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by admoffat
Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:54 am
Forum: General and Technical Information, Questions, and Responses
Topic: Winterizing
Replies: 2
Views: 592

Re: Winterizing

We've done both. We use the anti-freeze every year now, for no particular reason. I made a fitting that was male garden hose to air hose: IMG_3122_300x200.jpg This is a three-piece fitting: male garden hose to male pipe thread; female pipe thread to female pipe thread reducing coupler; male pipe thr...
by admoffat
Mon Jul 24, 2023 9:49 am
Forum: Born Free Coaches or Accessories FOR SALE
Topic: VersaHaul motorcycle carrier
Replies: 0
Views: 1832

VersaHaul motorcycle carrier

We sold our motorscooter. Now we'd like to sell the carrier we used to carry it around the continent. IMG_0193_small.jpg IMG_0194_small.jpg It's a VersaHaul Sport, model VH-SPORT RO with the carrier taillight kit and anti-tilt lock bracket. This carrier fits into a 2" receiver. Also included ar...
by admoffat
Sun Jan 16, 2022 10:31 am
Forum: General and Technical Information, Questions, and Responses
Topic: Electrical issue - Batteries stop charging on shore power
Replies: 9
Views: 2713

Re: Electrical issue - Batteries stop charging on shore powe

We had this problem with our 2016 coach. The problem was a fused relay on an inverter board. We had to have the board replaced. We decided that what caused the problem was that we had the coach shore power plugged into an outlet that had a GFI. GFIs don't like surge loads. In the coach, we had a sma...
by admoffat
Fri Oct 29, 2021 8:58 am
Forum: General and Technical Information, Questions, and Responses
Topic: Water system winterization
Replies: 1
Views: 1460

Water system winterization

We're familiar with two methods of potable water system winterization:
  • Blow out the water lines (and fill the traps with antifreeze)
  • Fill the lines with RV antifreeze
Which method do you use/prefer? Please select from one of the options in the poll.
by admoffat
Mon Jun 07, 2021 4:31 pm
Forum: General and Technical Information, Questions, and Responses
Topic: File of Life
Replies: 2
Views: 2360

File of Life

https://www.bornfreervclub.org/bulletin_board/download/file.php?mode=view&id=6394 Our church introduced us to this. We keep a copy for each of us on the refrigerator in our RV. We got holders at our local fire station, but I will have a supply at the National Rally in Rapid City this September ...
by admoffat
Sun Mar 07, 2021 11:36 am
Forum: General and Technical Information, Questions, and Responses
Topic: Disinfecting the hot water heater tank
Replies: 2
Views: 1712

Disinfecting the hot water heater tank

When you disinfect your water system, do you disinfect the hot water heater tank? If so, is the anode rod in or out?

I haven't disinfected our hot water tank, mostly because I'm afraid of the chlorine aggressively eating the anode rod or eating something else.
by admoffat
Sun Aug 09, 2020 3:49 pm
Forum: General and Technical Information, Questions, and Responses
Topic: Cracked cab roof
Replies: 2
Views: 2168

Re: Cracked cab roof

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by admoffat
Sun Aug 09, 2020 3:46 pm
Forum: General and Technical Information, Questions, and Responses
Topic: Cracked cab roof
Replies: 2
Views: 2168

Cracked cab roof

We have a 2016 Royal Splendor on a Ford F550 chassis. Yesterday, when driving through the rain, water dripped onto my left knee through the handle mounted on the door frame. This has happened before and I thought I had plugged the leak. When we got home, I checked the roof of the cab and found two c...
by admoffat
Mon Jun 01, 2020 2:58 pm
Forum: General and Technical Information, Questions, and Responses
Topic: Route wires through refrigerator roof vent
Replies: 8
Views: 6225

Re: Route wires through refrigerator roof vent

WiFi Ranger recommends placing their unit 2' away from other items on the roof. I could have done this by placing it way at the front of the roof or way at the back. In either case, there would be a lot of wire exposed to the wind. I decided to place it between our fan cover and the TV antenna. I fi...
by admoffat
Mon Jun 01, 2020 2:48 pm
Forum: General and Technical Information, Questions, and Responses
Topic: Route wires through refrigerator roof vent
Replies: 8
Views: 6225

Re: Route wires through refrigerator roof vent

Once the cable was pulled through, I drilled pilot holes for the screws I used for cable clamps to hold the cable in place. Here's the completed result: IMG_1649a.jpg The WiFi Ranger cable is the white one looped at the back right. The power cable is plugged into the mating plug I connected to an un...
by admoffat
Mon Jun 01, 2020 2:02 pm
Forum: General and Technical Information, Questions, and Responses
Topic: Route wires through refrigerator roof vent
Replies: 8
Views: 6225

Re: Route wires through refrigerator roof vent

There's not a lot of room to work in the drawer space: IMG_1653a.jpg Fortunately, I had a right-angle drill head I inherited from my father. After rebuilding and regreasing it (nothing is coming easy on this project), that worked well: IMG_1654a.jpg There's a paint stir stick taped to the top of the...
by admoffat
Mon Jun 01, 2020 1:48 pm
Forum: General and Technical Information, Questions, and Responses
Topic: Route wires through refrigerator roof vent
Replies: 8
Views: 6225

Re: Route wires through refrigerator roof vent

The job has been successfully completed. So all may learn, here's a walk-through (with pictures!) of what I did. The solar panel and TV antenna cables currently go through the roof-top refrigerator vent: IMG_1645a.jpg There seems to be a chase on the exterior wall of the coach and these feed into th...
by admoffat
Wed May 27, 2020 4:36 pm
Forum: General and Technical Information, Questions, and Responses
Topic: Route wires through refrigerator roof vent
Replies: 8
Views: 6225

Re: Route wires through refrigerator roof vent

Sorry. We have a 2016 Royal Splendor (a Splendor on an F550 chassis).
by admoffat
Tue May 26, 2020 3:10 pm
Forum: General and Technical Information, Questions, and Responses
Topic: Route wires through refrigerator roof vent
Replies: 8
Views: 6225

Route wires through refrigerator roof vent

Has anyone done this? The wires for our solar panels and TV antenna run through the refrigerator roof vent, then inside the coach wall into the space behind the upper pantry drawer. I want to mount a WiFi Ranger antenna on the roof and run the wires similarly to the other wires but I can't track the...
by admoffat
Sun Sep 01, 2019 12:09 pm
Forum: Past Rally and Caravan Recaps
Topic: 2019 Canadian Maritimes Caravan
Replies: 0
Views: 4403

2019 Canadian Maritimes Caravan

We had a wonderful trip through New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. The Born Free participants were: • Betty and David Henderson, Safety Harbor, FL • Helga and Tom Schmidt, Glencoe, MN • Diane and Jeff Holbrook, Universal City, TX • Ann and Dave Moffat, Verona, WI We m...

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