I just bought a 98 Sportsmaster, the freezer works perfect but the fridge portion doesn't cool. Any tips? I'm new to the RV life and learning as I go.

If a slide is dirty (dust, wind-blown sand), what about using a carb cleaner product to blast it clean -- let it dry -- and then lube with the recommended PTFE? I think that carb parts are often aluminum? Shouldn't hurt anything? Makes good sense to me to make sure the tracks are clean each time *before* bringing the slides in.

When in doubt, lube it out! :)

My box/floor fan ramps up randomly and so does the Portable AC - I got a new shore power cord, new surge protector but it still does it. Could my convertor be going bad? Surge protector and meter show the shore pole is correct but the meter shows drops and spikes at the breaker box. please let me know your thoughts, love your videos.

Hey Darren, this is Robert with S and kay mobile RV repair solutions in Ohio. I just wanted to say thank you so much for all your great videos and helps as a technician to have a refresher and you get in debt thank you.😎

I'll tell you it took me several hours to keep searching. This is a great video. Yeah it started squealing really loud. + This is what I have to take care of. The challenge is this elderly woman who I run it to. There's trees and bushes in that area so. I can do it but I have to clear an area. I digress. You just got to take your time and I wish they made it easy. I was thinking maybe I just shoot some lithium grease in that bearing. There's no way to get to it without pulling it apart and if I pull it apart I might as well change it. That's what I was thinking but it's just a nightmare. Just a lubricate it and it's forget it. Anyway, thank you very much. This is a great video and I was a little like I don't feel like doing that. Then I look at labor prices and I could do it but I don't want to but it would motivated me is this is real time. Anyway thanks so much and I got to stop being being lazy the thing is I've been doing this all my life. It's almost like I don't have to but labor prices are crazy. So now I got to get back to work and do this but anyway so I may not be able to do it. And as long as your video and it's hooked up to power so I don't think I'm going to have to worry about. Well I'll see. Sorry for the long voice text and half the time is preparing the area so I can get to it Bush's etc. And maybe nice little chair and a shade. It's hot in Florida. Anyway thank you so much. Not sure if I can do it in the time frame that you did it cuz you do it all the time. But thanks very very very detailed

Hey sir thanks for the explanation about breakaway work. I will definitely help me for my boat trailer.👍

WD-40 does a great job cleaning that stuff off your hands and other things. Including that tube on the can if you have any left over.

I miss the simplicity of the old hydro flame heater very reliable less complicated. I would trade it for one of these forced air pieces of expletive in a second!!!

Lets say the controller is two channels, Motor 1 and motor 2. Swap the harness between 1 and 2 at the controller, if the problem is initially with motor 1 and remains the problem, that confirms its the motor. If you swap the plugs and the problem changes to the other motor, that confirms its the controller. Would that not give a solid result faster?

What if there is no sail switch showing?

I took everything apart on my 2010 Palomino Bronco 800 - same lift system - and even replaced the broken gears and pins. yay! But now I'm having problems getting the cables/coils back into the tubes....for instance, at the far (door end) of the camper there's almost a 90* angle in the tubing, and even after greasing the coils, I'm not able to get them to fully insert...any suggestions?

I’m a trailer tech and need Your exhaustive/comprehensive tutorials. Outstanding. ❤️✝️🇺🇸

Did you not talk about the 3 exposed bolt threads on the bottom of the motor which drop down into their holes to keep the motor itself from turning?

Ahhhh crap. New to me 5th wheel. Came here specifically to see why my slide appears to not close on the bottom when it touches on the top. Can I check the "S" on the gears without a full tear down? If I have to re-align, is it easier to pull the top or the bottom wheel? I'm also trying to figure out how to square up the slide so that reassembly alignment stays square and i don't skip a tooth on the S-rail. Grrrrrr. what a mess.

Fantastic video. Thank you so much for sharing. I have downloaded the troubleshooting guide too. Thank you for providing that. My Aquahot 450DE starts and comes up to temperature. Once at temperature, it faults and will not work.

This is a perfect video. Exactly what I needed to see thanks!

How often should they be lubricated?

Darren - I know this vid is 4 years old but I am curious if you have recently installed a soft start on a Furrion A/C?

😄👍Good Stuff, Great Tips

great video as always. A future question: How if possible can you turn off the Norcold defrost cycle which occurs every 49 hours other than disrupting it with turning fridge on and off every 2 days.

Hey great teaching video. Thank you for taking the time to explain the schwintek system. I just purchased a 36ft Crossroads reserve with 3 slides that have the schwintek. 2 of the slides started having issues and watching your instructional videos have really helped so thank you very much.

This is an absolutely awesome video! regardless of my problem, you explained almost everything needed well and in full detail. luckily with mine i know the compressor isnt running, so hopefully its something in the wiring that can be repaired rather than replacing the entire unit. thanks for posting this!

Thank you thank you thank you!

We had a lighting storm and the converter breaker flipped but there was a burning smell and now the converter isn't supplying to my fuse board as you say. Everything will work off of battery DC but the only 120 I'm getting is to the sockets and microwave. If I only need to replace the converter what's a good alternative to the wfco 9560 lis wago ge

Hi Darren, I did a motor repair on my Schwintek slide a year or so ago and I used your guidance on how to troubleshoot the motor, thank you for that!! One thing I could not find on KZbin (and maybe I didn't look hard enough) was how to move the slide out with a broken motor so I could get at the motor pin. I ended up using a built-up fixture with a car jack to do it. I videoed the process (along with motor replacement) and just got around to editing it and posting it on KZbin ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHW4amuQaqljgJo ). I hope you don't mind but I gave you a shoutout (in the intro around 1:43). I assume you have had to do something similar to move the slide and gain access to the pin?? Would be curious to know if there was a better way. I also did an analysis of how much force it takes to push that thing which is included in the video and thought you might find that interesting.

What can I replace a wfco 9560 lis wago ge with?

I'm confused please help. I'm connected to shore power and there's only 120 v going to microwave and GFI socket. Now if I turn on the battery DC switch everything works until the DC power runs down. But you have to turn off battery DC to get the GFI working again. There's no green light on the receptacle fuse panel but it appears the converter is recharging my battery? It's recharging the battery on shore power yet it's only putting 120 out to GFI none of the other 120 v are being converted to 12 from AC shore power ? Oh, like you said the battery charger is built into the converter on my rig 2021 palamino puma so the chargers working but the converter is not converting 120v to any of my 12 v appliances . I have that nasty integrated one . Ok I'll throw the converter at it . Ok I think I got it, help if you can we are kind of stranded please .

Darin, our 2003 Newmar Dutch Star has s 5 light system. E, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, Full. On the tanks they only have two white wires. Each in a foil tape about 2"x 6" and they are at about the same height on the tanks. They come out of a little board (1"x1")on each tank that has 3 wires , black, blue and red. That little board appears to be attached to the tanks by foam tape. How does this work. I'm wanting to update this system to one that shows % (0-100%). Thanks for posting I've got that little red ac/dc amp clamp. It was cheap, did DC and works well. Glad to see you also liked it.

America has imposed corrupt politicians and military generals on our country, due to their corruption, there is high inflation and electricity crisis. Pakistani people are now looking for alternative sources of energy. I have 6KW of electricity in my house. Solar system installed I am facing problems with refrigerator due to low battery bank at night. I have been thinking of buying an absorption refrigerator so I am getting information from watching your video, I would prefer a gas flame absorption refrigerator.

Can a bad lomit switch also cause the furnace not to shut off regardless of where the wall thermostat is set?

Thanks for making these videos! Have you ever addressed a creaking noise by the top motor when traveling down the road? It seems my motor might be rubbing against my slide. No issues with the slide going in or out

Great idea, thanks. Where would you recommend finding the paint pens.

Thanks! I had forgotten about the special tool!

Hey, did you ever make the video on the upper control board?

It took him over 20 minutes to get to the question "What Does An RV Inverter Do & How Does It Work?"

What an awesome video!! Thank you!~!

Can you wind the spring tighter while you have it apart ?

I was able to fix my hot water heater on my own thanks to this video! Thank you so much!

I’m there right now. Thanks

Really appreciate you getting right to the point, using great photos and arrow pointers, and having everything ready to show us (not spending time on the video tediously removing screws, etc. Along with sharing your years of experience, you are fun to listen to!

Thanks for your information, I live in sequim and I'm a full time live in,, sometimes my frig. seems to cool down and I usually shut it off for a few minutes turn back on then reset the temp. to about 7 and after an hour or so I look into the frig. and see the fins starting to frost up but only about 1/2 of them. not sure what causes that? but I did like your youtube info.,, if anything else fails I might give you a call,,, thanks again,,, Tom

Nice video

You are simply amazing! Thank you you solve my problems

Thank you. Have a path to check out issues I'm experiencing

Thank you for your help.

Thank you the man

Great explanation. Thank you!

I can understand that on furnaces Although the cracks can be mig welded and we have c02 and carbon monoxide detectors now I diddnt know about the mercury in the stove manifolds but we got mercury in the thermostats on the walls but im immortal as i drank from garden hoses and ate worms as a kid lol I grew up in the 60s so im used to fixing stuff and our old car owners manuals told us how to grease things and adjust the valves ect Now the owners manuals tell you not to drink the battery acid ? So what they got now a 5 year degree to tap an A/C and add R 12 or whatever freon to it so it will last another 30 years ?

Can you provide a link to where you purchase your insulated nut driver tips for the Wiha torque screwdriver? Thanks for making outstanding videos. I've learned a great deal from you!