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Forum: Rallies, Get-togethers, Gatherings or Events 05-07-2018, 07:18 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,054
Posted By drpaddle
Campsite available for the upcoming gathering

Hi everyone. We have a campsite reserved for three nights beginning May 17 -- site #41. But now we can't come because someone went and bought our trailer (we got a case of the two-foot-itis), and the...
Forum: Classifieds Archive 05-07-2018, 06:16 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,625
Posted By drpaddle
Toto is headed to a new home!

Toto has a new home! Neil and Meg just wrote us a check and will be back for Toto later this week.

We'll miss him, but we have all those great memories, and soon we'll be making more of 'em with...
Forum: Classifieds Archive 05-04-2018, 04:17 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,625
Posted By drpaddle
For Sale WA State 2014 Escape 21 $29,500 USD

For SALE in Western Washington, USA
2014 Escape 21 Classic “Toto”
$29,500 USD available for adoption NOW

See pictures at Okay, this is really difficult. | Follow Toto...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 04-23-2018, 02:43 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,732
Posted By drpaddle
We can echo the sub-optimal towing experience on...

We can echo the sub-optimal towing experience on SR 47... not really fun. Anyone have an opinion about Cornelius Pass? We haven't tried it.
Forum: Rallies, Get-togethers, Gatherings or Events 03-27-2018, 02:15 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,054
Posted By drpaddle
We have reservations too and will try to make it....

We have reservations too and will try to make it. A family situation may interfere with our plans, but our fingers and toes (and paws) are crossed.
Forum: Rallies, Get-togethers, Gatherings or Events 03-13-2018, 01:46 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,013
Posted By drpaddle
Choppers

I just received this note from Oregon State Parks:

Our records show that you have an upcoming reservation at L.L. Stub Stewart State Park. A forest thinning operation at the park is continuing...
Forum: Visual Escape 12-12-2017, 02:41 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,894
Posted By drpaddle
Looks great! I've seen Sapele used in kayak...

Looks great! I've seen Sapele used in kayak builds as well. Excellent wood for the kind of damp environments one often finds under, uh, coasters.
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 12-08-2017, 03:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,974
Posted By drpaddle
Very helpful info y'all! Thanks a ton. Yes, I...

Very helpful info y'all! Thanks a ton. Yes, I have used Waze, and I will use it again.

Re. highway speeds -- I know, 58 will be too slow on some roads, some of the time. Will boost it up as needed...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 12-08-2017, 12:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,974
Posted By drpaddle
How to drive through southern California

We have a trip planned next month that will take us through these SoCal stops:


Morro Strand State Beach
Hobson County Park, Ventura (currently right next to Thomas Fire-evacuated area, yikes)...
Forum: Modifications and Alterations 11-22-2017, 11:25 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 8,829
Posted By drpaddle
Ours (2014 Classic 21) is inside the trailer,...

Ours (2014 Classic 21) is inside the trailer, under the bed. So we wired the jack to a female 7-pin connector, then mounted that connector underneath the propane cylinder pan. We get power from the...
Forum: General Escape 11-22-2017, 11:18 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,542
Posted By drpaddle
I did not. But they did that attribution thing...

I did not. But they did that attribution thing and included a link to my post so I'm happy. Any press is good press?
Forum: General Escape 11-21-2017, 11:11 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,542
Posted By drpaddle
Wow that is one nice trailer in that photo. I...

Wow that is one nice trailer in that photo. I would wag my tail if I had one.
Forum: General Escape 11-17-2017, 10:36 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 12,702
Posted By drpaddle
Someday we will spring for a good latex setup...

Someday we will spring for a good latex setup (that's what we have at home). In the meantime, the stock mattress was a little hard on our hips, too. So we ordered a pair of 25"-wide Thermarest...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-09-2017, 06:23 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,680
Posted By drpaddle
Two!!!

2: number of consecutive days Toto's furnace has worked flawlessly.;D

Thanks again to all for your ideas and encouragement.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-08-2017, 07:04 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,680
Posted By drpaddle
At last!

I pursued two parallel strategies: getting beer at The Tides, and ordering another sail switch from someone online.

This morning, I installed the new sail switch. Pushed the furnace back in...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-03-2017, 10:56 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,680
Posted By drpaddle
That is very sound advice. I'll let you know how...

That is very sound advice. I'll let you know how that works! :cheers:
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-02-2017, 07:30 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,680
Posted By drpaddle
Hey Steve, I never would have thought of...

Hey Steve,

I never would have thought of that. I just tried it and... sure enough, I Have An Air Flow Problem. When I close the single-pole switch, the furnace happily lights up.

I have...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 10-29-2017, 02:42 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,680
Posted By drpaddle
Thanks to all for suggestions. We can't find any...

Thanks to all for suggestions. We can't find any air blockages and at present we have the door to the dinette compartment open (useful for installing and un-installing furnace, over and over again,...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 10-29-2017, 01:05 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,680
Posted By drpaddle
The fix apparently was a mirage.

Well I guess I celebrated too soon. Went out this morning and got that last half-inch, buttoned everything up and... furnace won't light. Same single-flash red light.

Took it all apart. Sail...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 10-28-2017, 07:09 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,680
Posted By drpaddle
Somewhere I learned that the igniter board single...

Somewhere I learned that the igniter board single blink code -- the one that means airflow issues -- will show up in either of two situations: sail switch doesn't close (clog, bad airflow, defective...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 10-13-2017, 03:46 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,680
Posted By drpaddle
Did some more multimeter testing and staring at...

Did some more multimeter testing and staring at wiring diagram in the furnace. Able to determine with confidence that there's 12v going into the sail switch and almost nothing coming back. That...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 10-13-2017, 01:49 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,680
Posted By drpaddle
Tried the blast-of-air solution, from inside and...

Tried the blast-of-air solution, from inside and out -- still no joy. Will try regulator swap -- long shot, I know -- and then board swap -- and finally will pull the furnace and swap the sail...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 10-13-2017, 12:51 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,680
Posted By drpaddle
Kirk, you were right (I'm pretty sure). Found...

Kirk, you were right (I'm pretty sure). Found this, seems to match all the descriptors / pix I can find for the limit switch. So I tested it across the terminals and the switch is... closed --...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 10-12-2017, 06:38 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,680
Posted By drpaddle
The red LED (single blink, 3 second interval) we...

The red LED (single blink, 3 second interval) we are getting says air flow or limit switch problem. But ETI replaced the sail switch and it didn't fix the problem.

Limit switch (as I understand...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 10-12-2017, 06:09 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,680
Posted By drpaddle
Ours is the "classic" Atwood furnace from 2014...

Ours is the "classic" Atwood furnace from 2014 and earlier. Yes, it does have a reset button behind the grille, and we have had to use it between attempts. It has not solved the problem.

Maybe a...
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