Say Ron,
Wasn't that nice of them to give you a list
of items for you to check out? Three propane
leaks are worthy of buying a little bottle
of Leak Detect, use the dauber and see if
you get bubbles or if their list was bubbles.
As for replacing propane valves, let your
fingers do the walking. At the very least,
get web sites of RV suppliers in Indiana
(where salvage places outnumber McDonalds).
If the HWH leaks and you have water in the
system, it won't take long to find wet
carpet. As for repairing a HWH, nix that
idea. Buy a new one. Make it one with the
remote starter. Your honey will hug you
every time before and after she takes a
shower.
Your idea of a second opinion is as it
should be. All service centers are not
created equal. Nine tenths of the work
I hire out is done by one man and he
isn't even an RV Service Man. What he
does have is extreme common sense and
exquisite mechanical insight. He's a
one man operation and runs his own
two bay garage and towing service.
Stay sharp, think smart and keep on
spending your money,
Terry
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>Well the trailer went to the shop today
> (T.R. A. I.L. E.R.) (Temporary Reduction in Annual
>Income Loss of Extreme
>Revenue)
>They said the hot water heater controller is bad and it
>leaks, the stove
>burners valves leak, the oven thermostat leaks. The
>brakes shoes and magnets
>are bad and the hubs are bad.
>Well in keeping with the acronym thing
>I think they are F.O.S. and that they are into new
>trailers and think mine
>is a P.O.S. My guess is that they don't really want to
>fix anything,
>especially if it takes some skill and time, they just
>figure it is F.U.B.A.R
>and say get a new one. I can see the brakes being bad
>and don't feel like
>taking a few days to bring it to another place to
look at
>it and possibly
>have them say the same thing. So I said do the
brakes now
>and we will see
>about the other stuff.
>I don't want to replace the HWH the new ones all have
>those ugly covers that
>are TTFW.
>Has anyone repaired a HWH? The tank my be bad but the
>rest of the trailer is
>in such good shape I think it is probably OK. (we still
>have a tank from
>1949 in our house)
>
>But the stove, I can not believe that the valves are bad
>and cannot be
>fixed. I love the stove and it is very cool and again,
>new stoves are very
>tacky. (I am going to check Arizona salvage but
they seem
>to charge about
>70% of new for a used) Anyone ever fixed a stove?
>How do I know if these people are giving me a B.O.S ?
>ugh
>Ron
>
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