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As the individual cells exploded out the back of the computer they were bouncing off the ceiling and small individual fires were already burning a desk, carpet and papers. Had to unplug the charger first and then hit the fires with the extinguisher. Let's just say that it was "interesting" for a few moments.😵

That's very odd in that Anita is one of the very best there is. Bill

Two years ago my wife and I had a fire in our home office due to the failure of the battery in a laptop while being charged. Thankfully we were only 40 feet away when the individual cells began exploding out the back of the laptop and the fire only consumed about half the office. Buy and know how to use several extinguishers - we have ten of THIS TYPE all around the house and garage along with four LIKE THESE. Certainly they saved our home! Bill

I have an EEZTire TPMS like GJ above but since most of the more popular brands of these work in a similar fashion, I doubt that there are significant differences. I've found that I get about 2 years out of a set of batteries. However, when I have Twist stored I take the sensors off the tires, and, remove the batteries. I'm sure that Matt will be happy to hear from you. Bill

True - but - Actually for both the Ollie and for my Tow vehicle, the spare tire is a real pita to check the tire pressure. The extra sensors allow for checking these two tires without the hassle of actually getting to the tire stem. Bill

Don't forget an extra 2 sensors - 1 for the Ollie spare tire and one for the tow vehicle spare tire! Bill

Apparently either on his feet or at the foot of the bed. 😁 Bill

It is difficult to tell for sure - but - it does not appear to me that there is significant "scoring" on the ball of that Andersen. Yes, the shiny finish is wearing off but there is nothing like the gouges that JD's outfit showed. I would not worry about this at all. Bill

Today I drove from western NC Virtually due north via I-26 to I-81 to I-77 south of Cleveland. Cheapest regular gas was around $2.69 while the highest price was $3.59. TN and VA generally had the cheapest. Bill

Nope - Remember that the "ball" is in one piece connected to a "shaft" that extends from the ball down through the "body" of the Andersen and comes out at the bottom - this is where you then attach the "whale tail". When the trailer is attached to the Andersen there are two points of contact - 1 - the ball and -2- the whale tail. When the shaft "rotates" inside the body it creates friction and the "brake" material inside that housing expands due to the heat. This, in turn, applies more and more pressure on the shaft as friction is increased due to these rotational forces inside this body. When "sway" occurs - never have I heard of this happening with an Oliver - the rotational forces are greater and greater as the sway gets worse. The friction and thus the braking material continues to expand until there is enough force applied to the shaft to slow the rate of sway/rotation. This is how the Andersen controls sway - which basically we Ollie owners do not really need. Greasing the ball will tend to allow the ball - hitch connection to move more easily against each other than intended thereby negating the "benefit" of having this connection force help to move the shaft inside the housing. Yes, you still have the whale tail that will rotate that shaft but you are then relying on the whale tail's connection to the trailer via the chains to slow the rotation while when the ball is "solidly" also connected to the ball and therefore the shaft and therefore the whale tail you have all things moving (or not moving) at roughly the same speed/force. In older models of the Andersen grease ( and water and dirt and all kinds of stuff) often seeped down into that "brake" material somewhat negating its functionality. But, with the newer designs this old problem has been virtually eliminated. Bill

Yep - Leaf blower or electric pressure washer should take care of those leaves. Bill

Death isn't all that bad - once you get used to it.😁

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Bill and Nancy - Sorry for your problems with the furnace. If it makes you feel any better (I doubt that it will but misery loves company) several years ago I too had warranty issues with Dometic. Got the same kind of "run around" that you seem to be getting. After spending two trips to an RV service center, hours on the phone with Dometic and numerous emails I finally decided that I had invested too much time it getting them to warranty a $60 CO/Propane detector. Therefore - I gave up and they won. Bums me out to this day to say that.☹️ Bill

Let the "fun" continue and the real adventures begin. An official and warm welcome to the Family! Bill

I would think that your best bet would be to give Oliver Service a call tomorrow morning ask ask these questions. They should be able to help you with particular specifics about your specific hull number. Good luck! Bill

I think that Rivernerd was talking about the plugs for the drum brakes.😇

This is usually because the wiring/power source for the camera is the backup lights. When I installed mine I used a dedicated circuit for the power source - with a switch so I could turn it on/off. Bill

Bakflip - the maker of tonneau covers for pickup trucks - is having a Black Friday sale. If you contact them - DO NOT simply buy anything at the posted prices on the website. If you either call them or "chat" with them you can get an additional discount. Bill

I have camped above 10,000 dozens of times without any propane issues. However, all of this camping has been at temps generally above freezing and certainly nothing below 20 degrees. At very cold temps propane has difficulty "gasifying". Good luck! Bill p.s. I recently saw something about propane tank heating blankets to warm them in colder weather. You might try a Google search.

25 feet is what you get from Oliver. In seven years I've only needed an extension one time and I used a 10 gauged regular extension cord for that. Assuming that Oliver still uses the same type plug as always then - a regular (non-locking) plug. Hopefully a 2022 owner will confirm that. Bill

BuiltRight's Black Friday Sale can be found HERE

The Harbor Freight rubber chocks are presently on sale at $4.99 each for Black Friday. Bill

TechnoRV's Black Friday Sale can be found HERE.

Well - All of the brake drums that I've ever dealt with are not "sealed" by any stretch of the imagination. Therefore, water, dirt, etc. can fairly easily enter into virtually any of the working parts of these brakes - with or without the plugs. Having said this - I think that keeping as much of this out of the inner workings as possible can only help make the performance and longevity better. Yes, these holes were originally designed as a port to be used to manually adjust the brakes. And, some engineer (hopefully with a much better understanding of all the details surrounding these brakes) also designed a plug to cover that hole. Without any firm evidence to the contrary it seems prudent to plug the holes. Bill