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Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 01-13-2018, 06:26 PM
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Posted By AllanEdie
Thanks Ron and Rubicon for the great information....

Thanks Ron and Rubicon for the great information. The rigid foam might do the job better because the polyethylene stuff I have is not rigid, and would be more of a pain to keep against the trailer...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 01-13-2018, 03:47 PM
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Views: 7,481
Posted By AllanEdie
Excellent suggestions Ron, you and I are...

Excellent suggestions Ron, you and I are definitely on the same page here.

Like your table support by the way - still scratching the noggin on that one.

Cheers,

Allan
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 01-13-2018, 12:49 PM
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Views: 7,481
Posted By AllanEdie
Thanks for the information on the wiring Ron, I...

Thanks for the information on the wiring Ron, I will be doing exactly what you did. I also noted the ground connection, and was less than impressed. It seems to me that something as important as...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 01-12-2018, 10:10 AM
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Views: 7,481
Posted By AllanEdie
Thanks for the photo Ron. By any chance, did you...

Thanks for the photo Ron. By any chance, did you notice whether the split is always installed in the down direction to ensure no pooling of water in the tube? Ensuring this orientation might be a...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 01-12-2018, 10:04 AM
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Views: 7,481
Posted By AllanEdie
Excellent points. I had a look at some of the...

Excellent points. I had a look at some of the tech information about the cupronickel used in marine heat exchangers and other salt water exposures, and it appears that its extreme resistance to...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 01-12-2018, 09:54 AM
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Views: 7,481
Posted By AllanEdie
That brake wiring is downright scary. First of...

That brake wiring is downright scary. First of all, that wire should be tinned, not bare copper in an exposed and critical application like this. Second, the entire joint should have been sealed...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 01-11-2018, 11:52 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 7,481
Posted By AllanEdie
This stuff would be a heck of a lot better idea...

This stuff would be a heck of a lot better idea for lines under a trailer, in my opinion. It is also used in marine heat exchangers used to cool transmissions and engine coolant. Extremely...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 01-11-2018, 11:47 AM
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Views: 7,481
Posted By AllanEdie
Nope, it was a new high efficiency unit,...

Nope, it was a new high efficiency unit, installed professionally by the supplier. When the fix was applied, the fellow had the gall to give me grief over "not doing annual maintenance" so the...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 01-11-2018, 11:42 AM
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Views: 7,481
Posted By AllanEdie
When you say split loom, do you mean the stuff...

When you say split loom, do you mean the stuff usually applied over wire bundles, which if not split would be a unbroken tube? Or is the loom perforated or webbed? If the latter, I expect that the...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 01-10-2018, 05:22 PM
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Views: 7,481
Posted By AllanEdie
Very pretty gutters, I too am surprised that the...

Very pretty gutters, I too am surprised that the metal thieves have not paid you a visit.

Regarding the difference in corrosion, I think the problem is not as simple as metal thickness. I suspect...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 01-10-2018, 05:03 PM
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Views: 7,481
Posted By AllanEdie
We don't have a copper condensate line any more,...

We don't have a copper condensate line any more, it was replaced with plastic when the original one failed. Unfortunately, the original copper line went into the concrete floor to a floor drain...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 01-10-2018, 11:45 AM
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Views: 7,481
Posted By AllanEdie
Actually, copper does corrode, it just requires...

Actually, copper does corrode, it just requires trace amounts of acid in the water. The copper condensate line on the high efficiency furnace in our house failed completely from this problem. By...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 01-10-2018, 10:19 AM
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Views: 7,481
Posted By AllanEdie
We will be ordering it on our 2018 21. As others...

We will be ordering it on our 2018 21. As others have mentioned, it can be cut away for repair work. On the other hand, it may protect things enough to avoid some repairs...

I would be more...
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