David

Time for the annual roof inspection!

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All RVers know that their roof is the first line of defense against water infiltration. Maintaining your roof is vital. Some years it just needs a good cleaning, other years it may need sealer inspection and touch up. If you put it off too long you could be procrastinating yourself into a long and expensive repair. If you need me, I’ll be in my office!

Don’t neglect your water heater!

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Two to three times a year I bypass my water heater, drain the tank, and rinse out any sediment that build up. We full time in our RV so the water heater stays on all the time. This can cause a lot of sediment buildup in the tank. My tank is steel so I also check the anode rod for excessive loss. The last inspection and cleaning I found the anode was close to needing replacement. I replaced the anode along with the P&T valve because it was weeping excessively. I could also pull out the electric heating element but …

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How to Maintain a Healthy Black Tank

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As a mobile RV tech I have addressed many black tank problems, ranging from simple clogs to tanks that have fallen off their supports. An RV black tank has a very important job to do and works well when it is given the proper tools and conditions. The black tank is not complex, and works by breaking down the solid waste into a slurry, allowing it to exit the tank without clogging. The solids are broken down by bacteria and lots of water. Some of those bacteria give off methane, others do not, and methane is one of the chemicals …

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Broken Service door

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On one of our hops across the country while hooking up our fresh water, the door fell off in my hand. The problem turned out to be a broken retracting plastic pin on one side of the door hinge. The door attaches to the utility cabinet with one fixed pin and one spring retracting pin. Both pins are plastic, the retractable one is the one that broke. When it broke, the spring and remaining bits of pin disappeared into the gravel, never to be seen again. I made a few inquiries as to how to get a new one but …

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Ram 2500 Airbag Suspension Installation

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We travel full-time in our Keystone Laredo 335MK travel trailer and pull it with a Ram 2500 pickup truck. Our truck has no problem towing our trailer. We use an Equalizer brand weight distribution hitch to even out the load. While traveling, we have noticed the rear of the truck tends to bounce when we travel over rough roads. Even with the Equalizer hitch, the truck tends to squat in the rear just a bit, this can affect the vehicle stability and reduce the headlight effectiveness. We try not to tow at night but the few times we have we …

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Home on Wheels Alliance

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Want to help out a good cause and have a chance at winning a nice trailer? I just donated to the Home on Wheels Alliance through one of their fundraiser programs with a chance to win a 6×10′ Nomad Trailer by WeeRoll. They are helping senior citizens, the working poor, and people with disabilities from becoming truly homeless by providing safe vehicles to live in. This fundraiser program ends on 11/12/2020 and they are still a bit short of their goal. Please help them out. Thank you. Follow this link to help donate with a chance to win the trailer …

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What happened to David!

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Wow, what a whirlwind of happenings over the past few weeks. We had always planned to leave the Austin area when things started to get warm and humid. The original plan was to pack up mid April and head to higher ground in Northern New Mexico. We ended up heading out a couple months late but we made it. Taos and Questa New Mexico are beautiful, quiet, and the weather is nice and cool. After spending several weeks there it became clear that there was a small problem. For whatever reason I was not adapting well to the 7400’ elevation. …

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Thank you Austin and Bastrop Texas!

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David’s Mobile RV Service is currently traveling to our summer location in the northern New Mexico area near Questa. We have enjoyed meeting and working with all of our new customers in the East Austin area. We are looking forward to returning in the future. Thank you to Jim and all the crew at the Highway 71 RV Park. If you are looking for a friendly and comfortable place to park your RV while visiting the Austin area I definitely recommend them. Special thank you to Amanda and the crew at Bastrop Mobile Home & RV Parts store in Bastrop …

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You never know what you will find

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When ever I take the cover off someone’s roof top AC unit I repeat the same mantra over and over, “no bees, no bees, no bees”. I am not really worried about honeybees, it’s more than likely I will run into their hornet cousins or a family of mud dobbers. Don’t get me wrong, I have spray but I don’t like having to use it. On a recent call I had to investigate why a furnace in a recently purchased trailer was not working properly. It’s an older trailer and had been used in a warm dry desert area for …

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