by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Sep 28, 2021 | Appliances, Black Tank, Freshwater Tank, Gray/Grey/Galley Tank, Water, Water Heater, water heater, Water Systems, Winterization, Winterize
So it is getting cold, let’s talk about winterization of your RV’s water system. Q: When should I winterize? A: Here is my take: As a 14 yr RV owner, I will call it quits and winterize once wind chill gets to 28 degrees. Or ambient temp of 30 or less for...
by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Aug 13, 2021 | Propane
First steps to debugging a propane device that will not light Do you have propane in the tank(s)? Is the propane valve turned on? If you have more than 1 tank, is the switchover device(if it is manual) switched to the tank with propane in it? Have you lit your stove...
by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Jul 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
How to keep critters out of your RV. (1) First off plug up all the holes where propane lines, electrical lines, plumbing enter the RV from underneath using the spray foam to fill up the holes. Now something I have used in addition to the expanding foam (used this on...
by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Mar 24, 2021 | Winterization
Today we have a guest blog post by: Asen Qvorov of Camperlife.co Winter Storage Tips for RV We hope that you enjoyed a lot this summer by planning a family trip with an RV. Now it’s time to keep the RV aside until next summer because winter has started. Here we...
by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Feb 28, 2021 | 12 VDC, Inspection, Safety
EXCERPT from book: RVing For Newbies – The Manual (publish date TBD) There are at a minimum 4 colors of electrical wiring, for most applications, now some things like thermostats have others but here are the basic ones, (in no order as you will see below):...
by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Feb 22, 2021 | Internet
Q: What are some of my options to do internet while RVing? A: (as told by Brian Swartzfager on the How to RV for newbies FB group: I’m a full-time RVer who works 40 hours a week – Monday through Friday during business hours – as a software developer. While...
by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Feb 8, 2021 | Freshwater Tank, Water Systems
In this video we show you what I do to setup my water to city water connection at the campsite We take a look at how to hook up water to your RV. Where you can buy stuff: 50 ft water hose blue: https://amzn.to/2Wfh4py 50 ft water hose white: https://amzn.to/2ZoOSTl...
by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Feb 7, 2021 | 120VAC, Electricity, Generator, Generator
Don’t forget to run your generators for an hour this month, especially those if you like me in the frozen tundra of Ohio. 🙂
by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Nov 3, 2020 | Water Heater, Water Systems, What is this?
Today’s post of what is this? The two buttons on the yellow/white-ish item on the left? Both are for water heater, left is for electric heating, right is for the propane to heat the water in the water heater. And now you know 🙂
by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Oct 13, 2020 | Black Tank, Electricity, Freshwater Tank, Gray/Grey/Galley Tank
Q: What is the difference between Full Hook Up (FHU) and electric only at a campground? A: Full hook up(FHU) is water, electric and sewer(to dump your tanks). Electric only means no water and no dump facilities at your camp site. WITHOUT FHU: Freshwater: you will need...
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