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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
07-07-2022, 12:25 PM
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Do we need Electric brakes
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ordjen
The first time you have to severely brake and the...
The first time you have to severely brake and the trailer starts to fishtail, you will be happy you have the brakes which allow you to apply the trailer brakes alone and pull it back in line with the...
Forum:
Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers
01-12-2022, 10:18 PM
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Black mold on my Boler's encilite interior
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3,854
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ordjen
It is easy to kill mold, but the problem is that...
It is easy to kill mold, but the problem is that the spores are always in the air waiting for the right humid conditions to return.
You might try treating the Ensolite with a product call...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
11-21-2021, 09:30 PM
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Flex seal on the wooden underbody
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8,355
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ordjen
I find it amazing that these FG trailer...
I find it amazing that these FG trailer manufacturers don't routinely seal both sides of the flooring with fiberglas, or at least a couple coats of resin. Time after time on this blog, the most...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
11-20-2021, 09:25 PM
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Flex seal on the wooden underbody
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Posted By
ordjen
Speaking as a painting contractor; If you can't...
Speaking as a painting contractor; If you can't keep wood from getting wet, for goodness sake, don't do anything that prevents it from rapidly drying out! I fear that the rubber coating would trap in...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
08-03-2021, 09:36 AM
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Domestic fridge replacements
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1,153
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ordjen
Forget the 3 way and look into a 12/110 volt...
Forget the 3 way and look into a 12/110 volt compressor frig. They actually rapidly cool and don't have to be dead level to operate. They can run off your car while driving. A simple 100 watt solar...
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Plumbing | Systems and Fixtures
07-23-2021, 08:38 PM
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resetting a sink on a fiberglass countertop
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ordjen
I would avoid regular plumbers putty. There is a...
I would avoid regular plumbers putty. There is a special plumbers putty made for synthetic sink materials. The oils in conventional putty will leech into the plastic material and stain it yellow. I...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
07-05-2021, 12:45 PM
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Can I run my cooktop with portable propane canisters?
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Posted By
ordjen
If a 5 pound tank were located such that the...
If a 5 pound tank were located such that the main valve could be closed every time it was not in use, I would not hesitate having it in then living space. That is why I had my 1 pound tank with a...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
07-05-2021, 12:29 PM
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Can I run my cooktop with portable propane canisters?
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ordjen
Cheapest fuel cost would be a refillable tank,...
Cheapest fuel cost would be a refillable tank, There are small 5 pound tanks on the market. My experience is that if you are just heating coffee water and such, the 1 pound cylinders last a long time!
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
07-05-2021, 11:49 AM
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Can I run my cooktop with portable propane canisters?
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4,019
Posted By
ordjen
You can certainly run any propane device off a...
You can certainly run any propane device off a small cylinder if you have a regulator inline between the bottle and the device. You can buy a hose with the regulator already attached at Home Depot....
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
04-29-2021, 11:40 PM
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Increasing Scamp 13 Ceiling Height / Headroom
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ordjen
I would think it might be easier to make a...
I would think it might be easier to make a fiberglass box to fit the interior walk way and just drop the floor. Make a plywood box, encapsulate it in fiberglas and then fiberglass it to the underside...
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General Chat
09-18-2020, 06:01 PM
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What is this?
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ordjen
Pretty sure it is a Borne Free, a company that...
Pretty sure it is a Borne Free, a company that was around for quite a few years, but which I believe has gone out of business. It was a small family owned business which sold directly without any...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
01-15-2020, 11:47 PM
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Old wallpaper removal
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ordjen
It is not wallpaper. It is a wallpaper like...
It is not wallpaper. It is a wallpaper like material that was bonded to the plywood at a factory using non-water soluble glue. You can feather out the rouge edges with sandpaper and spackle them....
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General Chat
12-09-2019, 05:16 PM
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Hyundai and Kia recall
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1,802
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ordjen
metric/english
As I remember after having lived in Germany for 3 years, 20,000km is just about the same as 12 miles!
I dive my Kia Sedona less than 10k per year doing light duty, however, I still change my oil...
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
12-01-2018, 08:34 PM
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Seeking ideas for painted Cabinet Doors in a F/G Cabinet: Show Yours!
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Posted By
ordjen
Most of the major manufacturers have water based...
Most of the major manufacturers have water based cabinet paints which are not pure latex/acrylic. Some are WB Alkyds, some WB Urethane, and some hybrids. These specialty paints can actually go...
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Classified Archives
11-26-2018, 11:52 AM
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Market Check - BIOD Caravan possibly for sale
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Posted By
ordjen
Beautiful , well built unit. The Europeans are...
Beautiful , well built unit. The Europeans are still on a quality standard pretty much unknown in the U.S. RV market.
I think the deal breaker would be the cost of conversion to North American...
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
05-29-2018, 12:06 AM
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Induction stove top
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Posted By
ordjen
I believe the Lil'Snoozy uses induction, as they...
I believe the Lil'Snoozy uses induction, as they have no propane
onboard
.
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Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers
05-28-2018, 11:58 PM
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moss/mildew on trailer?
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12,651
Posted By
ordjen
I get heavy mineral deposits in my fiberglass...
I get heavy mineral deposits in my fiberglass shower, along with blackish dots that I assume is mildew somehow forming. I researched how to possibly get rid of the stuff on the Internet. Believe it...
Forum:
Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers
01-24-2018, 12:37 AM
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question about heat pumps for travel trailers
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2,441
Posted By
ordjen
That heat pumps have not been efficient at low...
That heat pumps have not been efficient at low temps has certainly been true. However, modern home heat pumps are now highly efficient and work down to zero temps. I have seen modifications of these...
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Plumbing | Systems and Fixtures
02-10-2017, 05:57 PM
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Leaking grey water tank
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7,236
Posted By
ordjen
If you go to the home store and look at plastic...
If you go to the home store and look at plastic glues, there is a common disclaimer that it "works with most plastics". The plastics that it doesn't work with, polyethelene and polypropalene, are...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
01-26-2017, 11:22 AM
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Battery Life When Boondocking
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6,658
Posted By
ordjen
Today's RV's have so many parasitic electrical...
Today's RV's have so many parasitic electrical draws that it is hard to tract them all down. The simplest way to handle them is to install even a minimal solar system. This will not only increase...
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