7 DIY Maintenance Tips for RV Newbies
Are you a new RV owner? Learning to do these EASY RV preventative maintenance tasks will SAVE YOU MONEY each year while developing your DIY skills. Choose a topic below to get started.
01:20 #1 How to Clean Your RV Hot Water Heater
04:09 #2 How to Check Your RV Tire Pressure
05:00 #3 How to Maintain Your RV Deep Cycle Batteries
06:58 #4 How to Inspect and Seal Your RV Roof
08:24 #5 How to Maintain your RV Slide Out
09:53 #6 How to Check and Clean Your LP Gas Refrigerator Igniter
11:50 #7 How to Maintain Your Onan RV Generator
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New RV owner feeling inspired and informed on how to maintain and what to look for in my new RV 😊
Well done video!
Thanks for all the advice!
Thanks Dude I Think I Can Do This!
Thank you.thank you.thank you…..a million times over
Great Video! Lots of important stuff!
You did a great job on this video. Very informative.
Great! Thanks!
This may have been mentioned by others but I wanted to put in an important note; and that is to always check your owner's manual or your manufacturer before choosing a sealant. Although Dicor sealant is very common, some manufacturers recommend another type and some, like Tiffin and Winnebago, use a self-leveling silicone sealant which is NOT compatible with other types of sealants (like Dicor) because they simply will not stick to the existing silicone sealant.
As always Brian, great and informative video!
Awesome!! I just got one!! Im so excited!!!
Can Eternabond tape be installed over Dicore sealant or must it be removed first?
I really liked the video I just wished you explained 3 thing in that order as a newbie.
What is it? What’s it for? How do you do it? How often? Just for some background information to be more in depth.
Hi! It's my 1st time watching your great, fast, and informative videos. I wanted to know if you can do a video on how to run and maintain the showers, toilets, and sink, basically anything that requires water? Thanks!
Great video, only disagreement is you should never touch the pressure release valve. It may never seal again then need replaced. To relieve pressure you just have to open a hot water faucet
I’m glad you mentioned the bolts on the slide motors mine came loose went cockeyed and blew in half
Happy to report that I do/have done almost all items. I use AGM batteries to avoid battery acid spills which will erode metal and I haven’t used any slide out lubes on the rubber seals. If you see this Tito, can you affirm that you still use that product? Would you still recommend it? Thanks and keep the great content coming sir!
Hi, what's your compressor? You said Viair i think but which one? Need to buy one! Luv all your videos. So helpfull!!
Great info on the h2o heater, its anode and cleaning out furnace.
Finally getting my first RV and I can leverage all of the Brian videos I've watched over the years! Thanks for sharing all of your knowledge with the community!
How often should you do each of these tasks?
I appreciate your videos. I am a newbie and a had to be newbie, I lost my rental home due to mold. I bought an RV as housing lists were indefinite for me and my 3 remaining cats. I lost one in the mobile home mold issues. I am in my minivan again though as the RV has mold in the cab over, a friagile roof is also an issue. There are crackes and issues from am accident to that area also. I am doing my best tc solve this on almost no money. I am working seasonally to help solve and feel I am not sure I should be as coviodis spreading for the first time here in Maine. It is getting colder and I am possibly in an apartment soon but my heart is to have this RV safe for me to travel in it. I want to make it an art studio on wheels with the over cab as my bed. I am trying to do all I can–non stpop for months on end since the uncovering of what was making me so ill. Any help is greatly appreciated. I should mention I am trying to build a property to help people heal and bring peace as well as the RV trips are for similar reasons. Thank you
I didn't hear anything that wasn't good advice about taking care of your RV. Thanks.
You sir just made me confident on taking care my own motorhome. I am getting a 2014 Winnebago chalet 28 footer and it is our first so we are new to this. I’ll be sure to like and watch more of your videos.
this video is wonderful! and you do such a great job explaining. thanks for making this!
I'm a newbie, and found this video very helpful. I just subscribed. Thank you!
So glad I found this channel. I’m an RV newbie and these videos are GOLD! Thanks Brian!
Thank you Tito. Awesome video and very helpful about the slide.
Do not keep your tire pressure at the max. They need room to expand.
You my friend earned another subscriber! Haha thanks for the info and great attitude! Cheers
This is a wonderful video thank you so much!
Good stuff
Great video, thank you! I was wondering if you have a video or know of a video that shows how to retract your slide out if it gets stuck? I have the same setup as yours. Thanks again for your help!
Great video. Thanks
Dicor is a horrible product. It does not hold up. Their solution is to add more on there. I recommend sikaflex 1A construction adhesive. They also make sikaflex RV semi self-leveling sealant that is UV resistant and is sold at Camping World even
newbie here..thanks for video.