DON’T Be an RV IDIOT! 6 Must-Know Fixes For Common Problems
In this video, we are going to walk you through some common RV problems that can arise when living the RV Lifestyle and how to fix them.
And I would be willing to bet If you have an RV and you’ve used it a few times you might have already encountered some of these issues.
After you’ve watched this video until the end, you will be better prepared to tackle some of these common RV issues on your own and quite possibly save hundreds of dollars by not having to call an RV tech.
00:00 Intro
00:28 Dead Battery
02:13 Leaky Roof
03:23 Clogged Toilet
05:36 No Hot Water
07:34 AC Not Cooling
09:58 Fridge Not Cooling
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You should be able to jump or charge with the generator as well.
A butt load is an actual size just like barrel load. Stems back to the days of wooden sailing vessels.
A butt is a measure of wine cask just like an assload, a tun, pint, flask,
Butt load…. Actually refers to a particular size barrel, called a butt. A butt is 136 gallons.
AAAAA HES READING TWILIGHT
Tip #1 to Not
Have problems on an RV…..
DONT LIVE IN 1
I havent watch yet but get a tankless water heater because the little ones dont do crap
Where’s the link for water links
A few times over the years I have found moisture or a puddle inside the rv cabinet under the sink. Each time it was that the drain pipes had become loose. Each time it was a simple matter of hand tightening the plastic fitting. Don’t overtighten as you could crack the pipe. Now we check and retighten periodically.
Braiding will Florida detail here at the
Love you tips guys!! Keep them coming. Please let me help you out about the term "Hot Water Heater" as you call them. I worked in the engineering field most of my life and I was chewed out by my boss when I called it this. They are not Hot Water Heaters he would say. They do not heat Hot Water. They are water heaters that make cold water into Hot Water. LOL!!
Theres no "link above here" 😮
Im watching on my phone, is there a setting?
Ben need acting lessons badly
Slight issue with your numbering, shouldn’t toilet clogs be number 2, instead of 3?
Best tip is to be able to repair your engine, and home side of everything.
Bahahaha 😂
It’s a water heater, hot water doesn’t need to be heated. Switching a top hat with an AC unit is a nice twist on a magic trick
😂 I was waiting for one of your kids to go down that AC…LOL!
We’re newbies in the RV world. Good stuff! Thanks for sharing ❤
Can I add that you want to make sure that your "fix" doesn't void your warranty?
Came across your vids today and enjoyed. Thank you for sharing.
We do a lot of boon docking in remote areas with our Chaparral 370FL. Rarely at full hook ups.
Another check for a hot water problem is to make sure you're outside shower taps are closed. We have had this issue. Our outside shower wand has a shut off and was closed but both taps were open causing a cross flow which gave us only warm water in the RV. If it's heating off propane (as with any propane appliance not firing) it's possible the valve on the propane tank was opened too quick. Propane tanks have excess flow valves.
Another nasty issue is the black tank pyramid. We are fortunate (or are we…haha) to have a direct drop from toilet to tank to see whats going on. Have had the pyramid a few times when I didn't put enough water in the tank before using, when all the grandkids stay with us and inexperienced guests used our bathroom. It usually takes a stir with a stick and lots of water to get back in business (dealing with the stick after is another issue). Black tanks are a holding tank not a septic system. They need lots of water. For us only going out for a 3 – 4 days at a time chemicals are a waste of money. Lots of water when using and a good flush into and up into the tank (using a shut off valve with hose fitting) when dumping has worked for us. Doing this my level gauge has always showed 0 after (not that we need a gauge).
Our A/C did not work well from the factory. I found the intake and exhaust air flow dam was non existent inside the unit and air flow leakage at 90% of the hose connections to vents and wide open to the nose cone.
We have black tank and now our gray tank reading full and 1/3 full respectfully after we dump. We have an outside kitchen tied in with our inside kitchen sink gray tank and our bathroom shower and and bathroom sink on another gray tank. Our camping weekend was pretty awful because we were always dumping our tanks with our portable sewer tank and with our black tank saying full all the time did not make it easy even though it came out clear every time. So have you used the Unique Senor Cleaner? I'm going to use it very soon while I'm recovering from surgery and we won't be camping for 30 days.
Great Tips! Thanks!!!!
you guys trying to be actors is not working . grow up and just tell us the info that you are offering , I could only stand 52 seconds of your video!
Alaska: "Greenie!"
LOL if that's not an endorsement, I don't know what is. LOL
What about ants???!!! We’re new to camping and we have been overrun with ants!!!
It's BOAT LOAD not butt load SMH
Men are so dumb. Thankfully a woman can handle everything.
Basic common-sense stuff, but still worth reviewing. Thanks for the tips. I had knee surgery four weeks ago and your video has prompted me to have the roof on our TT checked before we put the unit back into service for the summer. I would normally do this, but not this year. Good reminder.
Why would a person want to call their dog Alaska I lived up there for 28 years how depressing
Your facial expression when he pulled out, the wrench was hilarious!
Is your toilet paper roll on the roller backward!?😂😂 I love your videos!
Great video. Thank you. 😅
A buttload is a legitimate quantity: a butt is a cask. So a buttload is theoretically measured in liters. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
(*126 gallons. That IS a lot….)
Great info! What would drippy condensation all over the outside of AC inside of RV be caused by?
3:37 “The #3 most common problem that most people have with RVs is a clogged toilet.”
I woulda thought that would be #2! 😆😂🤣
Saw a video of a guy that cleans tanks on rvs says additives are bad. If anything calgone and pinesol mixture lubes it, his main point is its a holding tank not a septic use lots of water and don't leave gray tank open
Great tips on the RV refrigerator 1 thing you may have missed on propane blow out the exhaust vent . I have had to do it 3 times . If you're refrigerator won't light and you here a small bomb or squeak try it
How do you keep sewer flies at bay?
I just want to throw this out there… If you use pods, do a test as I did… I put a pod in my commode and let sit for 30 mins. Then when I went to release the cleanser into the black tank, the plastic sealed around my toilet and didn't break or come loose until I had over a half of bowel of water pressure break it. Should we take the plastic off the pod or leave it? Will it end up causing a clogged toilet also?
Who gets in the shower and then turns the water on. You turn it on and stick your hand in to check temperature before you step inside. DUH.
The cat was the culprit 🤣
The air conditioner part cracked me up. It was like watching Mary Poppins😎🤣🤣🤣💝 Love your videos! They’re so informative and fun💝
The voiceover of Alaska is wonderful and funny.
Hey, that was some great tips 👍
Another common issue with the a/c is freezing up in very hot climates. Sometimes the condensation will freeze and you will need to shut it off and let it melt.
Do they have an idiots guide to RVing ?
Dead battery, LOL. Yeah, I went to bed exhausted with the vehicle lights on (not the lights at the awning, the headlights). The next morning the battery was dead, my campground neighbors said they were annoyed I left my lights on all night. I was like, WHAT??? You knew??? Why didn't you come over and knock, I accidentally left them on. They then were embarrassed and said, yeah, it was weird you were leaving them on all night, we should have knocked…
What about refrigerators that freeze the food?
I resemble many of these! Got up one morning before my wife, made the coffee – ZAP! Power goes out in coach! Said to self, maybe a fuse or circuit breaker, looked in all pertinent electrical closets, nothing tripped, nothing blown. Swell, now what do I do? Looked through 1,000 pages of owner's manual, nothing specific. Called telephone number for "customer service" for our brand of coach, "well, it could be this or it could be that". Yeah, thanks! Wife finally gets up, calls our RV dealer and spoke with service tech: "Oh, I know exactly what it is, go into your left forward storage bay, there is an electrical box on the ceiling, on the bottom is a reset switch – press and hold the switch for 10 seconds". So, I go to that storage bay – oh, it's full, have to unload it. Crawl on back into bay, find box, press and hold switch, VOILA! problem fixed! Store that one away in my sieve brain memory cells!
keep ur day jobs ur not actors