Well, that didn't take long. We're at the Camp Lakewood Campground in Effingham, IL having the belly of the trailer removed so we can find the short that's taken out all 110 v electrical from the Kitchen back. Another strong statement on the reliability and durability of the RV Industry. Only two days since we left the manufacturer, too.
Saw a bumper sticker on a pickup in Indiana that asked, "Out of job, yet? Keep buying foreign." I'd like to fine that guy & tell 'em the reason no one is buying American is because we don't build anything that works.
End-of-Day Update: Short found and fixed. We got a great Mobile RV tech who was good at finding electrical shorts. He found the short on the opposite side of the trailer where DRV told us to look. This is our second short on this trailer since January. DRV uses crimp-style wire connectors and leaves a lot of live wire exposed in the connection boxes. Just bouncing along on the road over time pretty much ensures we'll get electrical shorts at some point. As we find these shorts we're cutting the excess exposed wiring and using screw cap covers vice the crimp connectors. Took the opportunity today to have every connector box we had opened rewired plus the ceiling fan to try to minimize future shorts. I have no idea why manufacturers insist on wiring these trailers like a house knowing their going to get a rough ride on even the smoothest of roads.
Anyway, Sikeston, MO tomorrow if all goes well. Promised Donna dinner at Lamberts. We'll see if I can still catch a throwed bread roll! David
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