The Norcold company, now a division of Thetford, has had a constantly expanding RV refrigerator recall on certain models of RV refrigerators that started in 2002. The recall has been expanded from the original cooling unit manufacturing dates of 1996-1999, each time including units manufactured at progressively later dates. RV fires caused by the affected …
We will discuss RV refrigerators and why they are one of the things that makes RVs self sufficient along with waste holding tanks and Propane heat and hot water. The absorption refrigerator has been around a long time and 40 year old units are still operating like new. The inner workings of this special refrigerator …
There are lots of contaminants that are found in water, and they can be in 2 groups. There are those that affect only our senses of sight, smell, and taste. The other group are those that affect your health. We should address both groups of contaminants when choosing a filtration system for their RV. RV …
The Geo Method addresses the fact that RV owners should be concerned with maintaining its wastewater tanks. Problems with wastewater tanks can and should be avoided. Wastewater tank repair is expensive. Due to health concerns, many service facilities will not work on wastewater tanks and lines until the tanks have been completely emptied and sanitized. …
We will cover three very important RV Water Procedures every RVer needs to know. We’ll cover sanitizing and winterizing the fresh water system and flushing and cleaning the RV water heater. Sanitizing the Fresh Water System The quality of the water in the fresh water tank is vitally important to your health. Algae and other …
RV Holding Tanks are installed in almost all RVs today to contain fresh water and gray and black waste. These and extra batteries make modern RVs “self-contained”. There are usually three main storage tanks in a camper or motor home. They are the Fresh Water, Gray Water, and the Black Water tanks. These holding tanks …
It is important to Flush the RV Water Heater tank in order to extend the life of the inner tank and to eliminate the buildup of mineral deposits. As a result of our traveling to different places around the country in our RV, we encounter water with varying degrees of hardness or mineralization. This should …
If you aren’t a full-timer yet, you will probably need to Winterize the RV fresh water system. Winterizing can be a simple process, if you just follow the steps below. There are other ways to do this; I have given you the most common. Water Heater Bypass Valve If your rig does not have one, …
If you are a part time RVer, you should be Sanitizing the RV Fresh Water Tank before every trip, and full timers should do this at least annually. The quality of the water in the fresh water tank is vitally important to your health. Algae and other possibly harmful bacteria can grow quite well in your …
The RV fresh water system ensures the RV has clean water for drinking, washing, showering, and toilet flushing. Besides the fresh water tank, covered elsewhere, is the water pump, the hot water heater, the fresh water inlet valve, and all the plumbing associated with hot and cold water. We cover some maintenance issues with the …
