a batch of MaxxFans about the age of your trailer that had weak lid-lifting gearboxes that would fail. MaxxAir sells an improved replacement part (I found them on etrailer.com). They're inexpensive and easy to replace. I replaced all 3 on our fifth wheel. They call it an operator mechanism. Here's a video on the problem and repair: https://youtu.be/bcnbfPuu-bM?si=pdYe1hsefngecYHW

Here's a really good video, made by a firefighter, that tests and goes over proper use of multiple fire extinguisher types - including the Element: I don't think the Element is a replacement for a regular fire extinguisher, but it's another tool in your arsenal - like the First Alert spray we have under our bed rails - that might be helpful because of its proximity when you need it.

Actually, most of them do that. Carbon dioxide and foam extinguishers also remove the oxygen. Water extinguishers remove the heat. The ABC dry chem extinguishers work by interfering with the chemical reaction itself (the fourth side of the now-called "fire tetrahedron").

I have the EGO 2405 24" 2-stage snowblower with four 7.5Ah batteries (a pair to run and a pair on the charger). We have an odd-shaped gravel drive (lots of little notches and spurs) that I'd estimate at about 1700 square feet with a slight incline. I added ARMORskids to the EGO because of the gravel, so it leaves about a 1/2" of snow behind. First snowfall was 5" of heavy wet snow with temps right around freezing. I cleared the entire drive in about 1 hour on the first pair of batteries. The 10% charge light was flashing when I finished. I did not suck up any gravel or break any windows 😅. The only thing I didn't do was the plow pile at the end of the driveway. I'm sure the EGO could have done it, but a neighbor with a plow truck got that for me. The snow blower is quiet and there's no gas engine to dither with, which I like. It's pretty light, which is both a plus and minus. Makes it easy enough to maneuver around, but it did have trouble biting into hard pack snow because it wants to ride up on top of it. It throws snow really well. I kept the auger speed low to save battery and it still threw as far as I needed. You can run it one-handed (left) and use your right hand to adjust the chute on the fly. They make a fancier one with heated handles and power turning, which I'm envious of, but it was $350 more and I figured the heaters would eat more battery. So far, one storm in, I'm pleased with it. UPDATE: 2ND PASS: Another 2" of snow fell. This time I used a more efficient pattern and moved a little faster. Finished the whole drive in 30 minutes, using 3/5 of the battery power. Nice machine.

I’ve heard tank sounds, as well, more of a ‘high-pitched whistling’ rather than ‘ringing’ That's the high/low pressure regular diaphragm. They can do that, especially in cold weather with high propane flow. Our last fifth wheel did it and the regulator was mounted right under the bedroom. 🤨

First, see if testing reveals a leak in the system. There is no "partially full" indication on the regulator. The indicator just tells you if an auto switchover has occurred. It should be either green or red, but not both. What position is the little arrow lever on the regulator in? It should be pointed at one of the tanks, not in the center. Our lever got accidentally knocked into the center position once, resulting in a "1/2 full" indication when one tank was actually full. For automatic operation with one tank full and the other partial, point the lever at the partial tank. When it empties, it should auto switch to the full tank. Switch the lever, fill the empty tank, and proceed normally.

I wasn't aware the 2023 models have them. Do they? Our 2022 doesn't.

Oh, yeah. Note we haven't posted any interior pics of our trailer. There's a reason for that! Yours looks great.

I really like the new bathroom door. And, your dog is really cute!

Put in a service ticket with Oliver and ask what position the on-unit switch should be in. Or email Xantrex. I've had good luck with their customer service.

I've never messed with the one on the inverter itself, so I can't answer that. Just run everything from the control panel and use the LEDs/display to verify you're in the mode you want.

That's the one we have. Didn't buy it for the Oliver, we already had it from a previous trailer, but figured we'd use it since we had it. I check the LEDs on it before I plug the Oliver into it as a quick check on the power status.

Yes. Completely separate functions. Turning the inverter off has no effect on the converter (charger).

Your statements are mostly correct, but let's be a little more specific. The Xantrex unit is really two devices: a converter and an inverter. The converter takes shore power (120v AC) and converts it into DC volts to charge your batteries. This happens automatically when you plug your trailer into shore power. However, the Xantrex has nothing to do with solar charging. There is a separate device for that. You didn't post the year of your trailer, but your hull number tells me it's new. Our trailer has a Zamp solar charge system, but I think the newer units use Victron(??). Either way, there should be another control panel somewhere inside your cabin for solar charging. That system should also be passive/automatic for you. It'll work when there's sun without any interaction from you. The inverter part of your Xantrex does convert 12v DC battery power to household 120v AC for your outlets, etc. but it requires interaction from you. Turn it on (silver button pressed in) when you want 120v outlet power from the batteries. Turn it off when you don't need it because the inverter draws power from the batteries even when you're not using the 120v outlets. The green LEDs and display on the control panel tell you what it's doing. (You can press the OK button to wake up the display at any time.) Hope this helps clear it up a bit for you.

Sorry to hear you all got sick. On the bright side, that was actually a pretty good shakedown trip. You were able to test for leaks in the rain, test the furnace, get a feel for the capacity of the batteries, and get a sense of the living space available when one person is sick. Hope you've all recovered a bit now. Yours was the first picture I've seen of the new bathroom door. Would love to see a full length shot of it if you get a chance. Also, we've been thinking of getting another dog after retirement and figured the dog bed would go where you put yours. How big is your dog (photos?) and how did it work out with his/her bed there? Thanks for the report. Enjoy your next trip.

While you folks are enjoying your EGO wind blowers I'm getting ready to put our EGO snow blower to work for the first time. Think I'd rather be washing the Ollie...

Couldn't find that error code either. Did find a couple of British YouTubers showing how to reset the control panel to clear some errors. Not sure if the American version is the same. Here's one: https://youtu.be/Xzo9tTWB7T0?si=OH-eBlG8-nNGb4UY

We'll, that's pretty cool. We're always short of onions. 😁

Happy New Year, everyone!