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  1. Other than what ANT says above - you are correct - you will need to drill out the rivets to remove the "side extensions" of the twin beds. The night stand removes fairly easily too. Bill
  2. Kansa - I also apologize like JED above but are you sure that the will not reset? Sometimes they can be a bit finicky when you push in that reset button. It is a bit unusual for a GFI as new as yours is to be faulty (but certainly it can and does happen).
  3. OR, if you don't remember to have your face and/or private parts out of the direct line of that anode rod!😬
  4. OK - that does help narrow the possibilities. Can you get "over the air" TV? If yes, then you do have an antenna somewhere. And, therefore, a booster switch - somewhere. If no, then I would assume that you have a coaxial connection issue. Bill
  5. Nice looking truck too! Sorry you had the tire trouble. Did you pick up a nail in it? Bill
  6. Actually I was asking - how long did you let the batteries "rest" (with no load) AFTER you charged them up to the 6.75 volts. The answer to this question would shed light on how well the batteries are holding a charge. Bill
  7. Michelin stopped making the tire. Papa Bean counter had nothing to do with it. Bill
  8. left click on the area where you "log out" at top right corner of the page left click on "account settings" left click on "signature" on left side of page fill out what you want your signature to be left click on "save"
  9. How long after you charge all four batteries are you seeing that 6.75 volt reading? As has been said a number of times before - the only real way to test batteries is to put a "load" on them. This you have done in your testing and those low readings are indications to both you and me that those batteries are basically toast. AS a matter of course - all batteries should be replaced together - not two at a time and the replacement batteries should have a manufactured date as close together as possible (i.e. they should be the same age). Of course this applies to AGM's or straight lead acid batteries - I'm not certain about Lithiums but suspect that they will be close to being the same. Bill
  10. I would not use a plastic plug. Simply put the anode rod back in - it is simple enough to do and thus prevents "forgetting" to do it later. More than likely the reason there was a plastic plug in your old heater was because it was not a Suburban water and thus didn't have a steel tank which requires an anode rod to help prevent problems with the interior of these steel tanks. Bill
  11. T & D - You might want to send a PM to Mike and Carol to ask what they did with theirs. In my opinion, the interior of their Ollie is one of the most tastefully done out there and the quilts/spreads they use seem to fit very nicely. Bill
  12. You could always get Paul to install one for you. 😁 I like spending your money. Bill
  13. Absolutely - for that and so many more reasons. Yes, if it wasn't for the "elbow issue" I too would prefer to have the nightstand near my head. But, having my glasses, flashlight, alarm clock and one or two other items near the stove at night isn't really an issue for me. While I've seen other owners place netting or shelves either under the bed or right above the bed to hold these items I haven't found a system (yet) that works better than simply moving these small items each night/morning. Bill
  14. When I first got my Ollie I slept with my head at the nightstand (I'm 6', 165 pounds). But after a couple of night of my elbows hitting either the nightstand or the curved wall, I did a 180 and now sleep with feet at the nightstand. Much more room for the elbows. If you are not convinced by the posts above or feel you need more information then you might want to PM (private message) Patriot since he is reasonably tall. At 6' I can stand up straight in the shower - barely. Shortly after buying my Ollie I spend hours building a shower mat - similar to Foy's mat but not as nice as his. Unfortunately, I never thought about the reduction of vertical room and sure enough the day I finished and proudly took it out to the Ollie I realized that either I would now have to shower while bending over or give it away. Needless to say - it belongs to someone else now.😥 Bill
  15. Ugly! I'd consider myself lucky at this point because the situation could have been MUCH worse. Glad you caught it in time before something really bad happened. Bill
  16. Absolutely! Please look me up and/or stop me. I don't remember my site number off hand but I'm down by the lake and my "Oliver" sign on the rear says "Twist" Bill
  17. No problem at all - keep those questions coming. If you have the question then it is highly likely that someone else has it too. They do sell both "angles" and larger diameter sections of this type of foam insulation. Other than a couple of spots where I happened to have these angled pieces left over from doing my home, I simply either used larger diameter for straight fittings or cut the foam such that it would form a 45 or 90 degree bend. This is easy to do with either a razor or a sharp knife. Some places - like the small filter on the water pump - I simply got as close as I could and wrapped electrical tape over the end of the insulation such that insulation would close around the fitting as tight as possible. Note that another advantage of doing this pipe insulation is that it does make the water pump "activity" a bit quieter than it is without the insulation. Bill
  18. By the way - If the weather forecast changes calling for even lower temps - the regular winterization process really doesn't take very long. to either complete or to reverse. Yes, it will cost two or three gallons of anti-freeze, but, if there is any question regarding the temps then it is far cheaper to pay for the anti-freeze as compared to the cost of replacing a shower assembly, external fittings and/or anti-siphon valves (mostly found just inboard of the exterior fittings). Bill
  19. I assume that you are talking about the exterior fittings - city water, fresh water, winterization and black tank cleaning ports. At the temps you are talking about I would not worry about these. Yes if you have something to wrap around them it would not hurt but, again, I would not worry. As a note - these exterior fittings are one of the vulnerable places that many people forget about when winterizing. These take a couple of "pumps" of anti-freeze when doing the regular winterization process with a pump like THIS. Bill
  20. I understand completely but don't worry about it. I do know (within reason) that the Oliver staff sincerely appreciates the input of owners - both good and bad. Bill
  21. That's and easy one - it depends.😁 Seriously, there are those that like to take some of the weight off the suspension and/or tires during storage and others that simply leave things alone. I'm in the leave it alone camp. Any "flat spots" in good tires will work themselves out once the tires are warm and rolling down the road. I'm not convinced that either the shocks or the leaf springs will "set" in a certain spot due to not flexing over the winter. But, I do store my Ollie in a fairly protected - from wind - and the winters we have here in western North Carolina are really not very bad. Bill
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