I'm not totally new here but have not posted much. This is my first since taking possession of my first Escape after owning a Casita for 21 years.
Our new E23 was delivered right to our address as promised. Delivery guy was great and even stayed to make sure I was able to hitch up and get it backed in next to the garage (where the Casita used to be). But the drawback is not getting an in person guided walk through.
In the week that we have had it, I have been testing everything and figuring out what is the same as my old trailer and what is not. The good news is that everything works as it should. The bad news is there is no one place to go for the missing details. Some of it is in the printed Escape and component manuals, some is in the orientation videos, much can be found by searching this forum and others, and some comes from just staring at it for a while until it makes sense. The videos and Escape manual are very outdated, and I am missing at least a handful of the component manuals. I can find them online but that's yet another place to go.
Bottom line, I am happy with the trailer build quality and components, and everything works, but I am disappointed with the documentation. I have expressed this and asked for the missing manuals from Aftersales Support, but so far have received only an automated response.
Some have wondered about the Houghton A/C, and I wondered about the solar/lithium/inverter system. I'm pleased to report that I can run the electric water heater and A/C at the same time with the 3KW inverter, no shore power. Not saying how long the batteries would last, and I may never do it again, but it works. The Houghton does seem to have a soft start built in, as the power draw starts low and builds.
There is a small ShurFlo 182-100 accumulator right after the water pump, it only looks a bit larger than the pump. It won't keep the pump from running constantly with a tap wide open, but it does eliminate the rapid pulsing we would sometimes get with the Casita.
Pennsylvania is not friendly to brand new foreign built trailers. All the Escape export/import docs were fine. We still have to wait several weeks for title and registration. So, any questions I can answer by looking and experimenting, I'm happy to do so. We're not going anywhere just yet!
Our new E23 was delivered right to our address as promised. Delivery guy was great and even stayed to make sure I was able to hitch up and get it backed in next to the garage (where the Casita used to be). But the drawback is not getting an in person guided walk through.
In the week that we have had it, I have been testing everything and figuring out what is the same as my old trailer and what is not. The good news is that everything works as it should. The bad news is there is no one place to go for the missing details. Some of it is in the printed Escape and component manuals, some is in the orientation videos, much can be found by searching this forum and others, and some comes from just staring at it for a while until it makes sense. The videos and Escape manual are very outdated, and I am missing at least a handful of the component manuals. I can find them online but that's yet another place to go.
Bottom line, I am happy with the trailer build quality and components, and everything works, but I am disappointed with the documentation. I have expressed this and asked for the missing manuals from Aftersales Support, but so far have received only an automated response.
Some have wondered about the Houghton A/C, and I wondered about the solar/lithium/inverter system. I'm pleased to report that I can run the electric water heater and A/C at the same time with the 3KW inverter, no shore power. Not saying how long the batteries would last, and I may never do it again, but it works. The Houghton does seem to have a soft start built in, as the power draw starts low and builds.
There is a small ShurFlo 182-100 accumulator right after the water pump, it only looks a bit larger than the pump. It won't keep the pump from running constantly with a tap wide open, but it does eliminate the rapid pulsing we would sometimes get with the Casita.
Pennsylvania is not friendly to brand new foreign built trailers. All the Escape export/import docs were fine. We still have to wait several weeks for title and registration. So, any questions I can answer by looking and experimenting, I'm happy to do so. We're not going anywhere just yet!
