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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

Is the DC plug working - the one over the kitchen area?

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

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

Nice tires!

You could always get Paul to install one for you. 😁 I like spending your money. Bill

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I would doubt that the battery heater is run via the inverter - but - I really don't know. Don't forget that there are other considerations such as state of charge to be concerned with. Bill

Went down to Lowe's and got a number pieces of 1/2 inch foam pipe insulation like THIS. For that outside shower insulation - if you don't have some regular fiberglass insulation laying around then you can simply use a couple of old rags. Bill

Hopefully you have sent Oliver a Service Ticket on this issue given that I'm not aware of any Service personnel that monitor the Forum on a regular basis. Also, these "tickets" are used to help monitor quality control issues among other things. Thanks! Bill

Except for the 26 degree night (unless your weather forecasters are like our - i.e. not worth a darn) I'd would not do a thing. For that 26 degree night I'd make sure that my kitchen drawers were open (warmer air to the kitchen faucet). and the access hatches to the basement area were open and the closet door open as well as the bathroom door. Finally, you might place a small wad of insulation in the outside sower door and pour a 1/2 cup of RV anti-freeze in each of the drains (Bath sink, Kitchen sink and don't forget the shower drain) . All of this is to make sure that you get some warm(er) air into the areas where the pipes are. In my case, I've put pipe insulation on all pipes that I can get to so I'm really not concerned until things get down below the middle 20's for short periods of time. On a side note - you might want to PM Patriot about restaurants and other details concerning HBSP given that he just returned from there. Bill

Yes - Connect coax cable to campground pedestal and then to "cable" input on the exterior of the Ollie. Then set TV control for "cable" versus "over the air". Then "scan" for channels. Once the scan is done you should be all set and the TV should show you on the screen whatever program is currently on the first channel found. Bill

Yep - off with their heads! A dab of white paint or fingernail polish will help with looks and sealing (even though mine have never budged since new). Bill

The costs of producing these "colored" Ollies was very expensive - they were not painted and the color was obtained in the same basic manner as the white is obtained. Therefore, the cost of cleaning ALL of the coloring out of the machines and anywhere near the production space was very labor intensive when it came time to switch back to another color. There may have been another color - blue - but I'm not sure that this was painted or produced like the red and black ones and I've only seen a picture of the top outer shell - not the complete trailer. Here is the red one before it was lovingly restored by its current owner. Bill p.s. I found it! Below is a pic of that blue top outer shell.

Are you sure? This "switch" is simply a little black button that gets pushed in and out and has a little LED light that indicates if the signal boost is on or not. Bill

Now all you need is a Blue Man Group outfit! All of this at 2am? Did you hit that bike trail too hard or not hard enough? Bill