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Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 02-23-2022, 03:47 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,169
Posted By pittendrigh
Double cool

I asked two questions and almost immediately got two knowledgeable answers.
Thank you all. I think I have what I need.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 02-23-2022, 03:32 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,169
Posted By pittendrigh
Cool. Thank you (flip a switch at the heater,...

Cool. Thank you (flip a switch at the heater, behind the cover).
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 02-23-2022, 03:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,169
Posted By pittendrigh
Two water questions

2019 or so 21 footer? I'm nut sure the year. Nice easy to haul outfit.

1)
My first question sounds familiar but I could not find it in the forum.
Sometimes my water pump runs for a bit and...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 10-20-2021, 04:51 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,415
Posted By pittendrigh
I ran a 3/4 ton truck on propane for over a...

I ran a 3/4 ton truck on propane for over a decade, back when propane was cheaper than gas. I doubt I'll reconnect the alarm. I'm still thinking about it.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 10-17-2021, 09:28 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,415
Posted By pittendrigh
ah profile obsolete. Yes I upgraded a 19 to a 21....

ah profile obsolete. Yes I upgraded a 19 to a 21. I'll edit profile tonight. Hitting the road now. Gas off.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 10-17-2021, 09:16 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,415
Posted By pittendrigh
21 foot Escape two years old. I'm cruising...

21 foot Escape two years old. I'm cruising Wyoming now, headed for the Gulf Coast.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 10-17-2021, 08:31 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,415
Posted By pittendrigh
Propane detector

Last week I had a leaky sink faucet. I had to replace it. There was a cracked gasket.

Last night on the road, the propane detector came on three separate times even though the gas was shut off...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 10-06-2021, 10:48 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 635
Posted By pittendrigh
Step two: ...

Step two:

https://montana-riverboats.com/Uploads/up-sink2.jpg

Hmmm. Special tool? There is a Delrin compression ring here but it won't be easy to manipulate.

In the pnoto above you can see...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 10-06-2021, 10:31 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 635
Posted By pittendrigh
Leaky sink

I built houses for 23 years so I should be able to figure this out.
I'm still gazing at it.

My 2 year old (Escape 21) kitchen sink leaks around the base, where the faucet assembly meets the...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 09-22-2021, 10:59 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,829
Posted By pittendrigh
RE> pilot light Newer trailers have...

RE> pilot light

Newer trailers have electronic spark ignition no? Rather than an always on pilot light?
If so is there still any motivation to worry about gas pumps?

A smoke detector in the...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-28-2020, 11:20 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,980
Posted By pittendrigh
We tried to tow an Escape 21 with a Toyota...

We tried to tow an Escape 21 with a Toyota Highlander. It had more than enough power but the suspension was mushy. Going steep downhill on the interstate at 60mph in a wind storm with patchy ice...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 10-20-2020, 09:38 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 890
Posted By pittendrigh
Winterizing -- and the cover

I winterized my Escape 21 a few weeks ago. It's almost automatic now.
I don't like to use pink antifreeze anywhere except the drain traps, so I use my air compressor to blow out the water lines. ...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 10-14-2020, 12:03 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,239
Posted By pittendrigh
We're Montana but go to Victoria/Palacios most...

We're Montana but go to Victoria/Palacios most Winters. Maybe not this Winter because of the virus. We'll see.

If you drive to Albequerque to Salt Lake in March there will be no snow.
Drive North...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 01-01-2020, 01:48 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,886
Posted By pittendrigh
....or head South from Chilliwack all the way to...

....or head South from Chilliwack all the way to Medford Oregon. Nice easy Cascades crossing there. South southern way down low Oregon is special. Checkout the Antelope Reserve and Malheur. If...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 01-01-2020, 10:38 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,886
Posted By pittendrigh
We got our 21 last March, from Montana. I90 to...

We got our 21 last March, from Montana. I90 to Spokane. To Osoyus BC to Chilliwack. You will want to head straight South thru Seattle once trailering. Try to avoid rush hour. Id cross Cascades at...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 12-30-2019, 07:16 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,851
Posted By pittendrigh
Is it a drain hole? It's a hole in the fiberglass...

Is it a drain hole? It's a hole in the fiberglass facing down, immediately above the gray water valve. You have to kneel down on your knees, bend over, cuss twice and then look up to see it.
Forum: Towing and Hitching 12-30-2019, 02:32 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,851
Posted By pittendrigh
Ok I proved it. I am an idiot. When I replaced...

Ok I proved it. I am an idiot. When I replaced the heater element I didn't drain from the tank first. I just pulled the element. Water gushed. Some--a lot--went behind the sheet metal and got...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 12-29-2019, 03:34 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,851
Posted By pittendrigh
Water from replacing 110 element? Boy I sure hope...

Water from replacing 110 element? Boy I sure hope so. I went to sleep last night hoping so. But now it's almost 24 hours later and still dripping. It's not a show stopper. I have hot water.....and...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 12-29-2019, 03:23 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,851
Posted By pittendrigh
Drip drip drip

I drove 4 days Montana to Texas Gulf coast. My brains are slowly coming back.

Got there. No 110 hot water. I burned the element. Replaced yesterday. Took me a while. Long story. But now the hot...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 12-29-2019, 08:58 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,791
Posted By pittendrigh
The reset buttons were fine. I'm an idiot. I...

The reset buttons were fine. I'm an idiot. I replaced the 110 element but never turned OFF the off/on switch. Did that and gas came on. Now I can take a shower. And take my time figuring out why...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 12-28-2019, 06:37 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,791
Posted By pittendrigh
Thank you Eggscape. Good thought but no. I...

Thank you Eggscape. Good thought but no. I looked. And I never did put it in bypass mode. I drained it in September, and blew it all out dry with a compressor. Still head scratching. Local help...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 12-28-2019, 03:41 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,791
Posted By pittendrigh
Deja Vu all over again. I burned my element a...

Deja Vu all over again. I burned my element a year ago. Replaced myself. Worked well several times.

Just drove 4 days. No hot water. Replacing element is easy second time around (two way Suburban...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-30-2019, 10:12 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,639
Posted By pittendrigh
v6 in general

We towed a 19' footer with a V6 Nissan Frontier for 5 years. No problem

Then upgraded to a 21' footer, and tried towing with a V6 Toyota Highlander. The Highlander had enough power, most of the...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-23-2019, 04:56 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,791
Posted By pittendrigh
I suspect I have a fried 110 water heater...

I suspect I have a fried 110 water heater element, in my two-way heater.

Someone told me to put my multimeter in 110 ac mode (200 ac volts on the multimeter)
and touch both ends of the element,...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-20-2019, 04:55 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,791
Posted By pittendrigh
Thank you. I just looked. The "reset" switch...

Thank you.

I just looked. The "reset" switch looked like a soft black round rubber gasket with two circles. I pushed both. It felt like there was nothing there. Which I think is a bad sign.

I...
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