Oliver Screen Door

[Tony and Rhonda]

We are still getting to know our Oliver now that we have a storage location close to home. We have a couple of questions about the trailer, one specific to the 2017 models and one more general.

Our trailer had solar and AGM's when manufactured and was upgraded to lithium by a previous owner. I've read on the forum that the solar panels should have a disconnect switch but I can't find one. Did the 2017's have them? If so, any idea where they were located?

Our general question is about the screen door. We've noticed that the screen door doesn't completely cover the door opening. The screen door is not centered in the door opening and only overlaps the fuzzy, latch side door weatherstripping by about 1/8 inch. It has rather large gaps at the bottom and at the upper radius curve on the latch side. Has anyone else run into this? If so, do you have a solution?

Thanks for any comments and/or advice.

Tony

[Steph and Dud B]

Pretty common with these RV doors.

[topgun2]

Check under the street side bed for that switch - what you're looking for is a large red switch .

Bill

[Ray Kimsey]

1 hour ago, Steph and Dud B said:

Pretty common with these RV doors.

Not sure about 2017 but 2020 did not. I added one when I upgraded my batteries. 
 

[jd1923]

3 hours ago, Tony and Rhonda said:

Thanks for any comments and/or advice.

Like Bill @topgun2 mentioned, look under streetside bed where you should see the big red Blue Sea switch shown left in the picture. You likely have the same Blue Sky solar controller too.

Our screen door has a 1/4" gap all the way around it, but it does touch the fuzzy edges and seals OK.

[QuestionMark]

Yes,  I have noticed that all the screen doors on the Oliver trailers (many different year models)  do not match the curve in the fiberglass.  This is what I used when going to Alaska to keep the mosquitos out.    
 

https://a.co/d/7h8kzG5

It is weather stripping (furry stuff that is on the screen door from factory).    I just put some on the opposite surface where it does not meet.   Worked well and still on the trailer 2 years later.    
 

 

[Tony and Rhonda]

Thanks for the responses. I've looked under the street side bed/seat and didn't see the big red switch. Don't remember seeing the Blue Sky box either. I'll take a picture of the under seat area next time I'm at the camper but perhaps it wasn't installed.

The screen door is almost worthless as is. It would stop the cicadas flying around now but small bugs would come right in. I had my Four Wheel Camper in British Columbia one time and the mosquitoes were so bad you couldn't stand outside. I killed all the ones that followed me in and 15 minutes later the camper was full again. This cycled a couple times before I discovered the bugs were coming into the camper through the frig. vent. When they're hungry, they'll find any opening and our screen door has lots of openings!

Not sure what I can do but I'll work on it next time I have it at my house.

Thanks,

Tony

[Tony and Rhonda]

@QuestionMark Thanks for the suggestion and product link. Did you stick it to the inside of the screen door or the door jam. Or maybe on the screen door edge. I'll give this a try. Thanks again!

Edited June 6 by Tony and Rhonda

[ScubaRx]

18 minutes ago, Tony and Rhonda said:

Thanks for the responses. I've looked under the street side bed/seat and didn't see the big red switch. Don't remember seeing the Blue Sky box either.

Tony

Your trailer will not have a Blue Sky Solar Controller. If you have factory solar, it will have the Zamp system instead.

[QuestionMark]

15 minutes ago, Tony and Rhonda said:

@QuestionMark Thanks for the suggestion and product link. Did you stick it to the inside of the screen door or the door jam. Or maybe on the screen door edge. I'll give this a try. Thanks again!

On the screen door.   I will take a photo of it next time I go out to the trailer.   Also, when in Alaska we asked the locals what was the best way to get ride of the mosquitos once they get into the trailer as they are extremely hard to "get" with all the curved surfaces in our trailers.   Answer we got and we have since proved it works great is "Windex spray bottle on mist.  Knocks them right out of the air and it smells good at the same time".   Also, helps keep the trailer all nice and shiny inside when we wipe it clean.  LOL.    

[Tony and Rhonda]

Thanks @jd1923 and @ScubaRx, yes our Oliver has the Zamp. I should have known that from look at the display inside the camper. I'll look for the switch under the seat again next time I go to the camper. We're working on a project at our house for the next two weeks (weather dependent) so it will be after then before I can do much with the camper.

Tony

[srthomsen]

On 6/5/2025 at 8:35 PM, QuestionMark said:

Yes,  I have noticed that all the screen doors on the Oliver trailers (many different year models)  do not match the curve in the fiberglass.  This is what I used when going to Alaska to keep the mosquitos out.

QuestionMark

Which curved surfaces are you referring to?

 

[QuestionMark]

Close your screen while standing inside and look at the top curve in the screen door meets the frame.   Keep the actual door open as you will not be able to see the gap with the actual windowed door closed.  You will clearly see a gap where the door does not meet the frame for the screen door.   I think it is just a side effect of the frame being mounted to the curve surface of the trailer.   I would not try to bend the screen door to match as I think it would collapse the thin door frame.   Simple enough to just add the furry seal.    I looked at several different year models while at the rally, including the two 2025 ones on display and the all had the same gap.  Hope that helps.    

Edited Saturday at 04:54 PM by QuestionMark

[Geronimo John]

On 6/5/2025 at 3:50 PM, Tony and Rhonda said:

I discovered the bugs were coming into the camper through the frig. vent.

Our older Ollies have absorption based refrigerator systems.  They have an open flame burner that drives the refrigeration process.  If the system has a combustion issue, it will generate CO.  If you have critters flying into the cabin via the refer vents, your box is no longer sealed properly.  That could for sure put you and others at risk.  Seriously recommend you:

     Replace your CO/Propane Detector if there is any doubt about it's age or in our case with these type of refrigerators if the detector is over 4 years old.  

     Reseal the combustion area from the cabin area.  Most of us use Foil Tape.  Buy 3M foil tape.  

GJ

 

 

[Tony and Rhonda]

@Geronimo John The frig. in the Four Wheel Camper was two way; AC or DC only. We sold the FWC in 2023 (for more than we paid for it).

Tony

[Geronimo John]

That's good.  

GJ

Edited 1 hour ago by Geronimo John