MoreLetters:
Spreading the News: You might recall on page 12 of the Jan/Feb edition #145 I told
everyone that on the way down south, Heather and I stopped in Grant’s Pass and picked up a new tripod for the satellite dish, and it is the cat’s meow. A friend, Dan, said that when he and his wife were walking
around in Pilot Knob, where they are right now, they spotted one of these new tripods. Dan talked to the guy about it, and he said: “Yes, this guy from BC wrote an article in T e RV Times about how nice they are, where he got it etc.” So he said he called ahead and stopped on the way down and got one. So Dan said, “It was my friend Bernie that wrote that article!” So I sent George, the owner of the H&G Enterprises company
in Grants Pass in Oregon an e-mail, and he sent me a nice reply. George said yes, it was another guy from BC that bought the
new tripod from him and he brought in a copy of the page from T e RV Times to show him. He said he now has that page tacked up on the wall in his shop. He was pretty happy about how the good word about his new product is slowly spreading. Just another good reason why T e RV Times is such a great magazine for RVer’s.
Bernie Klashinksy Sidney, BC
Excessive Moisture in Trailer: Last summer I purchased an 1989 Okanagan 29ſt 5th wheel
trailer. T e seller informed me that there had been some water leakage inside, due to snow pack around the vents, melting into the RV. In September, I resealed all the windows with Sil-fl ex silicone, and resealed every seam, vent and bolt hole on the roof of the RV. I believe this unit is watertight. On a hunting trip in October, we noticed a large amount of
condensation on the windows and vents, to the point of water dripping onto us in the bed. Last week, I went out to the RV to do a mini-inspect on things, and noticed items frozen to the carpet in the rear living room area of the trailer, and water frozen in the window channels. Does anyone know what I need to do to cure this issue? I
purchased the unit for well below its value, as it had some issues to repair. Everything has been repaired except this water issue. I can see many years of enjoyment with this trailer, if I can keep the water out. If not, the rear fl oor will probably last a couple more years and need a major repair. Any ideas greatly appreciated. Sheila, love your magazine and read every copy.
Kevin Markic
kevin_markic@yahoo.ca
Kevin, Here is my take on your situation. T e majority of condensation will always be in the colder
months of the year. I am pretty sure that your windows will only be single pane glass, rather than dual thermo pane. Your vents also
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are just a single piece of plastic. When propane is burning, it does release an excessive amount of moisture. You also have to take in account that your body and damp clothes also emit a certain amount of moisture. If you combine all these factors in cold weather you will have
a very high humidity issue. I have been out with other friends in older RVs and they have experienced the same situation. T e installation of a good quality, high volume exhaust fan in
one of your ceiling vents would certainly help this situation. You must ensure that you have good air circulation within your RV. Crack open a window, turn your fan to exhaust, and pull the moisture out. I hope this helps somewhat.
Steve Joyce, Service Manager, Jubilee RV Centre, Kamloops, BC 250-372-0600
service@jubileerv.com
Service Beyond Expectations: We live on the road full time covering thousands of miles
between Canada and the United states. We are happy to share a friendly, helpful, and what we felt was an “above and beyond the call of duty” assistance this past July, 2011. It started with warranty work, which had to be completed in
Goshen, Indiana. D & T Repair Inc. was brought in to put all the missing pieces back together aſt er structural work was completed on our fi ſt h wheel. Not only did our trailer look better than the day we’d bought it, they increased the insulation in the nose area surrounding the bed where the warranty work was completed. (T ere is still considerable cold in Canada in April, May and October when not hiding in the sunny south!) Small gaps were fi lled (no more feeding mosquitos), lights were re-wired, malfunctioning switches were replaced and smudges and spots where removed from most of the unit. T eir only regret was that (having been mis-booked by the RV Manufacturer) they were not able to give our trailer a top to bottom “spit and polish”! We made a pit stop further south then started our trek east to
the Maritimes. Just two short days later our truck started doing the Cha Cha at about 65 mph down I (hesitating, making us jump slightly forward and back…a problem which had cost us dearly $$$$ two years earlier) Our trusty GPS found us a repair shop “THE SHOP” close by in Ashland, Ohio. Owner Tim phoned, googled, wiggled, inspected checked and changed our fuel fi lter (it started acting up right aſt er re-fueling) and aſt er about 1 hour conceded that he did not work a lot on diesels but would not let us chug on until he had somewhere and someone who could continue the engine search where he leſt off . Tim sent us off to see Jamie, owner of Wooster Diesel in
Wooster, OH only a few miles away who also proved to be of the “do or die trying” work ethic, and what I would call a certifi ed genius about diesels. He brought out every electronic reading device (diagnostic computer) he had in his arsenal to look for an error code, which would lead to our problem and thus a solution. He even took the time to show me what each reading stood for (though every reading came up normal) and informed me that my truck had been started approximated 4,573 times! He hit the road for a test run (with trailer in tow) aſt er each adjustment changing a part leaving his young assistant to search the net, then switched places to get a second opinion from his assistant and he did the searching. Aſt er four hours, Jamie was baffl ed but repeated what he had stated throughout his tireless search…. “I’ve read in several places….check the battery connections….”
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