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All was working well until we got home from our camping trip. Now the remote will not activate the fan. Changed the batteries, but old ones or replacements both show full charge on the remote LCD screen and all the functions show on the remote LCD screen. The little transmit icon goes on as well, but no BEEP and no response on the MAXXAIR fan. Any ideas? Thanks

Thank you, Mike & Carol. I get it now. This also validates my wanting to purchase a new AC unit to install ourselves.

Thank you so much Ralph, as this is truly helpful! Your first sentence surprises me, since OTT should be able to remove an AC they installed, so many times in production. I have not seen drawings, or installation documentation of either unit yet. I just figured that all RV AC units should mount with 4 bolts in the standard RV 14x14 square opening. Yes agreed, if we need custom fiberglass work to retrofit these units, the Truma brand is not for me. Thanks again.

Since the OP's question has been answered, and I see several of you have retrofitted yours to the Truma A/C, could I ask a question related to Truma? Have you all gone to OTT for the retrofit? Anybody had one worked locally? I would love to visit OTT one day, and fortunately a prior owner did a whole lot of service there just 2 years ago, but a quick tow from AZ to TN is not in our near future! I visited the Truma website, and it appears you must purchase and have it installed by an authorized service rep. There is some service organization, mobile install for FL, TX and AZ. Can you purchase the Truma A/C without paying for installation? For me that would be the only way to afford it this year (after just buying our E2 and TV!). With my son's help (he's strong and the rooftop guy) we could install it and a new thermostat in a weekend. We did this 2 years ago on a Class-C, replacing a failed Dometic with a Furrion (great improvement in cooling efficiency, but only slightly quieter). Would love to purchase the unit, but afraid it's not possible. Thanks for your help and advice.

Thanks John and Art, Diane, & Magnus. I'm proud of our maiden voyage! Except that we had to leave a day earlier than planned due to my wife's allergic reaction to the burnt pine (this area has had major burns, 20 years ago and some more recent). The tall Ponderosa pines still standing in the area all had burnt bark 15-20 feet up their trunks, from years ago (see pic above). We were prepared, had a tank of back-up water and everything needed. No-way the Bigfoot 29SL Class-C we just sold would have made it up the path to our beautiful campsite! RV manufacturers have no business building a Class-C greater than 24' on the Ford E-450 chassis, and the gas guzzling Ford V10 would get up to a good 30 MPH up our steep Arizona mountain grades. We were also always over GVWR with added leaf springs and more suspension upgrades. For a short moment, after buying our Oliver TT, I thought our Lexus GX 4.7L truck could pull this. It did OK around town with the Anderson hitch, but is a half-ton truck really enough? Probably good if you travel flat lands at sea level, but NO not for up here. I sold an '03 Dodge RAM 2500 Cummins, that we had since new, just last year. Didn't think I needed the big truck anymore. Anyway, that one was needing repairs it was silver! So lucky us, just the week after we bought our Ollie this well-kept Ram was on our local Craigs in EC. The Cummins in '01 was not as strong as '03 and newer models have much more torque. But this older diesel is the perfect recipe for pulling an Olliver Elite II. Nothing like a diesel to pull up a mountain. In '05 we pulled a 26' race car trailer, packed with all of our household belongings, moving from VA to AZ, and we only slowed down on I-17 heading out of the Verde Valley in AZ. I thought, this is why semitrucks are always in the right lane with flashers on! Truck and trailed combined weight were over 21K lbs, a bit over the stated GCWR! On the way home, we weighed this truck & trailer. Happy to see total combined weight of 13,220 lbs, and GCVR (with trailer) for this Ram is 16K lbs. Went by our local dump station again a day later and truck weighed 7,220 (adjusted for weight of wife, dog, water used, etc.). This nets the Ollie at 6K lbs. So, my TV weighed in at 1580 under 8800 lb. GVWR and the Ollie 1,000 lbs. under. Of course, when we go for a longer outing, some more weight will be added. I like that we have a little more truck than we need.

Yeap, 1/4-turn ball valves. I imagine these can be replaced with electrically operated versions. My son bought me a Dewalt 20V leave blower for Christmas. We both have 5-6 Dewalt 20V tools and 4-5 batteries! I'll will bring mine next time, thanks for the idea. We use 1-2 of their flashlights for camping and have an extra charger in the back cabinet, with our Dish Wally and Blu-ray player. I usually bring a 1/4" impact with my tools. Not enough dirty Ollie pics? I didn't want to show the really ugly one earlier, but since you asked... Looks realy good with bronze wheels! Right?

Yeah, I mentioned gravity feed did not work. Thought it was worth a try, prior to removing the curbside bed, flipping the two switches to pump from the rear port. ScubaRX, please point me to your electrical switch solution. Thanks

This seemed the easy low-cost route. I thought it would gravity feed to the fresh-water inlet. Didn't work, there must be a back-flow preventer or something requiring pressure to fill. I have an extra 12V water pump from the Class-A we used to own. Thinking I can mount that in the truck bed and pump into the fresh inlet, not having to worry about the switches for the winterizing inlet. Longtime customer of TSC! Norwesco 35 gal. SKU# 2137324 Horizontal Leg Tank $169.99

And thank you to John, HDRider and MAX Burner, for your kind welcomes! We spent a few nights on top the AZ High Country. Our camp site was at 7580 ft with afternoon high of mid 80s, when home in Prescott was high 90s (Phoenix 112)! Very comfortable in the shade of the pines. We were on the base on Kendrick Mountain, with a short hike we could see the San Francisco peaks and the slopes of the Arizona Snow Bowl. We could only see Kendrick when driving to and from the site, since we camped at the base of the mountain. One picture below is from just north of Parks AZ, looking back at Kendrick Mtn. Our Oliver got quite dirty on the back roads. We drove a good 20 miles of dirt getting to the campsite and she got a good pressure washing when we got home. Our only complaint is the tanks! I thought the % tank readings would be more accurate on the Oliver but found that the readings change drastically when the level of the trailer changes. When can you get a trailer exactly level? Not in Arizona and not on our property when filling the fresh tank. I think we had only 20-25 gallons filled when fresh water came running out of the overflow. Good thing we equipped our TV with a 35-gallon fresh-water tank purchased at TSC. We pumped in another 20 gallons, and all was good! One future project for me is to reroute some plumbing to change these water valves w/o removing the bed! What were they thinking? It would be time to add a water accumulator too like I've seen on a newer EII.

Thanks again to Bill, SeaDawg, rideandfly and Katjo! Per Seadawg's question, the prior owner had it on a national RV sales website, where it sat for a month, paid ad expired. Then as I wrote before, it was "listed locally for sale online." I will refrain from promoting any company names. I would imagine, we could look for years and not see another Oliver listed in the neighborhood. Just lucky!

Thank you for your kind welcomes, Mossey and Kirk & Carrie! Was just out to check the hitch height again and set the trailer brake controller. I just installed a modern Tekonsha (It had an old one, circa 2001). Took a couple of pics, TV and OTT!

We're very happy to be new owners and part of this Oliver Community. Just one month ago, we had no idea! What is an Oliver? We started (part-time) RV life about 5 years ago, with hopes to travel the great American West! We started big with a Class A diesel-pusher. Sold that one a year later, then tried a Class C. By the way, RV manufactures have no business mounting a 30' box on an E450 chassis. Sold this one in May, wanting something smaller, likely a travel trailer, that would make it up and down the dirt roads prevalent in Arizona. We were very lucky to find a used Oliver listed locally for sale online, and it was right down the road from us. I wanted to see it, thinking there is NO WAY we would spend that kind of money on a TT! We bought it a few days later. Haven't been out yet, but planning to leave Monday, heading north to Kendricks Peak Wilderness Area for a few days dry camping. We do not usually summer-camp, down here in the SW climate, but hoping up at 8K feet elevation, it will be cool enough without hookups and A/C. So far, I've replaced the old corner TV, with a centered 30" Samsung smart TV, got the Dish Satellite working. Filled, cleaned and drained tanks. Pulled the regulators off our grill and fire-ring and purchased quick-connect LP lines. Thought our 2008 Lexus GX 4.7L v8 might pull it, and it was OK around town, but not climbing steep grades in the Rockies! So, another great find was an older Dodge Ram Cummins, not as powerful as the newer ones, but perfect for this trailer, and there it was in excellent condition, white with gray lowers and black moldings and it looks perfect with the Oli in tow and should pull fine up the mountains (will post pic soon). We're likely have a lot of questions and will post improvements. Glad to see so much info here and with a decent search engine! Thank you, ahead of time for your help!