Fix it, Maintenance and Modification Index

[Ancient Mariner]

First off, thanks to all of you who contribute to this forum with your helpful hints, tricks and tips.  

I've compiled the following list of common topics for fixing, maintaining or modifying your rig.  This topic will be locked down and made "sticky", but if somebody has a suggestion for additional topics, please send me the topic name and which board it is in and I'll consider adding it to the list.  I'd like to keep the links to topics within our forum.  If I start linking to other sites, I can't guarantee the link will be valid next week.

I've intentionally not included any of the television upgrade/modification topics because there are so many and each one is well-done.

Latest change is in bold print.

Basement Door Handle Repair
Carpets and Black Lines - How to prevent them.
Carpets - Keeping them Clean
Circuit Breaker Locations
Coax Cable information
Day Night Shades - Restringing instructions
Day Night Shades - More restringing instructions
Decals - Replacing
Drawer glides - Make the drawers extend farther
Dump valves - Installation of a termination valve
Dump valves - Replacement
Electrical Magic - Autotransformer or ??
Electrical Magic - EMS, Autotransformer or Surge Protector - or ALL THREE?
Fabric Ceilings - Cleaning water stains
Fan vent screen - Removeable replacement
Glide Rooms - Clean the check valve to stop the creeps
Glide Rooms - How Mike would stop the creeps
Glide Room - What kind of fluid
Glide Room Won't Move - Take 1
Glide Room won't move - take 2
Heater Vent Screens 1 - Keep things from falling into the vents
Heater vent Screens 2 - Keep things from falling into the vents and Pictures for method 2
HVAC - Dual Stage Furnace Thermostat Requirement
HVAC - Heat Strip on the Heat Pump - two scenarios
HVAC - One Thermostat - Single Stage Furnace - Heat pump lockout
HVAC - The Real Answer from Mike
HVAC - The Rest of the Story from Mike
Insurance - Full-timers considerations
Landing Gear - Greasing the Jacks - Atwood
Landing Gear - Greasing the Jacks - Venture instruction manual
Landing Gear - Greasing the jacks - Venture
Light bulbs - List of bulb types used by Nuwa
Light fixtures - Repair for flourescent ballast
Mail Forwarding Services - How to choose in South Dakota
Maintenance Schedule
Microwave to Microwave Convection oven conversion
Nuwa's Naming Convention - What are all those letters?
Pine sap removal
Receiver Hitch - How much can I double tow?
Refrigerator - How to get rid of odors
Refrigerator - Interior fan installation (Dometic)
Refrigerator - Interior fan installation (Dometic NDR 1062)
Refrigerator - Interior fan installation (Norcold)
Roof repairs
Satellite Television - Links to discussions
Screen Door Protector
Skirting - Do it yourself
Skirting - links to companies for cold weather camping
Solar Panels vs Appliance & Light requirements
Storage doors - Changing the hinge from top to side
Storage doors - Fixing latch jams
Storage - Winterizing and preparation
Storage - more winterizing
Storm Windows - Do it yourself Lexan
Suspension lubrication
Taillights -Upgrade to LEDs for older trailers
Water Heater - Get rid of the smell
Water Heater - Troubleshooting Guide (Suburban)
Weight Calculations- spreadsheet
Wheel Chocks - homemade
Window leaks - The manufacturer's story

[Ancient Mariner]

The Maintenance Index has some new links:
2 links dealing with Carpets, Black Lines and how to prevent them and keep the carpets clean.
A link to some information on coaxial cables and how length and connectors affect the signal strength.
Another link to a topic on Glide Rooms and what to do when they won't move.

[Ancient Mariner]

Links leading to the discussion of EMS systems, Autotransformers and Surge Protectors have been added to the Maintenance Index.

New items are shown in bold print.

[Ancient Mariner]

Links for the following topics have been added to the Maintenance Index.

Glide Rooms - What kind of fluid
Microwave to Microwave Convection Conversion
Water Heater - Get rid of the smell
Window Leaks - The manufacturer's Story

[Ancient Mariner]

OK, while it's still nice and sunny and warm here on the east coast, I'm hearing some ugly rumors about the sn&# flying out in the northwest part of the United States and forecasts for the white stuph from our northern neighbors.

So, in anticipation of all the questions that will arise about heaters and heat pumps and how they interact, I've updated the  Maintenance Index with several links under "HVAC" that may answer some of your questions.

Keep in mind that there are two different systems in production - one has a single thermostat and operates the furnace and heat pumps together.  The second system has two thermostats and one controls the heat pumps while the second controls the furnace and there is no interaction between the two systems.

I've also included links to Decal replacement and how to get rid of odors in the refrigerator (which will probably be handy to know during the spring thaw in about six months.)

[Ancient Mariner]

I've added the following topics to the Maintenance Index:

Dump Valves - How to replace one.
Landing Gear Jacks - How to lubricate them.
Receiver Hitches - How much can you double tow.

[Ancient Mariner]

The following topics have been added to the Maintenance and Modification Index


Glide Rooms - Clean the check valve to stop the creeps
Glide Rooms - How Mike would stop the creeps
Skirting - Do it yourself
Landing Gear - Greasing the Jacks - Atwood
Landing Gear - Greasing the Jacks - Venture instruction manual