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Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 03-16-2016, 09:02 AM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
Our failure occurred during a sudden severe...

Our failure occurred during a sudden severe windstorm in open country. We had done a walk around visual check on the trailer when we stopped for gas shortly before we hit the bad weather but did not...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 03-15-2016, 09:25 AM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
As the person who started this thread, I think it...

As the person who started this thread, I think it would be well to bring back some perspective. When our panel blew off we were in a SEVERE windstorm in open country. The panels had been on for 2...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 09-17-2015, 12:40 PM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
Sounds like you managed to get in on the tail end...

Sounds like you managed to get in on the tail end of the problem installations...glad you caught it in time!!
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-06-2015, 07:25 PM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
Glad to know that our misfortune helped resolve...

Glad to know that our misfortune helped resolve some indecision for others. Quite amazing really that this whole thing started June 8th and barely 2 months later we already have had a significant...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-06-2015, 05:49 PM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
In our trailer it is 6 holes: 2 for each of the...

In our trailer it is 6 holes:
2 for each of the brackets on the curbside (4)
1 for each of the brackets on the road side (2) since that goes into the space between the roof and the bathroom ceiling...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-06-2015, 05:46 PM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
ETI sent us a replacement solar panel and the...

ETI sent us a replacement solar panel and the mounting kit along with sealant and a small jug of gelcoat. Reace has been available and helpful in discussing the mounting procedure. If we had been...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-06-2015, 02:54 PM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
Well, it spent the first 5-6 years of it's life...

Well, it spent the first 5-6 years of it's life with its original owners in the Vancouver area with summers spent in the Phoenix area. It was in good shape but certainly not pristine and shiny as...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-06-2015, 02:20 PM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
Thanks for that advice! We will make a point to...

Thanks for that advice! We will make a point to check it regularly and renew it as needed. Out here in NM the UV load is pretty substantial and the trailer is not stored under cover.
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-06-2015, 09:41 AM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
We sent Reace the pictures also. He had sent...

We sent Reace the pictures also. He had sent sealant with the panel etc and this is the kind he used:
Geocel 28100V Pro Flex Crystal Clear RV Flexible Sealant:...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-05-2015, 07:12 PM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
I don't know...someone with better knowledge of...

I don't know...someone with better knowledge of Escape history and evolution will need to weigh in on that one.
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-05-2015, 04:57 PM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
Panel replaced and bolted on

Interior photos...self explanatory....
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-05-2015, 04:55 PM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
Panels replaced andbolted on

Photos of the curbside .... outside. And the replacement of the grommet which broke when the panel blew off.
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-05-2015, 04:52 PM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
Panel replaced and bolted on

OK, so we picked up our trailer today after having the replacement solar panel that Reace sent installed on our 2008 5.0 Classic.
There was a glitch with the bolts...on the curbside, the shop put...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-05-2015, 04:37 PM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
It was a retrofit in the summer of 2013 when we...

It was a retrofit in the summer of 2013 when we purchased it from the original owner through ETI.
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-05-2015, 12:10 PM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
Ours was the panel that flew off and started this...

Ours was the panel that flew off and started this thread...so the original panel mount is somewhere in the plains of southern Colorado....

The natural next question would be, if this panel comes...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-05-2015, 11:46 AM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
Absolutely, they were supposed to go from inside...

Absolutely, they were supposed to go from inside the trailer up through the roof and through the brackets. We thought we had made that clear to the shop guys. Not sure if they actually understood...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-05-2015, 11:02 AM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
Here is the kit we got for the 95 watt panel....

Here is the kit we got for the 95 watt panel. Note that Reace sent 8 of the small bolts and caps and then realized that one side of our panel had to bolt in over the bathroom. So he sent the two...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 07-27-2015, 05:15 PM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
Clarification: Although our trailer is a 2008,...

Clarification: Although our trailer is a 2008, the solar panels were installed in the summer of 2013.
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 07-27-2015, 11:34 AM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
The potential stress placed on these several...

The potential stress placed on these several pairs of closely spaced holes, without any internal bracing is I THINK different from the other holes in the trailer. Thus the concern....
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 07-24-2015, 09:54 PM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
We are now wondering if we should think about...

We are now wondering if we should think about putting the replacement solar panel that ETI sent us on the BACK part of the roof, rather than back in the original location, between the A/C and Maxx...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 07-23-2015, 09:44 AM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
Thanks Bob! We will keep that for future...

Thanks Bob! We will keep that for future reference! Upon quick review it looks like we did pretty much what was recommended in the thread.
But we'll be better educated if there is a next time!!
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 07-23-2015, 09:07 AM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
We received our replacement solar panel and the...

We received our replacement solar panel and the bolt kit last week, however Reace then emailed and said he was sending different bolts pieces because ours is a Classic 5.0 and the bolt placement...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 07-08-2015, 09:54 AM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
The wind deflectors may be helpful, but keep in...

The wind deflectors may be helpful, but keep in mind that it 'seems' like our panel was blown off by crosswinds....not headwinds....
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 06-25-2015, 05:03 PM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
Will do - but it might take a while...given a...

Will do - but it might take a while...given a couple of trips already scheduled and the need to find a gelcoat/fiberglass person to do the repair AND figure out if we need to try and remove the epoxy...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 06-20-2015, 09:40 PM
Replies: 524
Views: 119,835
Posted By FMLNM
Do you have pictures?

Do you have pictures?
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